A. Gap-Filling
I. Fill in the gap with an appropriate preposition
a. Last night I was (1 ) the kitchen when I lost my glasses. I looked
(2 ) all the shelves and (3 ) all the cupboards. I thought I’d put
them (4 ) one of the drawers which are(5 ), but they weren’t there.
They certainly weren’t (6 ) the table or (7 ) the floor. Had I
left them (8 ) work? Were they (9 ) the car? Then I realized
where they were. They were (10 ) my nose.
b. I am fed up (11 ) this weather! Where’s the sunshine gone?
- I haven’t heard (12 ) Mary for ages. I am a bit worried (13 )
her.
- Are you good (14 ) literature? I am bad (15 ) it.
II.
I arrived (1 ) London at last. The railway station was big , black (2, ) dark. I
did (3 ) know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke
English very carefully , but very clearly as (4 ) The porter, however, couldn’t
understand (5 ). I repeated my questions several times and (6 ) last he
understood. He answered me neither slowly nor clearly.” I am a foreigner” I said.
Then he (7 ) slowly, but I couldn’t understand him. My teacher never
spoke English like that. The porter and (8 ) looked at each other (9 )
smiled. Then he said : “ you will soon learn English” he said. In England, each man
speaks different language. The English understand each other, but I don’t
understand (10 ) ! Do they speak English?
III.
Trees are useful (1 ) man in three important ways: They provide him (2 )
wood and other products: they gave him shade. And they help (3 ) prevent
droughts and floods. Unfortunately, (4 ) many parts of the world, man has
not realized that the third of these services is (5 ) most important.
Two thousand years (6 ) a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to
(7 ) warships, with which to gain itself and empire. It (8 )
the empire , but without its trees, its soil (9 ) hard and poor. When the

(1 ) in a winter storm. After the storm I sawed (2 ) the remains
of the tree to level (3 ) the ground. Some of the wood was rotten. Pieces
came away in my (4 ) But a good part of the wood was alive and
strong. I did not dig (5 ) the roots of the tree. I (6 ) them
in the ground.
Three months (7 ) , in spring, the old tree began to grow again. It grew
strong and beautiful, straight up (8 ) the side of the sawn –off part. The
color and smell of its heart-shaped (9 ) were exactly the same as
(10 ) of the old tree. I felt very happy.
VIII.
There (1 ) a bank robbery (2 ) central London yesterday. Just
before the closing time yesterday, a man (3 ) the Butcher Street Branch
(4 ) the National Westminster Bank. He was (5 ) a short gun, and
(6 ) a stocking mask (7 ) his head. There were only a few
(8 ) in the bank at the time. He made them (9 ) on the floor,
and (10 ) the cashier (11 ) put the (12 ) in the
sack. As he (13 ) leaving the security guard (14 ) to ring the
alarm. The robber shot (15 ) and the guard is now (16 )
Patrick’s hospital. (17 ) are trying to save his life. Last night the police
(18 ) a man in South of London. He is now helping the police
(19 ) their (20 )
IX. A carpet of many colors
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England is not a large (1 ). No town (2 ) England is very
far (3 ) the sea, and (4 ) English families (5 )
their summer holidays at (6 ) seaside. There are no high mountains in
England, no very (7 ) rivers and no very large forests.
There are many towns in (8 ) . No town is far from (9 ) . The
English between (10 )and the towns is like the (11 ) of
many (12 ) . In (13 ) and summer, the fields, meadows and

