EXERCISE FOR UNIT 4
I. Complete the sentences with prepositions of time: in, at, on, before, between, after.
1. I’ll see you __________the evening.
2. Mozart was born __________Salzburg__________1756.
3. What do you usually do __________Sunday? We often go for long walks in the country __________weekends.
4. They got married __________21st April 2002.
5. I’m usually free __________ 8pm and 10pm.
6. The course begins __________12May and ends sometime __________August.
7. She doesn’t like travelling __________night.
8. I’ll leave __________ 7 o’clock, so you should call me __________7.
9. My English class finishes __________7.30. let’s meet __________ 7.30.
10. Do you give each other presents __________Christmas?
11. There are usually a lot of parties __________ New Year’s Eve.
II. Word form:
1. The _______________ of the photographic studio was expensive. (equip)
2. I was so _______________about the football match last night. (excitement)
3. Ao dai is a kind of _______________costume of Vietnam. (tradition)
4. He is very proud of his _______________. (wise)
5. His father soon died because of a _______________heart. (break)
6. Don’t be foolish and _______________ (greed)
7. _______________, I lost all my money on the way home. (fortune)
8. It is always _______________to write down important points. (wisdom)
9. Every student was very _______________ about the holiday. (excite)
10. A fairy appeared and _______________changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes. (magic)
11. When the _______________ failed, he struck the match to find the candles. (electric)
12. She was _______________enough to believe him. (fool)
13. All the dancers wore_______________ costumes. (tradition)
14. My uncle is an _______________engineer. (electrify)
15. You made a wise _______________ when you choose to study Spanish. (decide) III. Rewrite these sentences with “used to” :
1. There was a big tree in this field, but now there isn’t any tree.
ð ______________________________________________________________ 2. I often went swimming , but now I don’t go any more.
ð ______________________________________________________________ 3. My father gave up smoking two years ago, but now he doesn’t any longer. ð ______________________________________________________________
4. There was a movie theater here but now it closes.
ð ______________________________________________________________
5. My sister often played tennis a lot, but she doesn’t play very often now. ð ______________________________________________________________ 6. When I was a child, I studied hard, but now don’t any more.
ð ______________________________________________________________
7. I lived on a farm once, but I don’t any more.
ð ______________________________________________________________ 8. John lived in Scotland, but now he lives in London.
ð ______________________________________________________________ IV. Choose the correct answer:
1. _______________is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
a. Novel b. Fiction c. Folktale d. Legend
2. I _______________tennis a lot, but I don’t play very often now.
a. used to play b. use to play c. am used to play d. play
3. My grandma _______________us when my parents were away from home.
a. looked after b. looked for c. looked at d. looked up
4. Oh, that’s nice! Where _______________ it?
a. do you buy b. will you buy c. did you buy d. you buy
5. She feels _______________that we didn’t tell her the truth.
a. cruel b. greedy c. upset d. happy
6. The office will be closed _______________Christmas and New Year.
a. at b. between c. before d. after
7. His wife _______________ five years ago.
a. die b. died c. dies d. was dying
8. We usually open our present _______________ midnight.
a. in b. at c. on d. when
9. The committee decided _______________the offer.
a. to accept b. for accepting c. accepting d. accept
10. He died _______________ a heart attack.
a. with b. of c. because d. by
Complete the sentence with one preposition of time: in, at, on, after, before, between
1. Minh was born....in............. Hue...in........... 200
2. What do you usually do....on............. Sunday?
3. They got married......on...... 20 December 2002
4. I'm usually free....between.......... 8pm and 10pm
5. The course begins....on............. 12 May and sometimes ends....in.......... August
6. She doesn't like travelling...at................night by car
7. I'll live..........at..... 7 o'clock tomorrow, so I should call me....before......?
8. Do you give each other present......at.............. Christmas?
9. There are usually a lot of parties.....after................. New year's Eve
1. Minh was born.......in........ Hue......in....... 200
2. What do you usually do........on......... Sunday?
3. They got married.....on....... 20 December 2002
4. I'm usually free......at........ 8pm and 10pm
5. The course begins........on......... 12 May and sometimes ends......in........ August
6. She doesn't like travelling..........at.......night by car
7. I'll live.......at........ 7 o'clock tomorrow, so I should call me....after ......?
8. Do you give each other present.......at.......... Christmas?
9. There are usually a lot of parties........in........ New year's Eve