GRAMMAR 1 Bài giảng Grammar 1 Thư Viện Tài Liệu Tổng Hợp Com GRAMMAR 1

GRAMMAR 1
Course book:
UNDERSTANDING AND USING ENGLISH GRAMMAR by Betty Schrampfer Azar – Second
Edition.
References:
ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE by Raymond Murphy- Second Edition
A PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR by Le Ton Hien
Lecturer: Nguyen Thu Lan
CHAPTER ONE

NOUNS
 Aims:
To help students to review and systematize the points relating to nouns
To provide language practice of nouns in contexts orally and in writing
To familiarize students with test format of TOEFL and TOEIC


Preparation

Read pages (218-246) of Understanding and Using English Grammar and do exercises in text
book.
Main points to be presented and practiced

I.

Singular and plural nouns; pronunciation of ending S/ES

II.

Irregular plural nouns

III.

Count nouns versus non-count nouns

IV.

Some common non-count nouns

V.

Using nouns as modifiers

VI.

Expression of quantity

VII.

Using FEW, A FEW, LITTLE, A LITTLE, ONE, EACH, EVERY..

VIII.

Basic subject-verb agreement

IX.

Subject-verb agreement: Using expression of quantity‟ There + be

Further practice and references

-

Units 68, 69, 78, 79 of English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (pp:136-139; pp:
256-161)

-

Unit 5 of A Practical English Grammar by Le Ton Hien (pp:47-57)

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CHAPTER TWO

PRONOUNS


Aims:

To help students to review kinds of pronouns
To provide language practice of pronouns in contexts orally and in writing
To familiarize students with test format of TOEFL and TOEIC


Preparation

Read pages (251- 257) of Understanding and Using English Grammar and do exercises in text
book.
Main points to be presented and practiced

I.

Personal pronouns

II.

Possessive adjectives and pronouns

III.

Reflexive pronouns

IV.

Indefinite pronouns

V.

Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

VI.

Reciprocal pronouns

VII.

Interrogative pronouns

Further practice and references

-

Units 81, 82 of English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (pp:162-165)

CHAPTER THREE

ARTICLES


Aims:

To help students to review articles in English
To provide practice of articles
To familiarize students with test format of TOEFL and TOEIC


Preparation

Read pages (440- 442) of Understanding and Using English Grammar and do exercises in text
book.
Main points to be presented and practiced

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I.

Definite article (THE)

II.

Indefinite articles (A/AN)

Further practice and references

-

Units 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 of English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (pp: 142155)

CHAPTER FOUR

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS


Aims:

To help students to review formation, functions and usage of adjectives and adverbs
To provide practice of adjectives and adverbs
To familiarize students with test format of TOEFL and TOEIC


Preparation

Read pages (416- 417) of Understanding and Using English Grammar and do exercises in text
book.
Main points to be presented and practiced
I.

Adjectives v.s adverbs

II.

Formation suffixes

III.

Functions of adjectives and adverbs

IV.

Comparisons

Further practice and references

-

Units 104, 105, 106, 107 of English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (pp: 208-215)

-

Units 8, 10 of A Practical English Grammar by Le Ton Hien (pp:71-85)

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CHAPTER FIVE

PREPOSITIONS


Aims:

To help students to review prepositions
To provide practice of prepositions of time, place and movement
To familiarize students with test format of TOEFL and TOEIC


Preparation

-

Read units 120- 127 of English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (pp: 240-255)
and do exercises in text book.
Main points to be presented and practiced

I.

Preposition of time

II.

Prepositions of place

III.

Preposition of movement

Further practice and references

Read pages (445- 446) of Understanding and Using English Grammar and do exercises

CHAPTER SIX

ENGLISH TENSES
I.

Aims:

To help students to review three tenses (past, present, future) as well as other aspects of tenses in
English
To provide practice of tenses of various kinds
To familiarize students with test format of TOEFL and TOEIC
II.

Preparation

Read pages (15- 73) of Understanding and Using English Grammar and do exercises in text
book.
Main points to be presented and practiced
I.

Simple present tense

II.

Present continuous tense

III.

Present perfect tense \

IV.

Present perfect continuous tense

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V.

Past simple

VI.

Past continuous tense

VII.

