Grammar revision exercises

A. Gap-Filling
I. Fill in the gap with an appropriate preposition
a. Last night I was (1 ) the kitchen when I lost my glasses. I looked
(2 ) all the shelves and (3 ) all the cupboards. I thought I’d put
them (4 ) one of the drawers which are(5 ), but they weren’t there.
They certainly weren’t (6 ) the table or (7 ) the floor. Had I
left them (8 ) work? Were they (9 ) the car? Then I realized
where they were. They were (10 ) my nose.
b. I am fed up (11 ) this weather! Where’s the sunshine gone?
- I haven’t heard (12 ) Mary for ages. I am a bit worried (13 )
her.
- Are you good (14 ) literature? I am bad (15 ) it.
II.
I arrived (1 ) London at last. The railway station was big , black (2, ) dark. I
did (3 ) know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke
English very carefully , but very clearly as (4 ) The porter, however, couldn’t
understand (5 ). I repeated my questions several times and (6 ) last he
understood. He answered me neither slowly nor clearly.” I am a foreigner” I said.
Then he (7 ) slowly, but I couldn’t understand him. My teacher never
spoke English like that. The porter and (8 ) looked at each other (9 )
smiled. Then he said : “ you will soon learn English” he said. In England, each man
speaks different language. The English understand each other, but I don’t
understand (10 ) ! Do they speak English?
III.
Trees are useful (1 ) man in three important ways: They provide him (2 )
wood and other products: they gave him shade. And they help (3 ) prevent
droughts and floods. Unfortunately, (4 ) many parts of the world, man has
not realized that the third of these services is (5 ) most important.
Two thousand years (6 ) a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to
(7 ) warships, with which to gain itself and empire. It (8 )
the empire , but without its trees, its soil (9 ) hard and poor. When the

empire feel to pieces, the home country found itself faced by floods and starvation.
So, unless the government has a good system (10 ) control, or can educate
the people, the forests will slowly disappear.
IV.
Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went (1 ) Italy. I
(2 ) museums and sat (3 ) public gardens. A friendly water
(4 ) me (5 ) few words (6 ) Italian. Then he lent
(7 ) a book. I read a (8 ) lines, (9 ) I did not understand a
word. Every day I thought (10 ) postcards. My holidays (11 )
quickly, but I did not send any cards (12 ) my friends. On the last day I
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(13 ) a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I
( 14 ) the whole day in my room, but did not write a (15 ) card!
V.
This country has a population (1 ) about 45 million. Of these, 76 percent
(2 ) black and 12 percent are white. It has (3 ) warm climate.
Either it never rains, (4 ) it rains a lot! It is (5 ) world’s
biggest producer of gold, and it exports diamonds, (6 ). It grows a
(7 ) of fruit, including oranges, pears and it makes wine. In the game
reserves you can (8 ) a lot of wildlife , including lions, zebras, and
elephants.
VI.
Andrea came (1 ) Acapulco to New York ten years (2 ) . At
(3 ) he missed everything . But now he (4 ) a successful
business (5 ) his brothers. He is living with his (6 ) and
two children (7 ) go to American school . He certainly works hard . He’s
(8 ) the store all day, then works (9 ) a driver in the evening. He
can earn a (10 ) of money here.
VII.
The big tree at my gate was old and beautiful. I was saddened when it blew

(1 ) in a winter storm. After the storm I sawed (2 ) the remains
of the tree to level (3 ) the ground. Some of the wood was rotten. Pieces
came away in my (4 ) But a good part of the wood was alive and
strong. I did not dig (5 ) the roots of the tree. I (6 ) them
in the ground.
Three months (7 ) , in spring, the old tree began to grow again. It grew
strong and beautiful, straight up (8 ) the side of the sawn –off part. The
color and smell of its heart-shaped (9 ) were exactly the same as
(10 ) of the old tree. I felt very happy.
VIII.
There (1 ) a bank robbery (2 ) central London yesterday. Just
before the closing time yesterday, a man (3 ) the Butcher Street Branch
(4 ) the National Westminster Bank. He was (5 ) a short gun, and
(6 ) a stocking mask (7 ) his head. There were only a few
(8 ) in the bank at the time. He made them (9 ) on the floor,
and (10 ) the cashier (11 ) put the (12 ) in the
sack. As he (13 ) leaving the security guard (14 ) to ring the
alarm. The robber shot (15 ) and the guard is now (16 )
Patrick’s hospital. (17 ) are trying to save his life. Last night the police
(18 ) a man in South of London. He is now helping the police
(19 ) their (20 )
IX. A carpet of many colors
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England is not a large (1 ). No town (2 ) England is very
far (3 ) the sea, and (4 ) English families (5 )
their summer holidays at (6 ) seaside. There are no high mountains in
England, no very (7 ) rivers and no very large forests.
There are many towns in (8 ) . No town is far from (9 ) . The
English between (10 )and the towns is like the (11 ) of
many (12 ) . In (13 ) and summer, the fields, meadows and