friends and found new interests. Many years (9 ) , five, ten, twenty
Mrs. Dobbins grew old. One morning in 1979 Jack came home. He held up the
morning (10 ) “ Not much news today, “ he said to his wife.
XIII.
The Kemp family lived (1 ) door to me. They were interesting and
intelligent people, but they (2 ) always getting into some sort of
trouble. It was usually either illness (3 ) accident , but there were other
things too. Their house (4 ) fire twice , and twice the whole family had to
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stay (5 ) me while repairs were made. The Kemp were always losing
things, important things (6 ) money or keys. Pictures often fell off the
(7 ) in their house; the children often fell out of their (8 ) at
night. I used to wake (9 ) in the mornings and think : “What strange
thing will happen(10 ) that family today?”
XIV.
Jane is unhappy at home and unhappy (1 ) work. She has a boring job and she
doesn’t (2 ) much money. Her boss says that he will give (3 ) a pay rise next
month, (4 ) he is not sure yet. She does not have a car and she goes to work
( 5 ) crowded buses every day. She does not have a flat, she ( 6 ) in a
small room above a noisy restaurant (7 ) the center of town. She finds it
(8 ) to sleep because the restaurant does not close until after midnight. She
thinks that she will go and live with her friend Wendy but she is not sure yet
(9 ) she likes living (10 ) her own.
XV.
The first human beings probably lived about two and a half million years ago. But
man did not begin to (1 ) history until he had invented writing only about 5,000
years ago. The period before man (2 ) to write is called “prehistory” and the
(3 ) “prehistory” refers to (4 ) who lived during that period .
Prehistory man (5 ) the first steps in building civilization. The (6 ) people
were all hunters. In time (7 ) learnt to plant crops and (8 ) animals

sea, wind, sun and too many tourists and hotels. I (9 ) my own flat
(10 ) four or five rooms but I’m seldom there. If I (11 ) there for a
day (12 ) two I prefer to ( 13 ) with my mother (14 )
grandmother. They live (15 ) a small house, (16 ) it is very
comfortable and my mother cooks (17 ) me. I like good, simple food. I have no
wife , no brothers or sisters and my father died when I was ten. He was an engineer
and I don’t (18 ) him very (19 ) . He liked music very much and
wanted (20 ) to become a musician.
XVIII.
An old porter had been (l —) for the railway (2———) a very long time. He was
standing in one of the big railway (3———) in London one morning, waiting for
travelers to ask him to (4——) them with their luggage, when he saw a small man
running towards the trains, (5——) a bag. The porter watched the man for a (6——)
seconds, and then the man saw the porter. He ran up to him and ( 7—) "can I catch
the 10.15 train to London, porter?" He was breathing and sounded worried. The old
porter looked at him for a moment and then said politely "well, sir I'd like to help
you, but I can't (8—) your question, because I don't (9—) how fast you can run along
the rails”. “You see," he explained, “the 10.15 train to London (10——) five minutes
ago”.
XIX.
The waltz is a well-known (1 ) popular dance, especially (2 )
adults. It is a dance (3 ) which dance partners whirl around the dance
floor in times (4 ) the music. It is a graceful and elegant form (5 )
dance and has been popular many years.
It was during (6 ) 18
th
century that the waltz (7 ) became
popular in Germany. Contrary (8 ) popular belief, the waltz was a
(9 ) dance. Today, however, a slower (10 ) of the
waltz has also become popular.

XXIII.
The country is (1 ) beautiful than a town and pleasanter (2 )
live in. Many people think so and go to the country(3 ) the summer
holidays though they can’t live (4 ) all the year round.
English villagers are not all alike, but (5 ) some ways they are not
very different (6 ) each other. Almost every village has a church, the
round or square tower of (7 ) can be seen many miles around.
Surrounding (8 ) church is the church yard (9 ) people are
buried.
The green village (10 ) a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are
(11 ) to it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages
(12 ) water brought through pipes each (13 )
Most villages are so close to some small towns (14 ) people can go
there to buy (15 ) they can’t find in the village shop.
XXIV.
Public transport (1 ) London (2, ) expensive. The fare depends
(3 ) the distance of the journey: you can’t buy books of tickets
(4 ) advance. Children (5 ) sixteen pay half, and those under
five (6 ) free.
(7 ) the underground railway you buy your tickets (8 ) a
machine or a ticket office, and give it (9 ) at the (10 ) of the
journey.
XXV.
Freddy liked to go to the countryside to draw animals and plants. One day, while
(1 ) across a field, looking (2 ) rabbits to draw, he was so
(3 ) in thought that he did not (4 ) a bull running
towards him . About a hundred metres (5 ) was a tree under
(6 ) he usually sat to draw.
Suddenly, he heard a (7 ) noise behind him. It was the bull ! he knew that
a bull could run much (8 ) than a man, but he also knew a bull could

