PREPOSITIONS 1.Her mother has to work……… a night shift A.at B.on C.in D.about 2.She takes the responsibility…………….running the household A.by B.of C.off D.for 3.Whenever problems come…………….,we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly A.up B.into C.with D.under 4.I often share my personal secrets……………… my father A.to B.over C.for D.with 5.A large number of Indian men agree that it is unwise to confide……………….their wives A.in B.at C.out D.into 6.A happy marrage should be based………………… love A.above B.on C.in D.from 7.There are differences and similarities…………………Vietnamese and American culture A.among B.like C.between D.about 8.Probably the most common way of attracting someone’s attention is……………… waving A.up B.through C.by D.with 9.He always compliments his son……………… getting good marks A.in B.on C.of D.about 10.He promises not to receive a call…………………meal time A.on B.in C.at D.of 11.The school year usually starts…………………the beginning of September and ends in late of May A.on B.off C.in D.at 12.The academic year in English consists………………… three terms A.into B.with C.of D.over 13.In Vietnam, school children begin their compulsory study……………….languages at the sixth form A.in B.with C.on D.of 14.Primary education must support children……………….basis understandings of the nature,society and human beings A.about B.off C.up D.with 15.Sarah didn’t get …………….well with the roommate A.under B.on C.in D.up 16.She was very excited…………….going to college A.about B.over C.forward D.with 17.What university would you like to apply……………….and why ? A.of B.for C.off D.in 18.Before the interview,you should find………………as much as possible about the job and the vacancy A.out B.with C.around D.about 19.When you come to the interview,you may jot………………your qualifications and experience that can relate to the job A.down B.in C.on D.at 20.During the interview, you should concentrate…………………what the interviewer is saying and make a real effort …………….answer all the questions the interviewer asks A.on-about B.in-with C.on-to D.about-to 21.Do you think preparing……………………a job interview can be stressful ? A.for B.in C.with D.on 22.One of the most important measures to be taken to promote the development of a country is to constantly carry…………… economic reforms A.in B.on C.out D.by 23.Before Doi Moi, inflation was present …………………all branches of the national economy A.in B.on C.at D.over 24.Since Doi Moi, the farmers have enjoyed land use rights and have had greater choice…………….how to use their agricultural land A.on B.about C.in D.for 25.Many large corporations will be wiped……………… in an economic depression A.out B.down C.over D.off 26.Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks……………….the inventions of labour-saving devices A.of B.at C.in D.to 27.In the future, more people will work …………… home on computers linked to a head office A.about B.off C.with D.from 28.People will use electricity or methane gas instead……………….petrol for cars A.by B.in C.of D.on 29.In 1936, they took camels………………the desert A.through B.across C.over D.on 30.In the Simpson Desert there are different types……………… dunes A.in B.on C.at D.of 31.In developing countries, 90% of the people use wood ……………….cooking and heat A.about B.with C.for D.off 32.The world people are now aware…………… the importance of environmental protection A.to B.about C.of D.for 33.The search for a new vaccine took priority……………….all other medical researches A.of B.above C.over D.on 34.Pandas,polar bears and many other wild animals are………………….stake of extintion A.in B.on C.into D.at 35.Many plants and animals are threatened…………………extinction A.by B.of C.with D.to 36.You might pick…………… a book and read a few pages before going to sleep A.up B.down C.into D.on 37.A comic book tells stories ………………pictures A.across B.around C.through D.on 38.Harry Potter is brave, witty and very kind……………… other people A.at B.on C.to D.for 39.Water polo is played in a pool with a goal 3 metres high and at least 0.9 metre……………the water A.over B.on C.above D.under 40.A foul is an action in sports that is…………….the rules A.in B.on C.at D.against 41………………football,the game begins with the ball in the centre of the pool A.like B.among C.above D.for 42.Many SEA Games records were close…………………international levels A.with B.to C.at D.in 43.To prepare for the 22 nd SEA Games, Vietnam carried……………….intensive programme for its athletes A.on B.out C.in D.up 44.A plan has been proposed……………….Vietnam to host the Asia Sports Games at some point in the future A.for B.of C.to D.about 45.Today,the total number of national Red Cross societies from all……………the world has mounted to 186 A.about B.over C.on D.in 46.The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations specialized agency………………health A.of B.off C.for D.about 47.After his long absence from school he found it difficult to catch ……………with his classmates A.on B.after C.up D.for 48.After his parents died he was brought…………………by his aunt A.up B.about C.on D.in 49.I often mistake Tom for his elder brother because Tom takes……………… him A.to B.up C.after D.away 50.His laziness has brought……………….his failure at the exam A.at B.about C.into D.for 51.Our production depends……………….the market demands A.in B.of C.on D.into 52.With great effort he has succeeded………………….finding a more effective production method A.about B.from C.at D.in 53.If there were no water on our planet we would all die………………. A.of B.for C.from D.out 54.The boy insists…………………some ice-cream although he has got a sore throat A.on B.to C.for D.about 55.Looking after children calls……………….great patience and love for them A.of B.for C.in D.after 56.When I got to the airport ,the plane had taken…………… A.of B.away C.off D.care of 57.The boy kept……………….asking me a lot of questions, some of which were difficult to answer A.at B.in C.to D.on 58.She often has to apologize…………………her coming late A.for B.to C.on D.about 59.I felt hot so I took………………my jacket A.on B.of C.off D.into 60.Women used to be looked down…………………by men A.upon B.to C.against D.with KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A KEY:(PREPOSITION) 1B 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7C 8C 9B 10C 11D 12C 13D 14D 15B 16A 17B 18A 19A 20C 21A 22C 23A 24A 25A 26D 27D 28C 29B 30D 31C 32C 33C 34D 35C 36A 37C 38C 39C 40D 41A 42B 43B 44A 45B 46C 47C 48A 49C 50B 51C 52D 53D 54A 55B 56C 57D 58A 59C 60A . a country is to constantly carry…………… economic reforms A.in B .on C.out D.by 23.Before Doi Moi, inflation was present …………………all branches of the national. similarities…………………Vietnamese and American culture A.among B.like C.between D.about 8.Probably the most common way of attracting someone’s attention is……………… waving