Past perfect

VIII.

Past perfect continuous tense

IX.

Simple future tense

X.

Future continuous tense

XI.

Future perfect tense

XII.

Future perfect continuous tense
Further practice and references

-

Units 7 - 16 of English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (pp: 2-33)

-

Unit 4 of A Practical English Grammar by Le Ton Hien (pp:35-45)

FURTHER PRACTICE
NOUN REVISION
A. IRREGULAR FOREIGN PLURAL

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B.NOUNS AS MODIFIERS

C. COUNT & NON-COUNT NOUNS

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D. EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY

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E. FEW/ A FEW/ LITTLE/ A LITTLE

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F. Choose the best possible answer
1. One of the ….. from Italy.
A. student is
B. students are
C. student are
D. students is
2. ….. to support the case against James?
A. Is there any proof B. Are there any proof C. Is there any proofs D. Are there
any proofs
3. You have to pay extra if you take too ….. with you.
A. much luggages B. many luggages
C. much luggage
D. many luggage
4. They are lucky enough to find two ....... in the desert
A. oasis
B. oases
C. oase

D. Both A B
5. Bob got fired. It‟s going to be difficult for him to find ….. job.
A. other
B. another
B. the other
D. the another
6. There ….. available in his area of specialization.
A. isn‟t a lot of job B. aren‟t a lot of jobs C. isn‟t a lots of jobs D. aren‟t a lot of
job
7. Many of the …… not expect to win.
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A. participants in the race do
B. participants in the race does
B. participants in the races does
D. participant in the race does
8. The English ….. strong traditions.
A. has many
B. have much
C. have many
D. has much
9. Several ….. sleeping under the tree
A. of lions were
B. lion was
C. of the lions was
D. lions were
10. Many of the ….. not used today. They are remnants of the past.
A. railroad tracks around here are
C. railroad tracks around here is

B. railroad‟s tracks around here is
D. railroad‟s tracks around here are
11. As we walked through the jungle, the ….. unusually quiet.
A. monkeys were
B. monkeys was
C. monkies were
D. monkies was
12. Snow and rain ..... of nature
A. are phenomenon B. are phenomena
C. is phenomena
D. is phenomenon
13. Our weather is cloudy in the winter. We don‟t have .....
A. many sunshines B. many sunshine
C. much sunshines D. much sunshine
14. Several of my friends are ...... reporters.
A. newspaper
B. newspapers
C. newspaper‟s D. newspapers‟
15. Construction workers need ..... to build a highway.
A. an heavy equipment
C. heavy equipments
B. a heavy equipment
D. heavy equipment
16. Our classroom is supplied with .....
A. plenty of chalks B. plenty of chalk
C. several chalks
D. several chalk
17. Knowing several ...... helpful if you work for an international corporation.
A. languages are
B. language is

C. languages is
D. language are
18. Two-third of my ..... from the Middle East.
A. classmates is
B. classmate are
C. classmate is
D. classmates are
19. There are several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one. Television is
.....
A. other
B. the other
C. another
D. the another
20. Each of the ..... own cage.
A. birds has their
B. bird has its
C. birds have their
D. birds has its
21. I really need....... Can we talk?
A. some advice
B. an advice
C. some advices
D. advices
22. Every .... a lisence plate.
A. cars have
B. cars has
C. car has
D. car have
23. The swimming team has done well this year. All of ...... have trained very hard.
A. their members

B. its members
C. it‟s members
D. theirs members
24. Next week, we‟re going to take a .....
A. three day trips
B. three-day trip
C. three days trip
D. three days‟ trip
25. The agency is the most reliable ……..to take care of those demanding clients
A. organizing
B. organized
C. organization
D. organized
26. Workers are required to wear ……..clothes while they are on the construction site.
A. protection
B. protect
C. protected
D. protective
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27. It looks like that there is no considerable ……..between these two photocopiers.
A. different
B. differentiate
C. differing
D. difference
28. Visitors should present a form of ……..when they wish to enter the building.
A. identity
B. identifying
C. identification

D. identity
29. I‟m sorry to remind you that we haven‟t received any written ……..from the
registration.
A. confirm
B. confirming
C. confirmation
D. confirmed
30. The latest research ……..about the pollution levels will be published immediately.
A. resulting
B. results
C. resulted
D. result in
31. Because of the bad weather …….., all flights to the Philippines were cancelled
yesterday.
A. qualification
B. approval
C. conditions
D. analysis

PRONOUNS
A.