forests (14 ) light green and dark green and the gardens are green ,
red, blue, yellow and white with (15 )
X.
Mr. And Mrs. Evans are driving (1 ) a busy street (2 ) they
(3 ) an accident. A woman is knocked (4 ) when she
crosses the street at a (5 ) crossing. Mr. Evans parks his car and they go
to offer their help. A (6 ) arrives and asks a young woman to telephone
for a patrol car and an (7 )
The policeman, tries to know what (8 ) . He talks to John Stoneham,
the driver of the van (9 ) hit the woman, and orders him to report
(10 ) his nearest (11 ) station with his driving license and his
(13 ) certificate (14 ) two days . Finally , the policeman asks
(15 ) there were any witnesses and Mr. Evans offers to tell the accident
to him.
XI.
I was (1 )in Newcastle, a city in the north-east (2 ) England.
Newcastle is (3 ) the bank of (4 ) River Tyne. It is quite big,
with a population of (5 ) 200,000 people. There is a cathedral (6 )
a university. There are bridges over the River, (7 )link Newcastle to the
next town Gateshead , (8 ) there is one of (9 ) biggest shopping
centers in the world .
A few years (10 ), the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining,
but now the chemical and soap (11 ) are (12 ) important.
XII.
Early each morning Jack left the house (1 ) he lived and walked to a
newsagent’s. He bought the morning paper and then (2 ) home again. One
day in 1954 Jack did that as usual, except (3 ) one thing: he did not
return to the (4 ) . Mrs. Dobbins missed (5 ) husband, but she
was a brave woman. She took a (6 ) in a shop , working there full time
and earning enough money to live (7 ) . She (8 ) a lot of new

friends and found new interests. Many years (9 ) , five, ten, twenty
Mrs. Dobbins grew old. One morning in 1979 Jack came home. He held up the
morning (10 ) “ Not much news today, “ he said to his wife.
XIII.
The Kemp family lived (1 ) door to me. They were interesting and
intelligent people, but they (2 ) always getting into some sort of
trouble. It was usually either illness (3 ) accident , but there were other
things too. Their house (4 ) fire twice , and twice the whole family had to
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stay (5 ) me while repairs were made. The Kemp were always losing
things, important things (6 ) money or keys. Pictures often fell off the
(7 ) in their house; the children often fell out of their (8 ) at
night. I used to wake (9 ) in the mornings and think : “What strange
thing will happen(10 ) that family today?”
XIV.
Jane is unhappy at home and unhappy (1 ) work. She has a boring job and she
doesn’t (2 ) much money. Her boss says that he will give (3 ) a pay rise next
month, (4 ) he is not sure yet. She does not have a car and she goes to work
( 5 ) crowded buses every day. She does not have a flat, she ( 6 ) in a
small room above a noisy restaurant (7 ) the center of town. She finds it
(8 ) to sleep because the restaurant does not close until after midnight. She
thinks that she will go and live with her friend Wendy but she is not sure yet
(9 ) she likes living (10 ) her own.
XV.
The first human beings probably lived about two and a half million years ago. But
man did not begin to (1 ) history until he had invented writing only about 5,000
years ago. The period before man (2 ) to write is called “prehistory” and the
(3 ) “prehistory” refers to (4 ) who lived during that period .
Prehistory man (5 ) the first steps in building civilization. The (6 ) people
were all hunters. In time (7 ) learnt to plant crops and (8 ) animals

for food, and (9 ) became farmers. Prehistoric man (10 ) simple
tools, and he discovered (11 ) to make a fire. He painted the first pictures
and shaped the first (12 ) and he built and governed the cities.
Because early man kept no records, scientists search for bones, tools, and other
prehistoric (13 ) .They studied these objects to learn what early men looked
(14 ) and how he lived and how he developed into model man. Most of the
tools that have been found and studied are made of stone (15 ) the entire
period during which early man lived had been called the Stone Age.
XVI.
Two rich ladies (1 ) sharing a taxi and talking (2 ) the high cost of
going anywhere (3 ) taxi.
One (4 ) the ladies said, “ taxis are terribly expensive these days. The owners
get a lot of money ( 5 ) nothing.”
“Yes. “ said the (6 ) lady, “ and the drivers get such big tips (7 ) they soon
(8 ) rich. They ought ( 9 ) be ashamed of themselves”
One of the ladies was (10 )a cigarette. After a minute (11 ) two she said
(12 ) the other lady.” Can you see an ashtray (13 ) this taxi?. There is not
(14 ) on my side “
“ No “ said the other “ there isn’t one on this side(15 ) Driver! Where is the
ashtray in this (16 ) ?Why haven’t you ( 17. ) one?”
The driver who ( 18 ) heard everything the ladies had said,(19 ), “ Oh,
just drop the ashes on the carpet- I have a servant ( 20 ) comes in and cleans
three days in a week! “
XVII.
My home is (1 ) the air. I do an enormous amount of travelling. It is a fast life
and full (2 ) work, but I like it and that is the only way (3 ) me.
Everything is tiring music, travelling, but what can I do? I am not (4 ) to
complain. It is hard ( 5 ) imagine now that I will ever be very long
(6 ) one place. My hometown is (7 ) the Caspian sea. (8 ) is
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sea, wind, sun and too many tourists and hotels. I (9 ) my own flat
(10 ) four or five rooms but I’m seldom there. If I (11 ) there for a
day (12 ) two I prefer to ( 13 ) with my mother (14 )
grandmother. They live (15 ) a small house, (16 ) it is very
comfortable and my mother cooks (17 ) me. I like good, simple food. I have no
wife , no brothers or sisters and my father died when I was ten. He was an engineer
and I don’t (18 ) him very (19 ) . He liked music very much and
wanted (20 ) to become a musician.
XVIII.
An old porter had been (l —) for the railway (2———) a very long time. He was
standing in one of the big railway (3———) in London one morning, waiting for
travelers to ask him to (4——) them with their luggage, when he saw a small man
running towards the trains, (5——) a bag. The porter watched the man for a (6——)
seconds, and then the man saw the porter. He ran up to him and ( 7—) "can I catch
the 10.15 train to London, porter?" He was breathing and sounded worried. The old
porter looked at him for a moment and then said politely "well, sir I'd like to help
you, but I can't (8—) your question, because I don't (9—) how fast you can run along
the rails”. “You see," he explained, “the 10.15 train to London (10——) five minutes
ago”.
XIX.
The waltz is a well-known (1 ) popular dance, especially (2 )
adults. It is a dance (3 ) which dance partners whirl around the dance
floor in times (4 ) the music. It is a graceful and elegant form (5 )
dance and has been popular many years.
It was during (6 ) 18
th
century that the waltz (7 ) became
popular in Germany. Contrary (8 ) popular belief, the waltz was a
(9 ) dance. Today, however, a slower (10 ) of the
waltz has also become popular.

