Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1. Most people have wondered if there is life beyond Earth ………………space.

2. A popular pastime while orbiting Earth is simply looking ………………the window.

3. Astronauts float ………………in space because there is no gravity ………………space.

4. Some meteorites are easy to overlook because they look ………………ordinary earth rocks.

5. ………………April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go ………………space.

6. Nick was crazy ………………the universe after his visit to the Space Museum ………………Sweden.

7. ………………31 May he carried ………………checks ………………the KiboJEM Robotic Manipulator System.

8. Virgin Galactic says hundreds ………………customers have signed ………………for a brief suborbital flight ………………space.

9. Most satellites observing the Earth fly ………………an altitude of 600 kilometers to 800 kilometers ………………ground.

10. Zero Gravity Corp, provides people ………………a once-in-a-lifetime experience ………………floating ………………microgravity ………………parabolic flights.

Write sentences, using the clues given.

1. How / astronauts / live / space / they / have to / float / move about /?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Sputnik 1 / be / the first artificial satellite / launch / the Soviet Union /1957 /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Sally Ride / be / an astronaut / become / the first American woman / go / space / 1983 /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. In order / keep / the body / work / the astronauts / the ISS / need / proper amount / exercise /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. April 12, 1961, / Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin / become / first human / orbit / Earth / Vostok 1 /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
in capital.
1.
This supervisor professor helped me a lot during my study in the College. (WHO)
This is
2. Janet learned a few words of French when she was in Paris last year. (UP)

Janet
3. My best friend Ali can speak English fluently. (IN)
My
We met Dan for the first time at an Italian restaurant that we found eventually. (WHERE)
We eventually_
5,
Cullen can speak both Chinese and English perfectly. (BILINGUAL)

Cullen
6,
Some of the many people we questioned gave us good description of the robber. (WHOM)
We questioned

7.
Matha has lived in Poland for two years, but she can only speak basic Polish. (GET)
Although Matha
8,
The train was extremely crowded and stopped at every station. (WHICH)
The train,

I haven't practiced English for ages, so I'm not as good at it as I used to be. (RUSTY)
My English
10. An doesn't go abroad for higher education because he doesn't have enough money. (IF)
An

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group

1. A. prize  B. excite  C. design  D. capital

2. A. cold  B. photo  C. continent  D. poster

3. A. city  B. capital  C. nice  D. excite

4. A. designed  B. received  C. cycled  D. rewarded

5. A. tomorrow  B. tower  C. crowd  D. around

6. A. city  B. cycle  C. symbol  D. bicycle

7. A. weather  B. earth  C. marathon  D. healthy

8. A. hear  B. idea  C. career  D. beach

9. A. school  B. chemistry  C. channel  D. character

10. A. remote  B. popular  C. cold  D. snow

11. A. grammar  B. damage  C. mammal  D. drama

12. A. both  B. tenth  C. myth  D. with

13. A. gate  B. gem  C. gaze  D. gaudy

14. A. thus  B. thumb  C. sympathy  D. then

15. A. lays  B. says  C. stays  D. plays

16. A. candy  B. sandy  C. many  D. handy

17. A. earning  B. learning  C. searching  D. clearing

18. A. waited  B. mended  C. naked  D. faced

19. A. given  B. risen  C. ridden  D. whiten

20. A. cough  B. tough  C. rough  D. enough

21. A. accident  B. jazz C. stamps D. watch

22. A. this B. thick C. maths D. thin

23. A. gas B. gain C. germ D. goods

24. A. bought B. nought C. pluogh D. thought

25. A. spear B. gear C. fear D. pear

26. A. cotton B. bottle C. cold D. common

27. A. dear B. hear C. bear D. clear

28. A. bury B. curtain C. burn D. turn

29. A. folk B. work C. pork D. corn

30. A. shout B. sugar C. share D. surgery

III.Put  the suitable prepositions:

14.We often help mom......Sundays
15.Her house is in front.........the church                              16.The store is...........a busy road
17.Her shop is...........a garage and the market

Choose the correct idioms to complete the sentences.

01. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really …………………….

A. out of this world B. calling it a day C. the sky’s the limit D. once in a blue moon

02. Joe was ……………………when he got a job with his dream company.

A. out of this world B. over the moon C. once in a blue moon D. many moons ago

03. We went to Paris ……………………, I’m sure it has changed a lot since then.

A. many moons ago B. once in a blue moon C. over the moon D. under the sun

04. I doubt she’ll actually become a famous actress - she just has …………………….

A. out of this world B. the sky’s the limit C. on another planet D. stars in her eyes

05. He’s living ……………………if he thinks he’s going to get £5000 for his old car.

A. out of this world B. on another planet C. under the sun D. over the moon

06. I really ……………………returning to work after my two-week holiday in Spain.

A. asked for the moon B. lived on another planet

C. came back down to earth D. was once in a blue moon

07. ……………………I go to the cinema, only when there’s a film I really, really want to see.

A. Over the moon B. Out of this world C. Once in a blue moon D. Many moons ago

08. She’s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can talk about everything …………………….

A. over the moon B. out of this world C. on another planet D. under the sun

09. He asked his dad to buy him a yacht as a birthday present. I think he was …………………….

A. once in a blue moon B. out of this world C. promising the moon D. asking for the moon

10. You’ve heard the saying, “……………………” It’s meant to indicate that you can achieve anything if you want.

A. Reach for the stars. B. Come back down to earth.

C. The sky’s the limit. D. Everything under the sun.