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B. PRONOUN AGREEMENT

C. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

D. QUIZ- Are the following italicized correct?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Unlike other cats, the cheetah cannot fully extract their claws
The molecules of a liquid are held together tighter than that of a gas
Ducks make nests out of leaves and its own feathers
There are thousands of kinds of bacteria, many of whom are beneficial
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5. When babies reach the age of 1, her growth begins to slow down.
E. Choose the best possible answers
1. We are planning to buy ……………………..a new radio.
A. ourselves
B. ourself
C. us
D. our
2. The president ……….. checked the estimated sales figures for the next quarter
A. him
B. he
C. himself
D. his
3. We are going to experiment with ……. analysis on the symptoms of the influenza
A. she
B. her
C. hers
D. herself

4. A notice should be forwarded to …… bank as soon as possible
A. you
B. your
C. yours
D. yourself
5. The president hopes that you will call ..... immediately to let him know about the
results.
A. himself
B. he
C. him
D. his
6. I‟m writing again to you on the recommendation of a colleague of ........
A. my
B. mine
C. me
D. myself
7. The government praised ......... success in reorganizing and downsizing within a
limited time.
A. them
B. whose
C. their
D. those
8. Employees have to make copies of food receipts and turn ..... in to the accounting
office.
A. they
B. their
C. them
D. themselves
9. As a result of heavy workload, the payroll department had trouble finishing analysis
by ......

A. it
B. one
C. itself
D. oneself
10. Mr. Admin and Ms.Tota devised innovative strategies and ........ proved to be useful.
A. we
B. themselves
C. they
D. us
11. You should fill out the forms and return them at ...... earliest convenience.
A. you
B. your
C. yours
D. yourself
12. Mr. Chang with ..... work experience and competence, deserves the promotion
A. he
B. his
C. him
D. himself
13. Business owners should think about what ....... can do for the public
A. he
B. she
C. they
D. you
14. William will attend the conference by ..... since the other members are busy with the
proposal
A. he
B. his
C. him
D. himself

15. John announced that the winners were Peter and …………… .
A. him
B. himself
C. he
D. his

ARTICLES
A. Underline the forms that correctly complete the sentences
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

(the rice/ Rice) that I bought today is imported from Thailand
(the rice/Rice) is staple in many countries
(The Swedish/ Swedish) are proud of their ancestors, the Vikings
Students are supposed to read (the first /first )chapter
(The Moon/ Moon) went behind some clouds
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6. Only about (the one/one) percent of (the water/water) on Earth is (the fresh/ fresh)
water
7. (The mineral/ Mineral) phosphate is (the most/most) common ingredient of all types
of (the fertilizers/ fertilizers)
8. (The/ A) process of refining minerals requires (a/an) huge amount of (an
electrical/electrical) energy.
9. (A humor/Humor) runs through (the American/ American) literature from (the
earliest/ earliest) times until (the present/present)

10. (The ozone/ Ozone) layer acts as (a/an) umbrella against (the most/most) of (the
Sun‟s/ Sun‟s) dangerous rays
11. (The popcorn/ Popcorn) has (a/the) same food value as any other kind of (a corn/corn)
12. One of (the most/ most) important tools for ( a research/research) in social science is
(a well-written/well-written )questionnaire
B. Choose the best possible answer
1. I want to visit Paris, ……………of France.
A. is the capital
B. which is capital
C. that is the capital D. the capital
2. Have you ever been to …………………………………………………..?
A. U.S.A
B. the United States of America
C. the U.S.A
D. Both B and C are correct.
3. “Do you have ……………………………friends in this city?”
“Yes, I have ……………………….close friends here.”
A. some/any
B. any/any
C. some/a
D. any/some
4. Peter hates being in ……………… .
A. the hospital
B. a hospital
C. hospital
D. hospitals
5. He has …… university diploma
A. the
B. a
C. an