XX.
Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman.
She (1 ) her home in (2 ) to pursue her interest (3 )
science. Living (4 ) poverty, she still managed (5 ) graduate
at the top of the class. She (6 ) Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and
(7 ) him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed (8 ) most famous husband and wife
partnership (9 ) science history. They discovered the radioactive
elements, Polonium and Radium. They (10 ) awarded the Nobel Prize for
physics in 1903.
XXI.
The (1 ) of modern life is a cause (2 ) concern as one’s
lifestyle affects one’s ( 3 ) and mental health. A major (4 ) of
heart disease is stress (5 ) overwork. Those who will invariably
(6 ) hit with heart disease are those (7 ) are always
(8 ) a hurry and who are highly conscious of the time. They work hurriedly
and are (9 ) to relax; they are very competitive and bent on moving
(10 ) in their studies or careers.
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XXII.
The food we (1 ) is converted into energy and used
(2 ) the body for its different functions. These functions include the
continuous process (3 ) growth and repair as well (4 ) the
ability to do physical activities, like running.
(5 ) is divided into three main types: Carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
Carbohydrates and fats can (6 ) used (7 ) fuelling all the
body functions, while protein is (8 ) as the building material for the
tissues .
Vitamins , minerals and fiber too (9 ) required (10 ) ensure a
balance and nutritious meal.

XXIII.
The country is (1 ) beautiful than a town and pleasanter (2 )
live in. Many people think so and go to the country(3 ) the summer
holidays though they can’t live (4 ) all the year round.
English villagers are not all alike, but (5 ) some ways they are not
very different (6 ) each other. Almost every village has a church, the
round or square tower of (7 ) can be seen many miles around.
Surrounding (8 ) church is the church yard (9 ) people are
buried.
The green village (10 ) a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are
(11 ) to it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages
(12 ) water brought through pipes each (13 )
Most villages are so close to some small towns (14 ) people can go
there to buy (15 ) they can’t find in the village shop.
XXIV.
Public transport (1 ) London (2, ) expensive. The fare depends
(3 ) the distance of the journey: you can’t buy books of tickets
(4 ) advance. Children (5 ) sixteen pay half, and those under
five (6 ) free.
(7 ) the underground railway you buy your tickets (8 ) a
machine or a ticket office, and give it (9 ) at the (10 ) of the
journey.
XXV.
Freddy liked to go to the countryside to draw animals and plants. One day, while
(1 ) across a field, looking (2 ) rabbits to draw, he was so
(3 ) in thought that he did not (4 ) a bull running
towards him . About a hundred metres (5 ) was a tree under
(6 ) he usually sat to draw.
Suddenly, he heard a (7 ) noise behind him. It was the bull ! he knew that
a bull could run much (8 ) than a man, but he also knew a bull could

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not see very (9 ) and noticed only shape and movement. To
(10 ) the bull, he threw his bag away (11 ) him. The bull
saw the sudden (12 ) and headed (13 ) the bag. Freddy
quickly climbed up the tree and watched the bull (14 ) his bag.
(15 ) the bull was satisfied and had gone away, he got down from the
tree and ran as fast as he could. Everything in the bag was completely ruined.
B. Choose a suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence
I.
A. Control B. deficient C. devote D. generation
E. lead F. necessary G. was H. Plentiful
I. Produce J. Proper K. Proposing L. Providing
M. Scarce N. Seek O. Solution P. take
Q. Time R. more S. usually T. scientific
U. Been
Food (1 ) an important part in the development of nations. In
countries where food is (2 ), people have to spend most of their
(3 ) getting enough to eat. This (4 ) slows down
progress, because men have little time to (5 ) to science, industry,
government and art. In nations where food is (6 ) and easy to get
men have (7 ) time to spend in activities that (8 )
to progress, human betterment, enjoyment of leisure. The problem of
(9 ) good food for everybody has not yet (10 )
solved. Many wars have been fought for the (11 ) of rich food-
producing land. But it is no longer (12 ) to go to war for food. Countries
are beginning to put (13 ) knowledge to work for a
(14 ) for their food problems. They work together in the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations
(15 ) more food.
II.