1.much 2. out 3. difficult 4.his 5. gave
6. make 7. so 8. singing 9. needn’t 10. more
11. retired 12. oldest 13. took 14. although 15. who
16. made 17. for 18. any 19. unless 20. did
1. There are no trains today ,…………… we have to go by car.
2. The teacher says we……………… go to school tomorrow.
3. Hunger and lack of sleep ……………… bad-tempered.
4. We needn’t take……………equipment ,the school provides it.
5. Tropical regions receive …………… rain.
6. Tom is the …………… of the three brothers.
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7. I didn’t need to catch the bus this morning , because Vic ……………me a lift
8. The woman …………….I spoke to wasn’t very polite.
9. I admire people who can speak …………….than one language.
10. ……………he seemed a friendly person , I didn’t like him.
11. He wanted to know why I took ………… wallet.
12. He started work…………….the company two months ago.
13. It…………… me the whole evening to finish the report.
14. My company……………. a lot of profits 5 years ago.
15. The more famous he was the more …………….for him to avoid reporters.
16. …………… someone puts more coal on , the fire will go out.
17. A …………….person is paid a pension.
18. Now men and women remain single longer than they once ……………
19. Have you got a light ? My cigarette’s gone………………
20. Will you stop …………… while I am talking ?
III.
1. at the
end.
2. off 3 .on 4.air-conditioned 5.all my life
6.used to 7. seasons 8. in 9.in the back 10. handsome

14. terrible
17. on
18. for
8
3. enough for
4.reserve
7. reduced
8. a
11. anyone
12. make
15. ashore
16. inflation
19. included
20. has
1. Mr Foster will get back from Chicago ……………the tenth of January.
2. I ………………2 letters this morning .
3. If I …………… a day off tomorrow , I would go to the beach.
4. Listen! there is ………………at the front door now.
5. Mr. Brown didn’t talk to ……………… about his problem .
6. Is the river deep …………………swimming ?
7. You didn’t have to pay any airport taxes . They are ……………….in the price.
8. It’s an excellent ……………………holiday.
9. I can’t give you the job because you no …………………….
10 Every country ………………….an army to defend the people.
11. Taxes are much too high in this country . They should be…………………
12. More and more oil has been found and being brought ………………….
13. Because of ……………………prices are rising quickly.
14. You are making a ………………… mistake.
15. Hello! Can I ………………….an appointment to see the doctor.
16. Five thousand men ………………….strike.

5. The horses are ready ………………….today’s big race.
6. You will get a parking ……………… if you leave the car here .
7. All the traffic ………………….have gone home .
8. I’ve run ………………….cash.
9. I’ve got a spare……………… of petrol in my truck.
10. After you…………… the speech , we’ll have the lunch .
11. There may be …………………showers .
12. We need ……………… tea tonight .
13. We aren’t ……………….enough to travel everywhere by taxi.
14. Why don’t you ………………your coat ? It’s rather hot in here .
15. If a person wants to get a tube of toothpaste , he’ll probably go to …………….
16. I checked the answers . Two of ……………… were wrong.
17. All the food …………………on the table now .
18. These parts of the road ………………… dangerous in wet weather .
19. I told him not ………………….all the money .
20. I saw something …………………from the ceiling .
VI.
1. so many
2.hasn’t
3.put off
4. so
5.an appointment
6. possible
7.inherited
8.announced
9. soil
10.such people
11.selfish
12.could be
13.surgent

2.is
3. at
4. lives
5. age
6. travelling
7. on
8. will find
9. owns
10. reading
11. reached
12. won’t
13. was
14. for
15. wants
16. their
17.sitting
18. a few
19. little
20. seems
1. Several centuries ago people …………………in those hills .
2. If you go to see him now , you…………………. out the truth .
3. Does Peter own that car ? No , I think his brother ……………….it now .
4. Just before we ………………….London there was a violent storm .
5. We went to his town , but there nothing interesting to see .
6. Their minds are empty and their future………………… hopeless .
7. In the newspaper there ……………… a lot of news about the earthquake .
8. We must give the pupils an opportunity to find ……………own solution to the
problem .
9. Everyone in the world………………….to lead a happy life.
10. Hurry up ! We’ve got ……………… time .