D. some
6. This sentence is on ……………………………….?
A. page 20
B. 20 page
C. the page 20
D. the 20 page
7. Lan went to …………………………to visit her husband yesterday.
A. the prison
B. a prison
C. prison
D. prisons
8. They are walking hand - in - hand ……………the side of the canal…………… Ho Chi
Minh city.
A. through/in
B. in/around
C. along/in
D. across/at
9. He quickly moved the little girl ……………….. the fire and took her ……………..
hospital.
A. out of/at
B. away from/to
C. off/towards
D. down/into
10. These are ………………………………….. .
A. the babies‟s clothes B. the babies clothes
clothes

C. the babies‟ clothes

D. the babies‟ the

11. They sell their red roses at five …………..
A. dollar a dozen
B. dollars the dozen C. dollars dozens
D. dollars a dozen
12. .. ………Flight BC 809 took off from ……Gate 2.
A. the/the
B. a/a
C. x / x
D. the/a
13. I know …… good restaurant. Shall I reserve ……. table for tonight?
A. a / a
B. a/the
C. the/the
D. the / a

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14. I know that you are a Christian. Do you usually go to …………………….on
weekends?
A. the church
B. a church
C. church
D. churches
15. Queen Elizabeth II is ……….monarch of ……….Great Britain.
A. x /x
B. a/the
C. the/the
D. the / x

16. “Who fixed the machine?” - “It was ………….. who fixed it.”
A. me
B. I
C. myself
D. mine
17. …………………….asked …………….. to invite ………………. .
A. They/he/us
B. They/him/us
C. Them/him/us
D. They/him/we
18. The judge decided to fine the man $5,000 instead of sending him to …………. .
A. prison
B. the prison
C. a prison
D. prisons
19. I heard that they were going to establish …….union.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. some
20. On our trip to ……….Spain, we crossed ……….Atlantic Ocean.
A. x /x
B. the/the
C. the/an
D. x / the

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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Choose the best possible answer
1. The vice president has the ……. office on this floor
A. most spacious
B. more spacious
C. spacious
2. The new schedule provides even …….flexibility in their shifts
A. great
B. greater
C. greatest
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D. space
D. more great


3. Tenants were required to vacate the building as …….as possible
A. rapidity
B. rapid
C. rapidly
D. more rapidly
4. The price of computer chips declined …….faster than most experts had predicted
A. more
B. most
C. much
D. many
5. The company has difficulty resolving much more production problems …….we
expected.
A. if
B. when
C. than

D. as
6. The …….selection of boots in the shoes industry will be displayed at the beginning of
the year.
A. wide
B. widely
C. wider
D. widest
7. Professor Katila developed …….many skills as possible to improve interpersonal
relationship.
A. so
B. as
C. a lot
D. most
8. The rate of salary increases was …….higher, compared to just 3 % last year.
A. so
B. very
C. far
D. most
9. Of all the current medical machines, this machine is …….sophisticated.
A. much
B. more
C. most
D. the most
10. Unnecessary paperwork will be eliminated as …….as possible to improve efficiency
A. quick
B. quicker
C. quickly
D. quickest
11. The situation is likely to become…… than we expected it would be.
A. much bad

B. much worse
C. very bad
D. very worse
12. The director is not as particular about the project ….. he used to be.
A. so
B. than
C. as
D. that
13. Of the two games, no one thought the previous one was ….. exciting game.
A. more
B. the best
C. most
D. the more
14. Though he was ….. handsome man she had ever met, Jane wouldn‟t go out with him
on a date.
A. the more
B. more
C. best
D. the most
15. Of all the presidential aides, they say he has the …… powerful voice in decisionmaking.
A. much more
B. more than
C. most
D. best
16. Politicians are said to be the …... reliable people in the world; nevertheless, there are
always some people who seek such a career.
A. less
B. least
C. more
D. worst

17. Mary is the ….. of the four girls who tried out for the baseball team.
A. tallest
B. taller
C. most tall
D. more taller
18. According to a survey, the size of a man‟s eye is generally a bit smaller than …..
A. A woman‟s
B. those of a woman
C. that of a woman
D. that of a woman‟s
19. Though he earns ….. much money as I do, he always says he runs short of money.
A. as twice
B. twice as
C. so twice
D. twice so
20. He is ….. better than his brother at golf.
A. more
B. far
C. very
D. so
21. Charles was ….. than his brother by two years.
A. old
B. as old
C. older
D. senior
22. The sales executives is extremely ….. to see the items so popular on the market
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A. happy