1.much 2. out 3. difficult 4.his 5. gave
6. make 7. so 8. singing 9. needn’t 10. more
11. retired 12. oldest 13. took 14. although 15. who
16. made 17. for 18. any 19. unless 20. did
1. There are no trains today ,…………… we have to go by car.
2. The teacher says we……………… go to school tomorrow.
3. Hunger and lack of sleep ……………… bad-tempered.
4. We needn’t take……………equipment ,the school provides it.
5. Tropical regions receive …………… rain.
6. Tom is the …………… of the three brothers.
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7. I didn’t need to catch the bus this morning , because Vic ……………me a lift
8. The woman …………….I spoke to wasn’t very polite.
9. I admire people who can speak …………….than one language.
10. ……………he seemed a friendly person , I didn’t like him.
11. He wanted to know why I took ………… wallet.
12. He started work…………….the company two months ago.
13. It…………… me the whole evening to finish the report.
14. My company……………. a lot of profits 5 years ago.
15. The more famous he was the more …………….for him to avoid reporters.
16. …………… someone puts more coal on , the fire will go out.
17. A …………….person is paid a pension.
18. Now men and women remain single longer than they once ……………
19. Have you got a light ? My cigarette’s gone………………
20. Will you stop …………… while I am talking ?
III.
1. at the
end.
2. off 3 .on 4.air-conditioned 5.all my life
6.used to 7. seasons 8. in 9.in the back 10. handsome

11.between 12 .careful 13. on 14.trip 15.tired of
16.have you 17. at 18.up 19.good-looking 20.from
1. The Atlantic Ocean is ………………….the United States and Europe.
2. In the tropics there are only two ………………….
3. You will burn yourself if you aren’t………………
4. The ………………… over the mountains was dangerous and difficult.
5. A……………………person has a nice face .
6. He has a nice face . He’s very ………………….
7. The bus is ……………………….It’s cool in summer.
8. I’ve worked hard ……………………and I’m now old enough to retire.
9. I’m ………………….seeing her.
10. I sometimes stay ………………bed until lunchtime.
11. The shops close ……………… Saturday afternoon.
12. The driver got out of the car and began shouting…………… me.
13. There is an extra wheel ……………………of the car.
14. They help me to lift ……………… the table.
15. Glass is made ………………….sand and lime.
16. Take …………………your shoes and put……………your slippers.
17. I knocked the bottle…………………the table and broke it.
18. Tom collects his salary ……………………of each month.
19. You haven’t seen Ann today, ………………… ?
20. She ……………………drinking cold water.
IV.
1. of
2.went on
5. had
6. wrote
9. someone
10. qualification
13. package

14. terrible
17. on
18. for
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3. enough for
4.reserve
7. reduced
8. a
11. anyone
12. make
15. ashore
16. inflation
19. included
20. has
1. Mr Foster will get back from Chicago ……………the tenth of January.
2. I ………………2 letters this morning .
3. If I …………… a day off tomorrow , I would go to the beach.
4. Listen! there is ………………at the front door now.
5. Mr. Brown didn’t talk to ……………… about his problem .
6. Is the river deep …………………swimming ?
7. You didn’t have to pay any airport taxes . They are ……………….in the price.
8. It’s an excellent ……………………holiday.
9. I can’t give you the job because you no …………………….
10 Every country ………………….an army to defend the people.
11. Taxes are much too high in this country . They should be…………………
12. More and more oil has been found and being brought ………………….
13. Because of ……………………prices are rising quickly.
14. You are making a ………………… mistake.
15. Hello! Can I ………………….an appointment to see the doctor.
16. Five thousand men ………………….strike.

17. That is ………………… very unusual stamp.
18. These rings are made ………………….gold.
19. I was ten minutes late ……………………the interview.
20. You should …………………. a single room with a private bathroom.
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V.
1.them
2.heavy
3.to spend
4.seeing
5. hanging
6. space
7.on
8.open
9.take off
10.the chemist’s
11. for
12. ticket
13. are
14.is
15. wardens
16.out of
17. make
18.can
19.rich
20.strong
1.We look forward to ……………… you .
2. I was lucky enough to find a parking ……………… outside the bank.
3. There is a lot of traffic ……………… this road today.
4. She is going to …………………a new secondary school .

