ENGLISH PRACTICE 30

IV. Complete the following sentences with one

preposition/particle for each blank. Write your answers on
your answer sheet.   
1. Kate fell ___out____ with her boyfriend and they stopped
seeing each other.  Bất đồng, bất hòa với ai
2. I’ve taken this watch __to_____ pieces, and now I can’t put
it together again. (to piece: rách, xé, vỡ thành từng mảnh) 
3. I’m sure my brother will never get married because he
hates the feeling of being tied __down___.  (rang buộc 
4. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to catch up__ on_
what she missed why she was away.  (catch up on: với kịp,
theo kịp)
5. I don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the
meeting. I failed to get my point ___across____.(point across:
to make people understand what one is saying)
ENGLISH PRACTICE 32
IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition. (10 points)
1.………on……… behalf of the department I would like to thank
you all.(on behalf of: đại diện cho)
2. Many people expressed a strong preference ………for…. the
original plan.
3. They were refused  entrance ……to…… the exhibition .
4. He graduated ………from…….. York with a degree in
Psychology.
5. We had an argument ……with…….. the waiter about the
bill.
6. She complimented him …on……….. his exellent German.
7. She sacrificed everything ……for………. her children.
8. Sit down and make yourself ……at………. home.
9. He works away ……from……… home during the week.
10. The searchers spread ……out……. to over the area faster.
ENGLISH PRACTICE 33
Part 4: Fill in each of the gaps with the correct preposition
or particle. Write your answers in the numbered spaces
provided below the passage. (10 pts)
The show was fully booked (51) _up_(to make a
reservation) for weeks, and when it opened last night, the
public poured (52) __in_(đổ xô)_ and very soon the London
Arts Center was packed (53) __out_(to make a place very
full). But why? What did they come to see? They came to see
human beings take (54) __off__ circus animals, men in cat
suits who stood (55) __in___ for(to do sth that b else was
going to do because they cannot be there) real lions and
tigers. The show was put (56) __on___ by its creators to
protest (57) __against(an act of showing that u strongly
disagree with sth often standing somewhere and shouting,
carrying signs,vv) traditional circuses and to send a message
about cruelty to animals. The show was timed to tie (58)
_in___ with the National Protection of Animals Week. It was
a good idea, but the standard of the performances was third-
rate and an embarrassing number of people simply walked
(59) __out___ before it ended. There were some amusing
moments when the performers sent (60) __up___ typical
circus folks, but overall it was a dismal(sad and without hope)
show. Despite the large turnout for the show’s first night, I
doubt it will attract many people during the rest of its seven-
day run.
ENGLISH PRACTICE 34
bring out do up         slow down       save
up               hang over
mix up         grow up                 go with                
 dress up       run for
1.  Silence ___the theatre as the audience awaited the
opening curtain with expectation and excitement. 
2.  Having seen a sharp bend ahead, Tim pressed hard on the
brake pedal to ___.
3.  Charles Dickens was born near Portsmouth, Hampshire on
7 February 1812, but relocated to and ___ in Camden Town
in London. 
4.  Barrack Obama has decided to ___ the American
presidency in the election that will take place next year.
5.  Because I hate ___ my shoes, I have bought a pair of shoes
without any laces. 
6.  Sarah wanted to buy some curtains that would ___ his
furniture, so she had brought a photo of her sofa with her to
the store. 
7.  Kate had been ___ in order to buy a new laptop, but then
she decided to use the money on the guitar lessons instead. 
8.  Even though two of the bands are dead, a new ‘The
Beatle’ album called Love was recently ___.
9.  Brendan was worried about having to ___ for the boss’
retirement dinner as he didn’t own any formal clothes. 
10. He ___ his grandmother’s phone number with his
girlfriend’s, which led to some embarrassment for him.
ENGLISH PRACTICE 35
1. Don't use pencils. Please write the letter ___ ink. 
2. My father made ____ his mind to settle in the South.
3. Minh couldn’t start his motor engine. I think it ran ____
fuel.
4. Time is off now. Please hand ____ your papers.
5. We invited 40 people to the party but only 23 turned ____ 
6.  That fish of yours has been in the fridge for weeks. It must
have gone ____ by now.
7.  He needed a model, someone to look ____ 
8.  Uncle Tom is an idiot, but I only have to put ____ him
once a year.
9.  I don’t like to make friends with the person who always
runs ____ his old friends.
10. These two men’s farms are adjacent ____ each other.
ENGLISH PRACTICE 48
31. I know ________ experience that I do my best work early
in the morning. 
32. I am astonished ________ the way my students can
spend all night at the disco and still remember their
prepositions next morning. 
33. Is it possible to insure yourself ________ nuclear attack?
34. At school today, we had a long discussion _______ the
best way to learn a foreign language.
35. “How can I discourage my boyfriend _______ trying to
kiss me all the time?” “Eat plenty of garlic.”
36. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim _______ the target,
and try not to kill anyone.
37. Small children should be watched ____________
carefully.
38. Would you give up your country cottage __________ a
town flat?
39. He’ll inherit the money when he comes ______________
age.
40. The performance on the first night came
______________ pretty.