Bài tập danh từ + giới từ

Câu 1:

 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

1. What caused the explosion?

--> What was the cause .............?

2. We're trying to solve the problem.

--> We're trying to find a solution .................

3. Sue gets on well with her brother.

--> Sue has a good relationship .....................

4. The cost of living has gone up a lot.

--> There has been a big increase ....................

5. I don't know how to answer your question.

--> I can't think of an answer .......................

6. I don't think that a new road is necessary.

--> I don't think there is any need ..................

7. I think that working at home has many advantages.

--> I think that there are many advantages ...........

8. The number of people without jobs fell last month.

--> Last month there was a fell ......................

9. Nobody wants to buy shoes like these any more.

--> There is no demand ...............................

10. In what way is your job different from mine?

--> What is the difference ...........................

Đáp án

1. of the explosion

2. to the problem

3. with her brother

4. in the cost of livng

5. to your question

6. for a new road

7. in/to walking at hoe

8. in the number of people without jobs

9. for shoes like these any more

10. between your job and mine

Câu 2:

Complete the sentences using the following nouns + the correct preposition

cause   connection   contact   damage   invitation key    map   pictures   reason   reply

1. On the wall there were some pictures and a....... the world.

2. Thank you for the .... your party next week.

3. Since she left home two years ago, Sophie has had little ....her family.

4. I can't open this door. Have you got a .... the oher door?

5. The .... the fire at the hotel last night is still unknown.

6. I emailed Jim last week, but I still haven't received a .... my message.

7. The two companies are completely independent. There is no .... them

8. Jane showed me some old .... the city as it looked 100 years ago.

9. Carol has decided to give up her job. I don't know her .... doing this.

10. It wasn't a bad addicent. The .... the car wasn't serious.

Đáp án

1. map of

2. invitation to

3. contact with

4. key to

5. cause of

6. reply to

7. connection between

8. pictures of

9. reason for

10. damage to

Câu 3:

 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.

1. There are some differences ...... Britsh and American English.

2. Money isn't the solution .... every problem

3. There has been an icrease .... the amount of traffic using the road.

4. When I opened the envelope, I was delighted to find a cheque .... $500.

5. The advantages .... having a car is that you don't have to rely on public transport.

6. There are many advantages .... being able to speak a foreign language.

7. Everything can be explained. There's a reason .... everything.

8. When Paul left home, his attitude .... his parents seemed to change.

9. Ben and I used to be good friends, but I don't have much contact .... him now.

10. There has been a sharp rise .... property prices in the past few years.

11. What was Emma's reaction .... the news?

12. If I give you the camera, can you take a photograph .... me?

13. The company has rejected the workers' demands .... a rise .... pay.

14. What was the answer .... question 3 in the test?

15. The fact that Jane was offered a job has no connection .... the fact that she is a friend of the managing director.

Đáp án

1. between

2. to

3. in

4. for

5. of

6. in or to

7. for

8. to or towards

9. with

10. in

11. to

12. of

13. for a rise in pay

14. to

15. with