5. The horses are ready ………………….today’s big race.
6. You will get a parking ……………… if you leave the car here .
7. All the traffic ………………….have gone home .
8. I’ve run ………………….cash.
9. I’ve got a spare……………… of petrol in my truck.
10. After you…………… the speech , we’ll have the lunch .
11. There may be …………………showers .
12. We need ……………… tea tonight .
13. We aren’t ……………….enough to travel everywhere by taxi.
14. Why don’t you ………………your coat ? It’s rather hot in here .
15. If a person wants to get a tube of toothpaste , he’ll probably go to …………….
16. I checked the answers . Two of ……………… were wrong.
17. All the food …………………on the table now .
18. These parts of the road ………………… dangerous in wet weather .
19. I told him not ………………….all the money .
20. I saw something …………………from the ceiling .
VI.
1. so many
2.hasn’t
3.put off
4. so
5.an appointment
6. possible
7.inherited
8.announced
9. soil
10.such people
11.selfish
12.could be
13.surgent

14. were
15.behind
16. great
17.mustn’t
18.to leave
19.score
20.see her off
1. You ……………….go to bed late tonight .You have to get up early tomorrow.
2. He would enjoy the concert if he …………….present .
3. If you …………………someone else , who would you like to be .
4. I have finished my work , but Mary ………………
5. I hate …………………….so early, but I’m afraid I have to .
6. You should not speak to …………………….
7. He ran …………………quick that I could not catch him .
8. You should not make …………………….mistakes .
9. The young woman was sitting in front of him . He was sitting …………….her .
10. She’s got an average of 9.5 points . That the best …………………today .
11. They had to ………………… the match because of heavy rains .
12. We went to the airport to……………………………
13. The result of the match will be …………………….immediately.
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14. With …………… difficulty, he climbed into the shop window.
15. It is now ………………for you to meet her .
16. She ………………a fortune from her father .
17. Hello . Can I make …………………… to see the optician ?
18. Nothing can grow in this poor………………
19. He’s a very ………………….man . He only thinks about himself .
20. An operation is usually performed by a……………………
VII.
1. being

2.is
3. at
4. lives
5. age
6. travelling
7. on
8. will find
9. owns
10. reading
11. reached
12. won’t
13. was
14. for
15. wants
16. their
17.sitting
18. a few
19. little
20. seems
1. Several centuries ago people …………………in those hills .
2. If you go to see him now , you…………………. out the truth .
3. Does Peter own that car ? No , I think his brother ……………….it now .
4. Just before we ………………….London there was a violent storm .
5. We went to his town , but there nothing interesting to see .
6. Their minds are empty and their future………………… hopeless .
7. In the newspaper there ……………… a lot of news about the earthquake .
8. We must give the pupils an opportunity to find ……………own solution to the
problem .
9. Everyone in the world………………….to lead a happy life.
10. Hurry up ! We’ve got ……………… time .

11. He doesn’t speak much English . Only ……………………words .
12. I enjoy …………………alone .
13. Do you mind ………………….such a long way to work everyday ?
14. Is this book worth ……………………. ?
15. Do you know the old man sitting ………………the armchair ?
16. Ann will be here soon , …………………she ?
17. Tom left school at the ………………of 16 .
18. The building was …………fire when he was working on the eighth floor .
19. Don’t use the office phone ……………….personal calls .
20. He arrived ………….the manager’s office for an interview .
VIII.
1. at
2. to
3.too
4. heavier
5. into
6. is there
7.a lot of
8. in
9. another one
10. up
11. an
12. is
13. with
14 has forgotten
15. tore
16.boy likes
17.very
18. lived
19. of

20. for
1. Steel is……………………than wood .
2. It cost me ……………………money to furnish the house .
3. This pen is no good . Please take it and give……………………
4. Is there ……………………” m ” in that word ?
5. I wish I ………………….in Canada
6. This is the second time he…………………… her book .
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7. One of the players………………late
8. Every…………………….to play one game or another .
9. This sweater is ………………… big for me . I want a small size .
10. There is no one in the house , …………………….?
11. Our last two lessons were…………………….long .
12. You ………………… your shirt. There is a hole in the left sleeve .
13. I usually go out ………………dinner with a friend .
14. The plane crashed …………………the tree behind me .
15. We got there just ……………….time to see the end of the programme .
16. It’s very nice ………………….you to come to see us .
17. I was furious , and shouted ………………….the student .
18. He will take my cousin …………………… him .
19. The salesman was very rude……………………the girl .
20. He told me to shut ……………………and get out .
IX.
1. history
2.answered
3.in
4 box
5. an
6.rent
7.occasionally

8.collecting
9. beats
10. packet
11.interrupt
12. spare
13.past
14.at the moment
15.feels
16.hitch-hiker
17.strike
18.a watch
19.invitations
20.a century
1.Some people are waiting ……………….a queue outside the cinema .
2. He eats …………… enormous breakfast .
3. She ……………………sees her brother .
4. They aren’t working ………………………
5. Don’t………………………! Don’t talk while I am talking .
6. He asked for a lift . He was a ……………………
7. He replied in French . He ………………… me in French .
8. How many times did the clock………………… ?
9. It was fifteen minutes ………………… eleven
10. Most people wear or carry…………………….
11. Joe wins every time . He always …………………Bill .
12. Everyone at the party usually………………… happy .
13. A way of asking people to your party is to send ……………………
14. The study of past events is called …………………
15. We call a period of exactly one hundred years………………………
16. I like ……………………foreign coins .
17. It’s good to do something in your ……………… time .

