Choose one of the following verbs (in the correct form) + the correct preposition to complete the sentences.
LANGUAGE FOCUS
- Intonation : The rising tune.
- Grammar: Phrasal verbs (continued)
❖ Grammar
Exercise 1: Choose one of the following verbs (in the correct form) + the correct preposition to complete the sentences. (Chọn một trong những động từ sau (ở dạng đúng) + giới từ đúng để hoàn chỉnh các câu.)
Explain invite laugh listen point
Glance speak throw stare write
1. I…………..my watch to see what the time was.
2. We’ve been………..the party but unfortunately we can’t go.
3. Please………me! I’ve got something important to tell you.
4. Don’t………stones…………..the birds. That’s prohibited.
5. The woman sitting opposite me on the train kept………..me.
6. Sally and Kevin had an argument and now they’re not………..one another.
7. I……….Joanna last week but she hasn’t replied to my letter yet.
8. Be careful with those scissors! Don’t ……….them…………me!
1. glance at 2. invited to 3. listen to 4. throw at
5. starting at 6. speaking to 7. wrote to 8. point at
Exercise 2: Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition if necessary (Điền mỗi chỗ trống với giới từ thích hợp nếu cần thiết.)
1. You’re always asking me…………money. Ask somebody else for a change.
2. I’ve applied ……………..a job at the factory. I don’t know if i'll get it.
3. If I want a job at the factory, who do I apply……………….?
4. I’ve searched everywhere…………John but I haven’t been able to find him.
5. I don't want to talk ……………what happened last night. Let’s forget it.
6. I don’t want to discuss …………….what happened last night. Let’s forget it.
7. We had an interesting discussion………..the problem but we didn’t reach a decision.
8. Keith and Sonia are touring Europe. They’re in Rome at the moment, but tomorrow they leave …………. Venice
9. The roof of the house is in very bad condition. I think we ought to do something………it.
10. We waited I……….. Jim for half an hour but he never came.
1. for 2. For 3. To 4. For 5. About 6. No
7. about 8. No 9. For 10. For 11. About 12. For 13. for