B. happier
C. happily
23. The more difficult the test is, ………………………………… .

D. happiness

A. the examinees will pass less
B. the less examinees pass
C. the more examinees pass
D. the fewer examinees pass
24. I am six years……………………….than my younger brother is.
A. older
B. elder
C. more older
D. Both A & B are correct.
25. Impalas cannot move so …………….. .cheetahs, but they are more efficient runners.
A. fast than

B. fast as

C. fast

TENSES
A. PRESENT and PAST, SIMPLE and PROGRESSIVE

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D. fastly as

B. PERFECT and PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSES

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C.FUTURE TIME

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D. INCOMPLETE SENTENCES
1. “Hurry up! We are waiting for you. What‟s taking you so long?
“I ….. for an important call. Go ahead and leave without me.”
A. wait
B. will waiting
C. am waiting
D. have waited
2. “Robert is going to be famous someday. He ….. in three movies already” “I „m sure
he will be a star.
A. has been appearing B. had appeared
C. has appeared D. appeared
3. “Where‟s Polly?”
“ She …..?”
A. is in her room studying
C. studies in her room
B. in her room is studying
D. has in her room studied

4. “What ….. about the new simplified tax law?” “ It „s more confusing than the old
one”
A. are you thinking
B. do you think
C. have you thought D. have you been
thinking
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5. “Let‟s go! What „s taking you so long?”
“I‟ll be there as soon as I ….. my keys”
A. found
B. will find
C. find
D. am finding
6. “Do you think Harry will want something to eat after he gets here?”
“I hope not. It‟ll probably be midnight, and we …..”
A. are sleeping
B. will be sleeping
C. be sleeping
D. be sleeping
7. Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes ….. for at least 30 minutes
A. are boiling
B. boiling
C. have been boiling D. were boiling
8. “Is it true that spaghetti didn‟t originate in Italy?”
“Yes. The Chinese …..spaghetti dishes before a long time Marco Polo brought it
back to Italy”
A. have been making
B. have made

C. had been making D. make
9. “I once saw a turtle that had wings. The turtle flew into the air to catch insects.” “Stop
kidding. I ….. you!”
A. don‟t believe
B. am not believing C. didn‟t believe
D. wasn‟t
believing
10. “Could someone help to lift the lawnmower into the pickup truck?” “I‟m not busy. I
….. you.”
A. help
B. will help
C. am going to help D. am helping
11. My family loves this house. It ….. the family home ever since my grandfather built it
60 years ago.
A. was
B. has been
C. is
D. will be
12. Here‟s an interesting statistic: On a typical day, the average person …..about 48,000
words.”
A. spoke
B. was speaking
C. speaks
D. is speaking
13. I know I feel bad now, Tommy, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time you are
an adult, you ….. all about it.
A. forget
B. will have forgotten
C. will forget
D. forgot

14. Mr Sanchez ………..his first job 25 years ago and now he is the head of accounting
A. starts
B. was starting
C. has started
D. started
15. It is likely that the negotiators ………..supply order contracts by the end of next
week.
A. finish
B. finished
C. will finish
D. have finished
16. The public relations division has a lot of applications that it ………..over the past 3
weeks.
A. collected
B. has collected
C. had collected
D. collect
17. In the last ten years, the number of college graduates majoring in computer …….. by
almost 20 %.
A. has risen
B. will have risen
C. was rising
D. had risen
18. Starting next month, salaries ………..paid through a newly installed electronicpaying system.
A. were
B. are
C. had been
D. will be
19. Sales executives ………..at the Glory Business Center for the annual conference last
Friday.

