KIỂM TRA BÀI TẬP GIỚI TỪ
Exercise 1. Complete the suitable prepositions in the blanks for
combinations with CLEAR, CUT, HOLD, LET, AND HAND.
1. Clear ______ your books. I want to set the table for lunch.
2. The army fell ______ when the enemy attacked.
3. You should cut ______ this tree. It is too near the house.
4. The examination was so easy that all the candidates handed ______ their answer papers
after the first hour.
5. My plans for starting a restaurant fell ______ for lack of capital.
6. Our water supply was cut ______ because the pipe burst.
7. At the end of term attendance at these classes usually falls ______.
8. The wall was covered with pictures of pop stars which Mary had cut ______ magazines.
9. I hope the rain holds ______ until my washing is dry.
10. They won’t let you _______ if you aren’t a member of the club.
11. The mounted police cleared ______ the crowds.
12. A heavy snowfall held ______ the trains from the north.
13. If you really want to slim you must cut _______ on sweets.
14. The two brothers fell ______ over their father’s will
15. You would recover your sense of taste if you cut ______ smoking altogether.
16. If you will hold ______ I’ll put you through to Enquiries.
17. If he refuses to fall ______ my plans I can probably find someone more co- operative.
Exercise 2.Complete in the blanks with suitable prepositions for
combinations with LOOK AND KEEP.
1. I’ve been looking _____ a cup to match the one I broke.
2. Look _____ me at the station. I’ll be at the bookstall.
3. Look _____! You nearly knocked my cup out of
4. He was kept _____ in his research by lack of money.
5. Tom is looking ______ his first trip abroad.
6. Before putting any money into the business, we must look very carefully ______ the
accounts.
7. I look ______ her as one of the family.
8. My windows look ______ the garden.
9. He asked me to look ______ the document and then sign it.
10. He looked ______ the book to see if he had read it before.
Exercise 3.Complete in the blanks with suitable prepositions for
combinations with GO AND COME.
1. You can’t go ______ your promise now; we are depending on you.
2. I have changed my mind about marrying him; I simply can’t go _____ it.
3. He came ______ a fortune last year.
4. Wait till prices come ______ again before you buy.
5. I refuse to go ______ now. I’m going on.
6. They have gone ______ all the caculations again but they still can’t find the mistake.
7. The party went ______ very well; we all enjoyed ourselves.
8. Come ______ It’s far too cold to wait here any longer.
9. Mary went ______ in such a hurry that she left her passport behind.
10. The handle of the tea pot came ______ in my hand as I was washing it
Exercise 4. Complete in the blanks with suitable prepositions for
combinations with TAKE AND RUN.
1. I wish we could sell the grand piano; it takes ______ too much space here.
2. She is always running ______ her friends behind their backs. She soon won’t have any
friends left.
3. You’d better take ______ your coat if you’re too hot.
4. Just run ______ the music of this song for me.
5. When his father died, Tom took ______ the business.
6. What I saw in the water was only an old tree. I took it _____ the Lock Ness Monster.
7. I ran ______ an old school friend in the tube today.
8. People often take me ______ my sister. We are very like each other.
9. My neighbour is always running _____ bread and borrowing some from me
10. If a bull chased me I’d run ______.
Exercise 5. Complete the suitable prepositions inthe blanks for
combinations with TURN, CALL AND BREAK.
1. She called _______ for a few minutes to return a book.
2. The lift broke _______ and we had to use the stairs.
3. The representative of the computer company called ______ all the factories in the district.
4. The situation is difficult and calls _____ great tact.
5. They broke ______ their conversation when I came in.
6. The school broke ______ for the hoilidays at the end of July.
7. In this book the mysterious stranger turns ______ to be the long- lost son of duke.
8. The fireman had to break ______ the door to rescue the children.
9. The garden party was called ______ because of the rain.
10. He was called ______ at the age of eighteen and spent a year in the army.
Exercise 6. Complete in the blanks with suitable prepositions for
combinations with GIVE , PUT AND MAKE.
1. He won $100 and gave it all ______
2. Put _______ the clock, it is twenty minutes fast.
3. Ridding is getting too expensive; I’ll have to give it ______.
4. I’ll put ______ my visit to the Royal Mint till you can come with me.
5. The roads were crowded with people making ______ the coast.
6. He gave ______ all the books he had borrowed.
7. She had invited me to dinner but had to put me ______ as she was taken ill.
8. I can’t make ______ the postmark on the letter; it looks like Basingstoke.
9. Put _____ th light It’s getting quite light again.
10. After four days of freedom, the escaped prisoner gave himself _____ to the police.