A. at B. on C. for D. from

13. I wanted some tea but there was……………………left in the pot. A. none B. nothing C. any D. no 14. Why don’t you buy bananas when they are much……………………apples? A. expensive than B. not expensive than C. less expensive than D. lesser expensive than 15. He has arrived, but he talks as if he……………………all about that. A. know B. knows C. known D. knew

II. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt) 1. My younger brhother’s birthday is ………………….. January 24. 2. My closed friend, Linh, rented a house next door ………………….. mine. 3. Last night I spoke to my parents ………………….. my hobby. 4. Lan’s school is preparing ………………….. the coming May Day. 5. The teacher has divided their class ………………….. four small groups. 6. Environmentalists are concerned ………………….. the use of dynamite to catch fish. 7. Every body was surprised ………………….. the news 8. These pictures remind me ………………….. my childhood. 9. That old man doesn’t take much exercise apart ………………….. walking. 10. Some designers have modernized the Ao dai ………………….. printing lines of poetry on it.

III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2x10 = 2.0 pts) 1. We remain close friends, despite having had many………….………….. (ARGUE) 2. This is a lovely place all year round because of the great ………….………….. of flowers and trees which grow in the city center. (VARY) 3. The accident was tragic because of its suddenness causing the………….………….. of many passengers who would otherwise have been saved. (DEAD) 4. Contrary to popular………….………….. Walt Disney’s first theme park was not

Disneyland. It was a garden in Bel Air, California. (BELIEVE) 5. The weather made their progress imppossible. As it had been raining ………….………….. all night, they had to be very careful as they walked through the thick jungle. (HEAVY) 6. Most ………….………….. who visit Britain are surprised to find that its inhabitants are more informal than they had imagined. (FOREIGN) 7. Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of ………….………….. value throughout history. (EXCEPTION) 8. All the pupils must have their parents’………….………….. to go for the picnic. (PERMIT) 9. Tim is one of the ………….………….. on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. (PARTICIPATE) 10. I received a letter of………….………….. from the airport. (CONFIRM)

IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs given in the brackets. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)