20. for
1. Steel is……………………than wood .
2. It cost me ……………………money to furnish the house .
3. This pen is no good . Please take it and give……………………
4. Is there ……………………” m ” in that word ?
5. I wish I ………………….in Canada
6. This is the second time he…………………… her book .
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7. One of the players………………late
8. Every…………………….to play one game or another .
9. This sweater is ………………… big for me . I want a small size .
10. There is no one in the house , …………………….?
11. Our last two lessons were…………………….long .
12. You ………………… your shirt. There is a hole in the left sleeve .
13. I usually go out ………………dinner with a friend .
14. The plane crashed …………………the tree behind me .
15. We got there just ……………….time to see the end of the programme .
16. It’s very nice ………………….you to come to see us .
17. I was furious , and shouted ………………….the student .
18. He will take my cousin …………………… him .
19. The salesman was very rude……………………the girl .
20. He told me to shut ……………………and get out .
IX.
1. history
2.answered
3.in
4 box
5. an
6.rent
7.occasionally

18. Could I have a ………………of tissues, please ?
19. I’d like a ………………… of cigarettes
20 If we use another’s house , we must pay……………………
X.
1.pleased 5.to 9. more 13. the 17. less
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2.you
3.strong enough
4more carefully
6. find
7.does
8.of
10. at
11.glasses of
12.about
14. from
15. after
16 aren’t I
18.very
19. came
20. anyone
1. Who does this coat belong……………………?
2. Have a nice holiday. Take care……………… yourself .
3. He’s very selfish . He doesn’t care……………… other people .
4. I look stupid with this haircut . Everyone will laugh …………… me .
5. She’s very old . She needs someone to look ……………….her .
6. I didn’t have any money . I had to borrow some …………… a friend of mine.
7. He is …………………to do such work.
8. They asked me where I …………… from ;so I said ‘London” .
9. After the meeting the speakers were given ……………………beer .

a. to b. for c. with d. by
10. Esther is looking the book that she lost
a. for b. after c. into d. over
11. They walked hand-in-hand the side of the canal
a. along b. past c. at d. on
12. Linda works the post office
a. by b. to c. at d. on
13. Can you come our party
a. for b. till c. to d. toward
14. We arrive the station half an hour late
a. in b. at c. on d. to
15. I often return my old hometown
a. at b. back c. to d. towards
D. Rewrite the following sentences:
I.
1. Can you tell me the way to the bank?
Can you tell me
2. Her health became worse in her old age
Her health didn’t
3. Everybody wishes to live happily.
Who doesn’t
4. What is the price of your car?
How much
5. Mary is an excellent dancer.
Mary
6. There is no one who does not know it
Everybody
7. I can’t swim as well as Tom
Tom
8. The weather is probably not going to change

6. They heard him make an interesting remark.
He
7. What should one do in such cases?
What should
8. We spent an hour digging the garden
It
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IV.
1. She is a very graceful girl
What !
2. How fast he runs!
He is
3. Remember to take care of yourself
Don’t
4. Don’t forget to go to the meeting on time
Remember
5. She heard the song and she felt homesick.
The song made
6. We work all the day and we have no time to spare
Our work makes
7. Everybody is fond of spring because of its ideal weather.
Everybody
8. She likes drinking coffee.
She is
V.
1. I remembered and she remembered.
I
2. He didn’t forget and she didn’t forget
He
3. She and I have never been there before

1. There is a lot of frog today
It’s
2. I was very interested in our conversation
It was very interesting
3. This journey has been tiring
It
4. We met in 1798. Do you remember?
Do you remember
5. John borrowed Janet’s bicycle
Janet
6. She knows how to draw well
She is good
7. If you walk slowly, it takes longer to get there.
The more
8. Bob is a much better swimmer than George
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George can’t
VIII.
1. “When did you go to school?”
She wanted
2. I lent my car to that man.
That’s
3. They’ve been living here for six years now.
They moved
4. One of my cousins is spending the weekend with us.
A cousin
5. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday
I would rather
6. We got lost because we didn’t have a map
If we

