3. Prepositions of place and time – Giới từ chỉ nơi chốn và thời gian

Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition: (in – on – at – for – during)

Vegetables and fruits are good __________ your health.

He stayed at home __________ the weekend.

You should rest __________ at least 8 hours every night.

1. Many villagers were _____________ to public shelters to avoid the volcanic eruption.

            A. provided                 B. evacuated                           C. given                           D. carried

2. A _____________ - a very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel - can suck up anything

            A. tornado                   B. typhoon                              C. blizzard                                   D. Tsunami

3. We sent _____________ robots to help look for the victims after the earthquake.  

            A. doctor                     B. rescue                                 C. servant                                     D. household

4. The thick fog _____________ out any possibility of our plane taking off before this morning.

            A. ruled                       B. struck                                  C. stamped                                   D. crossed 

5.  Everyone scarcely reads these spam advertisements on this website, _____________?

            A. don’t they               B. doesn’t he                           C. do they                             D. does he

6. This girl never helps her parents with chores and _____________.

            A. so does her little brother                                        B. neither does her little brother

            C. her little brother does, too                                      D. her little brother does, either

7. At the party last Sunday, Fred ate _____________ oysters as Barney.

            A. three times as many                                              B. three times as much   

            C. three times many as                                               D. three time as more 

8.  Her father would like to have _____________ sports shoes to run in the park.

            A. medium grey Japanese leather comfortable          B. comfortable medium grey Japanese leather

            C. comfortable leather Japanese grey medium          D. medium leather comfortable grey Japanese    

9. He has two bookstores. One is in Hanoi, _____________ is in Ho Chi Minh.

            A. other                       B. the others                            C. the other                            D. another

10. Unluckily, he lost the race because he _____________ petrol on the last lap last week.

            A. got out of                B. ran out of                            C. looked out of               D. came up with

11. The residents of the village are leading a happy life _____________ lacking modern facilities.

            A. because of              B. although                             C. because                                   D. despite      

12. I’m sorry I can’t go to the movies with you this weekend - I’m up to my _____________ in work.

            A. ears                         B. hands                                  C. eyes                                     D. arms

13. The craftsmen have _____________ a positive contribution to preserving traditional village craft.

            A. taken                      B. given                                  C. made                           D. done 

14. That girl is a natural singer with a voice that is as clear as _____________.

             A. a bell                     B. a mirror                              C. a waterfall                                  D. a lake

Join the two sentences using either...or

Perhaps John has forgotten about our meeting. Perhaps he's got lost

John has.......................................................................................................................

Some nights my dad cooks. Some nights he washes up.

Every night, my dad.................................................................................................

Join the two sentences using neither...nor

Carol doesn't have a car. She also doesn't have a motorbike.

Carol...............................................................................................................................

Al doesn't play tennis. He doesn't watch it on TV.

Al......................................................................................................................................