18. Could I have a ………………of tissues, please ?
19. I’d like a ………………… of cigarettes
20 If we use another’s house , we must pay……………………
X.
1.pleased 5.to 9. more 13. the 17. less
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2.you
3.strong enough
4more carefully
6. find
7.does
8.of
10. at
11.glasses of
12.about
14. from
15. after
16 aren’t I
18.very
19. came
20. anyone
1. Who does this coat belong……………………?
2. Have a nice holiday. Take care……………… yourself .
3. He’s very selfish . He doesn’t care……………… other people .
4. I look stupid with this haircut . Everyone will laugh …………… me .
5. She’s very old . She needs someone to look ……………….her .
6. I didn’t have any money . I had to borrow some …………… a friend of mine.
7. He is …………………to do such work.
8. They asked me where I …………… from ;so I said ‘London” .
9. After the meeting the speakers were given ……………………beer .

10. There is now much ……………….water in the lake than there was last year .
11. It’s very kind of……………….to remember my birthday .
12. I hope you will have ……………….beautiful holiday .
13. I am right ,……………… ?
14. The cinema would be ……………….popular If it had a car park .
15. If you …………… any mistakes on the paper , show them to the teacher .
16. He worked ……………………than his brother .
17. I’m very ………………………to see you here .
18. He wasn’t noticed by ………………….as he got out of the boat .
19. She sings better than everybody else in this group ……………………
20. Matio walked into the electrical shop . ……………shop was dark and dirty .
C. Fill in the missing prepositions:
1, The beggar asked me some money
a. at b. to c. for d .with
2, Hurry! We will be late class
a. in b. to c. for d. into
3, She spends a lot of money travel
a. on b. for c. by d. with
4, This pen belongs Mr. Abrams
a. to b. at c. with d. after
5. I always go to school bus
a. on b. in c. by d. through
6. I spoke to her the telephone yesterday.
a. on b. in c. by d. through
7. The airplane flew directly our house
a. near b. over c. into d. along
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8. The child ran and tried to hide the tree
a. before b. behind c. in front of d . from
9. He tried to explain me what he wanted

a. to b. for c. with d. by
10. Esther is looking the book that she lost
a. for b. after c. into d. over
11. They walked hand-in-hand the side of the canal
a. along b. past c. at d. on
12. Linda works the post office
a. by b. to c. at d. on
13. Can you come our party
a. for b. till c. to d. toward
14. We arrive the station half an hour late
a. in b. at c. on d. to
15. I often return my old hometown
a. at b. back c. to d. towards
D. Rewrite the following sentences:
I.
1. Can you tell me the way to the bank?
Can you tell me
2. Her health became worse in her old age
Her health didn’t
3. Everybody wishes to live happily.
Who doesn’t
4. What is the price of your car?
How much
5. Mary is an excellent dancer.
Mary
6. There is no one who does not know it
Everybody
7. I can’t swim as well as Tom
Tom
8. The weather is probably not going to change

There will probably
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II.
1. We have no time to prepare the speech
We don’t have
2. They saw nobody in the room
They didn’t see
3. The cafe has a lot of tables
There
4. London has more than thirty theatres
There are
5. Mary was very kind to me
Mary behaved
6. He delivers his lecture fluently
He is fluent
7. They did their work carefully.
They were carefully
8. He delivers his lecture with eloquence
He
III.
1. A mechanic repaired my motorbike last week.
I had
2. He is not strong enough to do that job.
He is too
3. They know more about it than we do
We don’t
4. It’s a good idea to leave now
You’d
5. You will be ill if you continue to smoke
Unless

6. They heard him make an interesting remark.
He
7. What should one do in such cases?
What should
8. We spent an hour digging the garden
It
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IV.
1. She is a very graceful girl
What !
2. How fast he runs!
He is
3. Remember to take care of yourself
Don’t
4. Don’t forget to go to the meeting on time
Remember
5. She heard the song and she felt homesick.
The song made
6. We work all the day and we have no time to spare
Our work makes
7. Everybody is fond of spring because of its ideal weather.
Everybody
8. She likes drinking coffee.
She is
V.
1. I remembered and she remembered.
I
2. He didn’t forget and she didn’t forget
He
3. She and I have never been there before

Neither she
4. I’m sorry that I didn’t go to the party last night
I wish that
5. He is not here now.
I wish
6. He said to her, “I’ll take you home”
He told
7. The teacher asked whether I had any books.
“ Do
8. We didn’t go to school because it rained
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We
VI.
1. Although it rained we went to school
In spite
2. Although she was very old, she was very graceful indeed
Despite
3. To learn a foreign language in a week is impossible
It is
4. He is a famous writer and everyone knows him
He is such a
5. The store was opened in 1932 by John
John
6. Has anyone told you about it?
Have you
7. Somebody accused him of stealing the money.
He
8. Someone is going to repair my TV set tomorrow
I’m going to
VII.