Would you
5. He worked out the answer. It was clever of him.
It was
6. They don’t take any part in local life. It’s silly of them
It’s
7. He can’t refuse their invitation. It would look rude.
It would
8. He’s eager. He wants to help us with anyway he can
He’s
XI.
1. Lan is 16 years old. Nam is 14 years old.
Nam
2. This activity is interesting. A book report is interesting
A book report
3. Lan speaks English better than Hung
Hung
4. I am too busy. I can’t wait for you
I am
5. He drives carefully.
He is
6. I will come to see you. I have spare time.
If I
7. To learn English is very interesting.
It’s
8. Miss Susan Pike is a good singer
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Miss Susan Pike sings
XII.
1. His hobby is to collect stamps
He enjoys

8. We have seen that film twice because it’s very interesting
That film is so
XIV.
1. He has to go to work by train because he has difficulty in parking near his
office
Why ?
2. Paper is made from soft material called pulp
What ?
3. Nam’s class held a discussion about using paper last week
What ?
4. Nam and Lan spend their holidays on a farm twice a year.
How often ?
5. This child drinks 5 glasses of milk a day
How much ?
6. They were fond of listening to pop music yesterday
What ?
7. I don’t know how long they will stay at the birthday party?
How long ?
8. I’ve lost my purse on my way home
What ?
XV.
1. I’d like to read books better than to watch TV
I’d
2. “Don’t come to class too late, Mary” said the teacher
The teacher wanted
3. I didn’t invite Alice to lunch in the canteen
Alice
.
4. She is very busy. She has no time to go the cinema
She is

5. When I grow up, I’m going to be a ballet dancer. I love dancing. I go dancing
three times a week. I’m going to travel all over the world and I’m going to
learn French and Russian because I want to dance in Paris and Moscow.
6. We have long, cold winters and short, hot summers here in Canada. We have
a holiday home near the lake, so in summer I go sailing a lot and I play
baseball. But in winter I often play ice hockey and go ice skating. My
favourite season is autumn.
7. Our house is quite old, about fifty years old. It’s quite near to the city center.
We have a living room, quite a big kitchen and three bedrooms, but the room
we all love is our family room.
8. Mattie Smith is 91 years old . She lives alone in Atlanta, Georgia. She start
her day at 7:30. First she has a bath, next she cleans the house, and then she
sit outside on her verandah and thinks about her past life. Then she writes
poems about it.
9. Now in my job, I travel around the world, and I like all kind of food. But my
favourite food is a full English breakfast. Bacons, eggs, sausage, mushrooms,
tomatoes and of course toast. I love it, not everyday but when I’m home we
have it every Sunday.
10. When I graduate, I want to be a teacher. I want to work for an elementary
school because I love little kids. I will teach them how to read, write, do
maths and sing. I will spend most of my time at school. I will not marry until
I’m 30 years old.
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11. Last Sunday, my friends went to the cinema to see a film but I did not. I
stayed at home to study English as my English is still poor.
12. Although we are very busy learning, we often find time to write letter to our
parents to tell them about our studies and our life in the boarding school.
13. Listening, speaking , reading and writing are all important skills but most
English learners find listening and writing the most difficult ones.
14. Next summer, our father will take us to HCM city for your holidays. We plan

a. to travel b. travel c. traveling d. traveled
2. Your hair is long. It needs
a. cutting b. to cut c. cut d. has cut
3. When we left thirsty, we stopped
a. drink b. to drink c. drinking d. drank
4. If I understood the question, I give the teacher the correct answer
a. shall b. would c. will d. have
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5. Have you ever to Ho Chi Minh city? Yes, Two times
a. been b. gone c. visited d. come
6. This is the place the accident occurred
a. which b. gone c. where d. on which
7. I helped my daughter her homework
a. finish b. finishes c. to finish d. finished
8. We had better an umbrella when we go out. It looks like it’s going
to rain
a. taken b. took c. takes d. take
9. Listen to what I am saying,
a. don’t you b. will you c. would you d. do you
10. time do you spend learning English everyday
a. How much b. How manyc. How long
11. This orange tastes
a. sweetly b. sweety c. sweet d. sweets
12. without milk is yours
a. Coffee b. the coffee c. a coffee
13. My mother is a busy woman that she needs a helper.
a. so b. very c. such d. with
14. Everyone had at the picnic
a. good time b. a good time c. good times d. better times
15. She left her job the reasons she explained