Bài tập tiếng anh lớp 12 unit 10

UNIT 10. PREPOSITION
I. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition where is necessary
1. I listened ______ the news ______ the radio.
2. I’ll see you ______ 9.00 ______ the morning
3. Don’t tell anyone ______ me
4. I live ______ a flat ______ Paris
5. I’m looking ______ my neighbour’s cat while she’s on holiday
6. I waited twenty minutes ______ a bus yesterday. for
7. What are you doing ______ this evening?
8. She arrived ______ England two years ago
9. I’d like to book a table ______ twelve ______ 6:30 this evening
10. I’m going ______ home
11. I spoke ______ Mary a few days ago
12. My sister’s coming to stay ______ December 19
13. The differences ______ British English and American English are small
14. She’s arriving ______ Monday
15. Janet doesn’t take good ______ himself
16. It’s very cold here ______ night
17. I never work ______ the weekend
18. I’m a little short ______ money
19. School starts ______ September 5th
20. I’ll see you ______ lunchtime
21. I normally go to the south of France ______ the winter. I usually go ______ December, but
______ last December I couldn’t go because my wife was ill
22. We are ashamed ______ his behaviour
23. Mr. Smith is not accustomed ______ hot weather
24. My home is far ______ school
25. Ken was proud ______ his good marks on English
26. My plan is similar ______ your, but it is different ______ Ken’s
27. We’ll leave ______ eleven o’clock ______ Saturday morning
28. Shall we visit George ______ Spain ______ next April?

29. I always drink two cups of coffee ______ breakfast. ______ the afternoon, I drink tea. I drink
hot milk ______ night before I go to bed
30. They play golf ______ every Tuesday ______ the summer
31. I gave her a painting ______ her birthday ______ June this year
32. The children are playing ______ the grass ______ the park
33. Does this bus stop ______ the railway station?
34. I live in a flat ______ the fifth floor
35. There is a queue of people ______ the bus stop
36. My mother is always busy ______ her housework
37. The air at the seaside is good ______ health
38. My friend is good ______ Maths and Physics
39. I put the books ______ the table
40. The butter is ______ the fridge
41. We are grateful ______ our teacher


42. The beach is full ______ tourists in summer
43. I met her ______ the party
44. She works ______ Moscow
45. The dictionary is ______ my desk
46. I left my books ______ school
47. There was still a lot of snow ______ the ground when I arrived
48. He lives ______ a very nice area
49. She always agrees ______ everything he says
50. I apologize ______ keeping you waiting


II. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. The children were afraid _________ upsetting their parents
a. of

b. to
c. with
d. in
2. Uncle Ho spent all his life fighting _________ the Independence of our country
a. for
b. over
c. against
d. with
3. Valentine’s Day is celebrated _________ February 14
a. in
b. at
c. on
d. to
4. I’ll have to take these books _________ to the library
a. on
b. with
c. back
d. off
5. I believe _________ what he said
a. in
b. on
c. with
d. into
6. English is spoken all _________ the world
a. over
b. in
c. above
d. on
7. She _________ on talking although I wasn’t listening
a. got

b. looked
c. put
d. went
8. You should always do your best to get along _________ other people
a. about
b. with
c. into
d. to
9. He likes to take _________ in sports, not only to watch it
a. place
b. practice
c. exercise
d. part
10. That car is different _________ mine
a. to
b. from
c. of
d. with
11. He died _________ hunger and cold
a. with
b. by
c. of
d. for
12. After his long absence from school, he found it dificult to _________ up with the rest of his
class
a. take
b. make
c. work
d. catch
13. She isn’t _________ well with the new manager

a. getting on
b. going on
c. keeping on
d. taking on
14. I am not good _________ mathematics
a. for
b. with
c. in
d. at
15. My wife will return to Bangkok _________ the fifth of March
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. during
16. Did you come _________ car?
a. with
b. in
c. of
d. by
17. I think we can meet _____________ the bus stop
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. behind
18. It happened _____________ lunch-time _____________ Friday
a. at/in
b. at/on
c. in/on
d. on/at
19. The train has to go _____________ three tunnels

a. across
b. along
c. through
d. under
20. That student over there – the one _____________ the blonde hair
a. in the blonde hair b. in blonde hair
c. blonde haired
d. with the blonde hair
21. It was very late but _____________ last we reached the hotel
a. in the
b. at the
c. in
d. at
22. What time did they arrive _____________ the airport?
a. at
b. in
c. on
d. to


23. She learnt French _____________ listening to tapes
a. by
b. for
c. on
d. with
24. The rooms were full _____________ old furniture
a. of
b. with
c. from
d. off

25. “Don’t forget to take _____________ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house
a. in
b. off
c. up
d. apart
26. Who’s going to look _____________ the children while you’re away?
a. up
b. after
c. over
d. at