Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10 pts)
a. I was given a present (1 ) ________ my birthday (2) ________ my friend.
b. I'm sick and tired (3) ______ all the arguments.
c. Keep off the grass! You’re not allowed to walk or lie (4) ______ it.
d. Please run a bath (5) ______ me. I’ll be home (6) ______ ten minutes.
e. One of the men left (7) ______ paying his share of the bill. How could he do that?
f. Last Sunday I was invited (8)________his wedding party.
g. We all laughed, (9) ______ the exception (1 0) ______ Alice.
h. He was more famous (11) _______ an artist (12) _______ the age of thirty.
i. His wallet was stolen (13) _____ his pocket while he was travelling (14) _____ the bus.
j. If you don't warm (15) ____ before exercising, you risk injuring yourself.
k. I used weedkiller to get rid (16) ____ the weeds (1 7) ____ the garden.
l. After so many years of war, there was a great desire (18) _____ peace.
m. When I got home from school I changed (19) _____ (20) _____ my uniform and put on my casual clothes.
1/ A. chemist B. change C. child D. cheap 2/ A. fork B. world C. sport D. north 3/ A. plenty B. fairy C. sky D. weekly 4/ A. feather B. head C. healthy D. meat 5/ A. much B. cute C. cut D. sun 6/ A. soften B. fifteen C. enter D. party 7/ A. now B. how C. know D. down 8/ A. this B. mine C. file D. night 9/ A. when B. settle C. become D. fellow 10/ A. where B. here C. fear D. dear
S/es 1. A. cups B. stamps C. books D. pens 2. A. houses B. faces C. hates D. places 3. A. dates B. bags C. photographs D. speaks 4. A. parents B. brothers C. weekends D. feelings 5. A. dishes B. oranges C. experiences D. chores
Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
a. You should take his remarks (1)____ a pinch of salt. He is known for being economical (2)____ the truth.
b. I joked (3)____ her (4)____ the impression that she was my age.
c. Despite her fear that he would seek revenge, she decided to testify (5)____ him (6) ____ Congress.
e. The witness agreed to speak (9)____ condition (10)____ anonymity.
f. Having pondered (11)____ the case for several days, the detective finally managed to (12)____ all the traces.
g. Although they were skeptical (13)____ her ability, they permitted her to operate (14)____ the patient.
h. His father was angry because he had made bulk purchases (15)____ scant regard (16)____ the family budget.
i. (17)____ the cold light of day, her perspective (18)____ the problem changed.
j. An indicator (19)____ economic performance is Gross Domestic Product, or GDP (20)____ short.
Exercise 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. bulky B. earbud C. debut D. judge 2. A. travelled B. played C. cleaned D. wanted 3. A. liked B. backed C. encouraged D. reversed 4. A. clips B. recordings C. views D. manners 5. A. writers B. laughs C. loves D. awards 6 A. guest B. manage C. prodigy D. teenager 7. A. single B. music C. contest D. release 8. A. version B. process C. modest D. contestant 9. A. reference B. remote C. reaction D. creation 10. A. chore B. chance C. child D. stomach 11. A. animal B. benefit C. breadwinner D. celebrity 12. A. household B. honest C. handicapped D. headphone 13. A. motivated B. prioritize C. confident D. conflict 14. A. sibling B. conservative C. counsellor D. casual 15. A. determine B. versatile C. dynamite D. profile 16. A. educate B. debate C. passionate D. state17. A. best B. contest C. dearest D. chest 18. A. want B. applicant C. tenant D. vacant 19. A. passionate B. imitate C. fortunate D. approximate 20. A. development B. indent C. establishment D. employment
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced diff 1. A. father 2. A. beat 3. A. hit 4. A. far 5. A. breakfast 6. A. like 7. A. but 8. A. talked 9. A. worked 10. A. lays 11. A. waited 12. A. roses 13. A. languages 14. A. sees 15. A. widens 16. A. tombs 17. A. books B. marvellous B. realize B. interest B. study B. beat B. hit B. study B. painted B. stopped B. says B. mended B. villages B. rabies B. sports B. referees B. lamps B. floors II. Choose the correct answer: 1. The peasant leads the..............to the A. horse 2. The Earth.. A. go 3. Lan enjoys.. B. buffalo .....around the Sun. B. gos ..American novels. B. to read A. reads 4. ..do you often get up? At 5:30. A. How 5. B. What time .do I take the medicine? Every four hours. A. How far 6. My father... A. goes 7. The alarm goes off at 4:30. A. goes wrong 8. Look! The baby A. is crying B. How much .to HCM City last week. B. go B. goes away B. are crying 9. My father pump water... ...the filed. A. to 10. He passed the exam with.. success B. into B. flying colors C. target C. meat C. heat C. cousin C. eating C. minute C. put C. asked C. force C. stays C. objec C. apple C. assun C. pools C. sacks C. brake C. comb field everyday. C. dog C. goes C. read C. Wher C. How C. went C. rings C. was c C. for C. brigh . Marie Curie haboured the dream. A on R with ..a scientific career. C for
Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
a. The ladder looks unstable. It (1. fall) ______ apart. I wish I (2. have) ______ enough time to do something
about it.
b. My teacher was not at home when I (3. arrive) ______. She (4. just/ go) ______ out.
c. By the time he (5. return) ______ next year, his daughter (6. already/ leave) ______ school.
d. I (7. never/ read) ______ any novels (8. write) ______ by a Korean author.
e. She (9. walk) ______ all the way home. That's why she (10. be) ______ tired now.
f. I dislike living in London because it (11. rain/ always) ______.
g. The plane had taken off before they (12. arrive) ______ at the airport yesterday.
h. The children seemed (13. be) ___ surprised to hear the news.
i. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (14. write) ______ a letter to my friends in Texas.
j. The Titanic (15. cross) ______ the Atlantic when it (16. strike) ______ an iceberg.
k. Ted: It is so hot in here!
Sarah: I (17. turn) ______ the air-conditioning on.
l. By the time he stopped at the first gas station, he (18. drive) ______ for three hours.
m. Wind (19. come) ______ from differences in air pressure.
n. My brother is the only one (20. realize) ______ the danger.
B. WRITING:Fill in each blank with a suitable word:
1.I arrived__________ the airport quite early
.2.The meeting is _______ 9 o’clock _______ Monday
.3.His alarm clock goes __________ at 5.30 every day.
4.What time do you oftenget up __________ the morning?
5.The Pikes live _____ farming. They work hard ______ the field every day.Use the correct form of the words in bracket:
Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position the of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. digital B. personal C. excellent D. electric
2. A. similar B. symbolic C. effective D. eternal
3. A. successful B. cognitive C. different D. wonderful
4. A. efficient B. exciting C. distracting D. portable
5. A. convenient B. permanent C. attractive D. important
6. A. modernize B. organize C. indicate D. continue
7. A. graduate B. develop C. consider D. enable
8. A. concentrate B. benefit C. understand D. mobilize
9. A. introduce B. stimulate C. recognize D. emphasize
10. A. exercise B. volunteer C. calculate D. interview
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