1. There is a lot of frog today
It’s
2. I was very interested in our conversation
It was very interesting
3. This journey has been tiring
It
4. We met in 1798. Do you remember?
Do you remember
5. John borrowed Janet’s bicycle
Janet
6. She knows how to draw well
She is good
7. If you walk slowly, it takes longer to get there.
The more
8. Bob is a much better swimmer than George
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George can’t
VIII.
1. “When did you go to school?”
She wanted
2. I lent my car to that man.
That’s
3. They’ve been living here for six years now.
They moved
4. One of my cousins is spending the weekend with us.
A cousin
5. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday
I would rather
6. We got lost because we didn’t have a map
If we

7. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet
If
8. The man spoke very fast. Almost nobody understood what he said
The man spoke
IX.
1. Williamson, the policeman, lived next door
The police man, whose
2. I’m sorry I can’t give you all the expensive thing in life
I wish
3. I’ve got to get a new computer
What I really need
4. She is very popular with all her students
All
5. Would you like to go for a coffee in 10 minutes?
How about
6. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does
He plays this piece of music
7. My parents were always telling me what to do when I was small
I was always being
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8. I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly
The time I had was too
X.
1. He was foolish. He left such a good firm
He was
2. You want to ask for money. You would be stupid if you didn’t
You would be
3. Ring me later. Would you be so good?
Would you
4. Open the window. Would you be good enough?

Would you
5. He worked out the answer. It was clever of him.
It was
6. They don’t take any part in local life. It’s silly of them
It’s
7. He can’t refuse their invitation. It would look rude.
It would
8. He’s eager. He wants to help us with anyway he can
He’s
XI.
1. Lan is 16 years old. Nam is 14 years old.
Nam
2. This activity is interesting. A book report is interesting
A book report
3. Lan speaks English better than Hung
Hung
4. I am too busy. I can’t wait for you
I am
5. He drives carefully.
He is
6. I will come to see you. I have spare time.
If I
7. To learn English is very interesting.
It’s
8. Miss Susan Pike is a good singer
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Miss Susan Pike sings
XII.
1. His hobby is to collect stamps
He enjoys

2. How much money will he need?
I don’t know
3. To smoke and to drink wine is not good for your health
It’s
4. He knew her on the first school day ten years ago.
They have
5. Most of them enjoy playing football after class.
Most of them love
6. When did he have to finish his work?
Ask him
7. The children love to watch the cartoons
The children are
8. They enjoy fishing
Their hobby
XIII.
1. He didn’t arrive in time to see her
He didn’t have
2. The lesson is so easy that all of them can learn it by heart
The lesson is
3. His father asked him to paint the gate
His father had
4. He is happy. He wants to meet his old friends again.
He is happy
5. Mai may not see this film because she is very young.
Mai isn’t
6. They are hungry enough to eat all this cake.
They can
7. She ate cake and bread last night
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She ate not

8. We have seen that film twice because it’s very interesting
That film is so
XIV.
1. He has to go to work by train because he has difficulty in parking near his
office
Why ?
2. Paper is made from soft material called pulp
What ?
3. Nam’s class held a discussion about using paper last week
What ?
4. Nam and Lan spend their holidays on a farm twice a year.
How often ?
5. This child drinks 5 glasses of milk a day
How much ?
6. They were fond of listening to pop music yesterday
What ?
7. I don’t know how long they will stay at the birthday party?
How long ?
8. I’ve lost my purse on my way home
What ?
XV.
1. I’d like to read books better than to watch TV
I’d
2. “Don’t come to class too late, Mary” said the teacher
The teacher wanted
3. I didn’t invite Alice to lunch in the canteen
Alice
.
4. She is very busy. She has no time to go the cinema
She is

5. All the pupils don’t love to have bad marks
All the pupils
6. What does that word mean?
He asked
me
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7. He can help her with study. He explains lessons to her carefully
He can
8. He was anxious. He wanted to meet them again.
He was
E. Translate into Vietnamese
1. Bob is a doctor. He is English but now he lives in Australia in the small town
of Alice Springs. He isn’t an ordinary doctor, he is flying doctor. Everyday, from
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. he speaks to people on his radio, then he flies to help them. He
works 16 hours a day but he loves his job. He isn’t married. He has no free time.
2. People think it’s always warm and sunny in Portugal, but January and
February are often cold and wet. I don’t like winter. I usually meet friends in
restaurant and bar and we chat. Sometimes we go to a Brazilian bar. I love
Brazilian music. But then suddenly it’s summer and at weekends we drive to
the beach, sunbathe, and go swimming. I love summer.
3. I work for Pentax cameras, in the export department. I don’t have a lot of free
time, but I have one special hobby – taking photographs, of course! I like
taking photographs of flowers, especially in spring. Sometimes after work, I
relax in a bar near my office with friends. My friend, Shigeru, likes singing
pop songs in the bar. This has a special name ‘karaoke’. I don’t sing- I’m too
shy!
4. My house are fantastic. It’s right next to the sea. My neighbours are very
rich. Some of them are famous film stars. In my house, there are 10 rooms, 5
are bedrooms, and everything is white. I also have a swimming pool, a
cinema and an exercise room.

