Teacher : Quynh Nhu
PRACTICE TEST 17
Make the correct choice:
1..Let’s go ______ a ride to the countryside.
a.in b.with c.for d.by
2..We borrowed these text books ______ the library.
a.from b.in c.at d.for
3.Miss O’shay felt sorry ______ her.
a.with b.about c.for d.at
4.Mark applied ______ a scholarship to study at Oxford University.
a.with b.for c.from d.to
5.She devoted all her life ______ science.
a.to b.with c.for d.of
6.Please listen carefully ______ what I have to say.
a.with b.of c.to d.about
7.John was ashamed ______ his bad spelling.
a.in b.about c.at d.of
8.Poor ______ they are, they live a happy life.
a.although b.as c.because d.since
9.John ______ in getting a visa to go to Spain.
a.was difficult b.was difficulty c.had difficulty d.met difficulty
10.Are they used ______ in Ho Chi Minh City ?
a.for travelling b.to travelling c.to travel d.travelling
11.He improves his listening skill ______ listening to English on the B.B.C.
a.with b.to c.by d.at
12.They objected ______ my buying that house.
a.to b.with c.at d.in
13.I’m tired ______ working in the hot weather and I can’t work quite well.
a.off b.from c.with d.by
14.All of you here are capable ______ doing that job.
a.of b.with c.by d.at

26.Those who ______ absent today must have a good excuse.
a.are b.is c.has been d.was
27.He has succeeded easily, ______ surprises us most.
a.that b.it c.which d.who
28.The tourists, many of ______ are American, wish to visit the former battles in
Vietnam. a.who b.whom c.that d.them
29.She was sitting in the garden ______ a book.
a.read b.and reading c.and read d.was reading
30.I came back home ______ very tired.
a.feeling b.felt c.was feeling d.and feeling
31.She came in ______ not to wake the baby.
a.so as b.such as c.as if d.if so
35.By the time you receive this letter, I ______ for Japan.
a.will leave b.will have left c.have left d.would have left
36. The computer has been in use since 1946.
a. using b. useless c. useful d. used
37. The computer has been considered as the marvel ________ the machine age.
a. in b. at c. of d. on
38. At times computers seem almost human.
a. Sometime b. sometimes c. Many times d. At the time
39. Some computers can work 500,000 times ________ any person can.
a. as faster as b. more faster than c. faster than d. more fastly than
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40. Can computer __________ our brains? – No, I don’t think so.
a. replace b. place c. take place d. be replaced
41. A computer can do simple computations _______ lighting speed and perfect accuracy.
a. on b. for c. at d. with
42. A computer can gather a wide range of information _________ many purposes.
a. in b. at c. for d. form

3. a. is b. are c. be d. being
4. a. at b. in c. on d. by
5. a. that b. which c. whose d. who
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6. a. pollution b. purity c. shortage d. problem
7. a. they b.that c.which d.where
8. a. litlle b.a few c.a little d.few
. Fill in each space with an appropriate preposition :
1. We walked _________ town _____ Sunday.
2. That bad boy threw rocks _________ my dog.
3. They arrived _________ the United State last year.
4. The pupils left their bicycle leaning _________ the wall.
5. Next month, I’m going to Scotland _________ a short holiday.
6. There was panic when people realized the building was _______ fire.
7. Are you afraid ______ ghost ?
8. He doesn’t understand the lesson because he is often late ______ school.
9. The school library is open ______ every students.
10. Your concept is different ________ mine.
11. Smoking is very harmful______ your health.
12. She was absent ______ school because she was very sick yesterday.
13. It’s stupid _________ her to go out without a coat.
14. What are you so angry _________ ?
15. I was satisfied _________ the present you gave me.
16. I’m not ashamed _________ what I did.
17. I feel sorry _________ Tom. He has no friends.
18. I’m a little short ________ money. Can you lend me some ?
19. I get fed up _________ doing the same thing everyday.
20. Why are you always so jealous _________ other people ?
21. A hammer is used ___________ driving in nails.

-If______________________________________________________________
15/She is a faster and more careless driver than I am.
-She drives______________________________________________________
16/How old do you think this building is?
-When do you think________________________________________________
17/He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Jane to his party.
-He wishes_______________________________________________________
18/This homework is so long that can ‘t finish it
-This is such ____________________________________________________
19/We spent five hours getting to the countryside.
It took _______________________________________________________
20/On arriving in Moscow, I sent a postcard to my friend.
-When I _______________________________________________________
21/I hope to see you at New year Eve.
-I’m looking forward _____________________________________________
22/It won’t be difficult to find his house.
-You won’t have any _____________________________________________
23/They cancelled the flight because it was foggy.
-Because of _____________________________________________________
24/ Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late.
-Because of ___________________________________________________
25/ It is necessary to learn English.
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