language focus unit 8 lớp 12

II. GRAMMAR (Ngữ pháp)
Exercise 1: Choose the appropriate prepositions.
(Chọn giới từ thích hợp.)
1. Luckily, you are in/on time for the meeting.
=> Luckily, you are on time for the meeting.

2. Many people are dying of/by various types of cancer.
=> Many people are dying of various types of cancer.
3. I will not be here next week. I am going to be on/in business in Mexico.
=> I will not be here next week. I am going to be on business in Mexico.

4. At/In the end of the book, they get married and live happily ever after.
=> At the end of the book, they get married and live happily ever after.
5. Thank you for everything you’ve done. You are a true friend of/to me.
=> Thank you for everything you’ve done. You are a true friend to me.
6. I can’t believe in/to you. You always let me down.
=> I can’t believe to you. You always let me down.
7. I have warned you on/about the difficulties you have to face when applying
for the job.

=> I have warned you about the difficulties you have to face when applying
for the job.

8. Britney Spears is famous by/for her beautiful face and sweet voice.
=> Britney Spears is famous for her beautiful face and sweet voice.
9. The bookshop is among/between the chemist’s and the butcher's
and across/opposite the library.


=> The bookshop is between the chemist’s and the butcher's
and opposite the library.

10. Next year, I am going to set married to/with John and we are going to move
to Bristol.
=> Next year, I am going to get married with John and we are going to
move to Bristol.

Exercise 2: Put a / an / the or ∅ in each space to complete the following
sentences.
(Điền a/an /the hoặc không từ nào vào mỗi chỗ trống để hoàn thành những câu
sau.)
1. We went by……………….train to the west of England.
=> We went by train to the west of England.
2. …………..people who live in ………….Scotland are called………..Scots.
=> People who live in Scotland are called Scots.
3. ………….Columbus was one of………….first people to
cross……….Atlantic.
=> Columbus was one of the first people to cross Atlantic.
The first ... và the the Atlantics
4. Davis learned to play………….. violin when he was at……..university.
=> Davis learned to play the violin when he was at university.

5. Did you read………….. book I lent you…………..last week?
=> Did you read the book I lent you last week?
6. Is that ………… present Bill gave you for……….Christmas?
=> Is that the present Bill gave you for Christmas?
The present vì món quà đã xác định rồi (cả 2 đều biết)


7. …….. computer has already changed………….our lives dramatically.
=>The computer has already changed our lives dramatically.

8. there was……….. accident yesterday at ………corner of……….street.
=> there was an accident yesterday at the corner of the street.

9. I need ………….time to think about ……..offer you gave me.
=> I need time to think about the offer you gave me.
The offer đã xác định rồi
10. …………..little knowledge is……….dangerous thing.
=> A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.