5. When I grow up, I’m going to be a ballet dancer. I love dancing. I go dancing
three times a week. I’m going to travel all over the world and I’m going to
learn French and Russian because I want to dance in Paris and Moscow.
6. We have long, cold winters and short, hot summers here in Canada. We have
a holiday home near the lake, so in summer I go sailing a lot and I play
baseball. But in winter I often play ice hockey and go ice skating. My
favourite season is autumn.
7. Our house is quite old, about fifty years old. It’s quite near to the city center.
We have a living room, quite a big kitchen and three bedrooms, but the room
we all love is our family room.
8. Mattie Smith is 91 years old . She lives alone in Atlanta, Georgia. She start
her day at 7:30. First she has a bath, next she cleans the house, and then she
sit outside on her verandah and thinks about her past life. Then she writes
poems about it.
9. Now in my job, I travel around the world, and I like all kind of food. But my
favourite food is a full English breakfast. Bacons, eggs, sausage, mushrooms,
tomatoes and of course toast. I love it, not everyday but when I’m home we
have it every Sunday.
10. When I graduate, I want to be a teacher. I want to work for an elementary
school because I love little kids. I will teach them how to read, write, do
maths and sing. I will spend most of my time at school. I will not marry until
I’m 30 years old.
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11. Last Sunday, my friends went to the cinema to see a film but I did not. I
stayed at home to study English as my English is still poor.
12. Although we are very busy learning, we often find time to write letter to our
parents to tell them about our studies and our life in the boarding school.
13. Listening, speaking , reading and writing are all important skills but most
English learners find listening and writing the most difficult ones.
14. Next summer, our father will take us to HCM city for your holidays. We plan

to go by train.
15. Now we can not speak English very well but we hope that next year we will
speak English better.
F. Translate into English:
1. Năm học của chúng ta bắt đầu vào tháng chín và kết thúc vào tháng năm
2. Mùa hạ ngày dài hơn đêm nhng mùa đông đêm dài hơn ngày.
3. Hôm qua thầy giáo bảo chúng tôi ôn lại bài cũ để kiểm tra
4. Tôi đã gọi điện cho giám đốc mấy lần nhng hình nh ông ấy không có ở nhà.
5. Nghe một bản nhạc hoặc đọc một quyển sách hay cũng là một hình thức giải
trí bổ ích
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6. Mặc dù chúng tôi rất mệt nhng chúng tôi vẫn tiếp tục làm việc dể hoàn thành
cuộc thí nghiệm trớc khi trời tối
7. Hàng tuần tôi thờng về nhà vào chiều thứ bảy và trở lại trờng vào chiều chủ
nhật
8. Mãi đến khi tôi nhận đợc th của anh ấy tôi mới biết rằng anh ấy đã chuyển
vào thành phố HCM rồi.
9. Tôi cha thể đi chơi hoặc đi làm việc khác khi tôi cha hoàn thành hết bài tập
và dịch xong bài khoá
10. Mặc dù nhà mình xa trờng nhng mình cha bao giờ đi học muộn
11. Khi tôi sống ở quê, tôi thờng đi dạo vào buổi sáng
12. Đã đến lúc anh phải đi nghỉ đi thôi. Đã hơn một năm nay anh cha nghỉ phép
rồi.
13. Nó thích bóng đá từ khi còn nhỏ
14. Cậu đã ở Hà Nội đợc bao lâu rồi ?
Đợc một năm, kể từ khi tớ vào trờng này
15. Tôi thờng hỏi anh tôi nhiều câu hỏi khi tôi bắt đầu học tiếng Anh
G. Multiple choices:
I.
1. Most people enjoy to different part of the world.

a. to travel b. travel c. traveling d. traveled
2. Your hair is long. It needs
a. cutting b. to cut c. cut d. has cut
3. When we left thirsty, we stopped
a. drink b. to drink c. drinking d. drank
4. If I understood the question, I give the teacher the correct answer
a. shall b. would c. will d. have
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5. Have you ever to Ho Chi Minh city? Yes, Two times
a. been b. gone c. visited d. come
6. This is the place the accident occurred
a. which b. gone c. where d. on which
7. I helped my daughter her homework
a. finish b. finishes c. to finish d. finished
8. We had better an umbrella when we go out. It looks like it’s going
to rain
a. taken b. took c. takes d. take
9. Listen to what I am saying,
a. don’t you b. will you c. would you d. do you
10. time do you spend learning English everyday
a. How much b. How manyc. How long
11. This orange tastes
a. sweetly b. sweety c. sweet d. sweets
12. without milk is yours
a. Coffee b. the coffee c. a coffee
13. My mother is a busy woman that she needs a helper.
a. so b. very c. such d. with
14. Everyone had at the picnic
a. good time b. a good time c. good times d. better times
15. She left her job the reasons she explained

a. for b. on c. about d. with
16. I don’t like the wine. It so sweet
a. tastes b. looks c. sounds d. feels
17. These workers are accustomed to at night
a. work b. working c. works d. be working
18. My father usually helps me English
a. to learn b. learn c. learning d. both a and b
II.
1. Mr. Brown a car if he had enough money
a. will buy b. would buy c. bought d. has bought
2. Of course she would come to the meeting you her
a. asked b. have askedc. will asked d. have been asked
3. They will certainly come them
a. when calling c. if you call
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