PRACTICE 3
I. Put the words in the correct form.
1. She is …………………………singer and she sings …………….………….. (beauty)
2. My parents enjoy the………………………………….of the countryside. ( peaceful)
3. Everybody words…………………….……
the library. ( Quiet)
4. Nguyen does everything…………………………… from his classmates. (differently)
5. Nga felt ………………………………. upset about losing her job. (extreme)
6. People in my country are very warm and …………………. (friend)
7.An ………………………………….…. is a home for children whose parents are dead. (orphan)
8. L.A Hill is a ………………………………… writer. (humor)
9. I’m ………………………………..
sorry for the delay. (extreme)
10. She looks more………………………..
than her sister.(beauty)
11. They were very ……………………………… to survive a shipwreck.(luck)
12. I love the …………………… of summer evenings in the countryside. (peaceful)
13. Those cats look………………………..
(love)
14. Bao is very ………………………., kind and generous. (social)
15. Each of my friends has a
……………………………… character. (differ)
I.
Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
1. There are lots of parties……………………….
Christmas.
2. I received a letter…………………..
my friend yesterday.
3. She usually goes swimming …………………..
Sunday morning.
4. Khoi is my close friend. I spend most of my free time …………………….
5. He does volunteer work……………………..
6. His friend didn’t laugh ………………..
him.
a local hospital.
his jokes.
7. My friends usually enjoy my sense ………………………. humor.
8. He lives
26 Tran Phu Street…………….. Ha Noi.
9. The post office is not far
my house.
10. Let’s meet the City Theater………………………7 o’clock.
11. She was born…………. May 16 th, 2001 NhaTrang.
12. He worked………………. Deaf-mutes
Boston University.
13. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her…………………….. 8 603 312.
14. Snow is falling all ……………….. the country.
15. Will you pick me……………….. after the party?
16. The secretary took a message……………………….
her boss.
17. He emigrated ………………………
Canada …………………………..1870s.
18. We all agreed……………………….
their request for a full investigation.
19.We’ll buy a smaller house when the children have grown …………………… and left home.
20. The computer isn’t working. It broke …………………… this morning.
21. My headaches have been much better since I gave …………………… drinking coffee.
22. I turned …………………… their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough money.
23. It was not a problem. We looked……………………his number in the telephone book.
24. Helen takes……………………her mother in many ways.
25. We need to set ……………………early tomorrow.
26. The plane took …………………… very quickly.
27. Anne’s leaving …………………… London tomorrow morning.
28. Your friend is always complaining ……………………her job.
29. If there was a technical failure, Gagarin might never get……………………to the Earth.
30. Courses like shoemaking or glass engraving provide people …………………… practical skills they can do
with their hands.
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1.
A. arrived
B. believed
C. received
D. hoped
2.
A. opened
B. knocked
C. played
D. occurred
3.
A. rubbed
B. tugged
C. stopped
D. filled
4.
A. dimmed
B. travelled
C. passed
D. stirred
5.
A. tried
B. obeyed
C. cleaned
D. asked
6.
A. packed
B. added
C. worked
D. pronounced
7.
A. watched
B. phoned
C. referred
D. followed
8.
A. agreed
B. succeeded
C. smiled
D. loved
9. A. laughed
B. washed
C. helped
D. weighed
10. A. walked
B. ended
C. started
D. wanted
11. A. killed
B. hurried
C. regretted
D. planned
12. A. visited
B. showed
C. wondered
D. studied
13. A. sacrificed
B. finished
C. fixed
D. seized
14. A. skims
B. works
C. sits
D. laughs
15. A. fixes
B. pushes
C. misses
D. goes
16. A. cries
B. buzzes
C. studies
D. supplies
17. A. holds
B. notes
C. replies
D. sings
18. A. keeps
B. gives
C. cleans
D. prepares
19. A. runs
B. fills
C. draws
D. catches
20. A. drops
B. kicks
C. sees
D. hopes
21. A. types
B. knocks
C. changes
D. wants
22. A. drinks
B. rides
C. travels
D. leaves
23. A. calls
B. glasses
C. smiles
D. learns
24. A. schools
B. yards
C. labs
D. seats
25. A. knives
B. trees
C. classes
D. agrees
26. A. buses
B. horses
C. causes
D. ties
27. A. garages
B. boats
C. bikes
D. roofs
28. A. ships
B. roads
C. streets
D. speaks