A. convene
B. convened
C. convenes
D. convening

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20. After Ms. Williams ………..Levine Advertising, she made some innovative
suggestions to reduce expenditures.
A. joins
B. joined
C. is joining
D. has
been joining
E. GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
Questions 1-3 refer to the following letter
I am writing about the position in the accounting department that we
spoke about last month. As you know I (1) …..to work for a year before
returning to school to finish my master courses.
Since we spoke, my situation has changed. I am now (2) …..to start my
course this coming September, which means that unfortunately I will
have to refuse your offer of a job for the coming year.
I hope this will not cause you inconvenience. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for your support in the past two years. Without
your help I would not (3) ….able to gain such valuable experience in
accounting
Questions 4-6 refer to the following article
The Classical music event of the season
Fans of classical music are in for a rare treat in December . The famed

Dusseldorf Chamber Orchestra (4) …..a one-night performance of
Handel‟s Xerxes at the Rondel Theatre.
The DCO is touring North America from October until the New Year,
and we are very lucky that they (5) …..a stop in our city.
This is likely to be the last tour for famed conductor Vasily Krampfstein,
as he has announced his retirement, (6)…. Be sure not to miss this oncein-life-a lifetime opportunity.

Questions 7-9 refer to the following memo
To: Pollville PAWS Subscribers
From: Alice dodds, PAWS President
Subject: PAWS Fundraiser
The Pollville Animal Welfare Society would like to inform you about an
annual fundraising dinner in Pollville next month. For over 25 years
PAWS (7)…., protected and provided a home for thousands of animals
in distress in Pollville and surrounding Duxham county.
Through this event we are hoping to raise $4500 to provide a new roof
for (8) …. new animal shelter and to build a new fence around the
livestock yard. The dinner (9) …..held in the Pollville Community Hall.
The tickets are $25 and may be purchased in all local stores from next
Monday.

Questions 10-12 refer to the following memo
2:30 P.M Workshop on elementary Bookkeeping
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1. A. was planned
B. had been planning
C. will plan
D. had been planned
2. A. intend

B. intended
C. have intended D. intending
3. A. be
C. have been

B. been
D. being

4. A. has given B. gave
C. will be giving D. gives
5. A. make
B. to make
C. have made D. will make
6. A. but
C. as

B. however
D. so

7. A. had been rescuing
B. rescues
C. will rescue
D. has rescued
8. A. my
B. our
C. your
D. her
9. A. will be
B. was
C. has been

D. had been

10. A. reschedules
B. will reschedule
C. has been rescheduled


Due to unforeseen circumstances the presenter of this workshop is
unable to attend the conference today. Therefore please note that the
workshop (10)…..instead, it (11) …..taking place on Wednesday
morning at 10:45 in room G11. This information will (12) ….. be posted
on the notice boards in the foyer.

D. will have been
rescheduled
11. A. will be B. has been
C. had
D. was
12. A. then B. nevertheless
C. however D. also

PREPOSITIONS
Choose the best possible answer

1. “Did you leave your high school … October, 1996?”
“No, I left my high school ………. November 23rd, 1996.”
A. in/on
B.on/on
C. in/in
D. on/in

2. What time did they arrive……………the airport?
A. in
B. at
C. to
D. into
3. The airplane is flying ……………the town.
A. over
B. through
C. above
D. on
4. Tom‟s away at the moment. He‟s ……………holiday in France.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. for
5. Yesterday, they walked……………the school gate without seeing me.
A. past
B. in front of
C. behind
D. opposite
6. The convention starts ………. 12.30 p.m. …………………. Wednesday.
A. at/on
B. at/in
C. in/on
D. at/at
7. My house is …………… Tran Hung Dao street. It is ……………the post office.
A. on/across
B. in/beyond
C. at/opposite
D. on/opposite

8. The cat walked slowly……………the wall.
A. in front of
B. on top of
C. along
D. through
9. I love sitting ……….….the beach watching people swimming ……..…….the sea.
A. in/in
B. on/in
C. on/on
D. in/on
10. Our flat is……………the second floor of the building. It is ……………the travel
agency.
A. above/above
B. in/on
C. above/on
D. on/above
11. She goes shopping …….every Sunday.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. x
12. I‟ll see you …….eight o‟clock …….next Monday.
A. at/on
B. at / x
C. on/on
D. at/in
13. I submitted my assignment to the instructor …….Tuesday morning.
A. on
B. in
C. at

D. about
14. I like the picture ………. the wall ………. the meeting room.
A. at/at
B. in/in
C. in/on
D. on/in
15. I put the ladder……………the wall and climbed ……………the roof of the house.
A. up/in
B. against/into
C. against/onto
D. on/down

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