PRACTICE 3 : A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
I. Choose the best option A,B,C or D to complete the sentences.
1.Are you going out or staying _________ home this evening?
A.to B.at C.in D.on
2.We wish we _________ a larger house. We are now living in a very small house.
A.had B.have C.will have D.have had
3.I started school _________ 2010 when I was six years old.
A.on B.at C.since D.in
4.Her parents wish she _________ the scholarship next school-year.
A.will get B.got C.gets D.would get
5.Penicillin was discovered by sir Alexander Fleming _________ 1928.
A.from B.in C.on D.since
6.I wish I _________ in Sydney with my friends now.
A.were B.am C.have been D.would be
7.Nam worked hard at the exams, _________ he got good marks.
A.because B.so C.but D.and
8.He wishes he _________ a new bicycle.
A.had B.have C.has D.will have
9.Goodbye! See you _________ Monday.
A.at B.in C.on D.of
10.I often return home _________ 10 pm.
A.at B.on C.to D.in
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11.We like watching the stars _________ night.
A.on B.in C.to D.at
12.It rained heavily last night, _________ we decided to stay at home.
A.because B.so C.however D.but
13.I wish I _________ in the countryside now.
A.were B.am C.was D.would me
14.Peter isn’t here. I wish he _________ here.
A.is B.was C.were D.weren’t
15.Viet got up late, _________ he couldn’t catch the first bus.
A.then B.so C.as D.when
16. I was _________ home all day.
A.at B.in C.into D.for
17.Jane wishes she _________ a Miss World.
A.is B.be C.will be D.were
18.Liz wishes she _________ Ba’s village again some day.
A.can visit B.could visit C.visit D.visits
19.My friends and I usually play soccer _________ Sunday afternoons.
A.on B.into C.at D.for
20.I can not have a new bicycle.
àI wish I _________ a new bicycle.
A.have B.can have C.had D.could have
21.We have a meeting _________ 8:00 and 10:15 am.
A.from B.an C.between D.since
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22.We caught a bus and arrived home early _________ the morning.
A.in B.on C.at D.for
23.I was born _________ December 15th,1992.
A.in B.on C.at D.for
24.The weather was bad, _________ we didn’t go on a picnic.
A.however B.because C.so D.but
25.My village is about 120 kilometers _________ the west of Ho Chi Minh City.
A.in B.at C.for D.to
26.There is a small bamboo _________ at the entrance to the village.
A.forestation B.forestry C.forest D.deforestation
27.We often go for a walk _________ the weekends.
A.to B.on C.of D.with