Sách Ngữ pháp tiếng anh luyện thi TOEIC – Unit 106: Giới từ đi với tính từ – Học Hay

A Complete the sentences using nice of …, kind of … etc.

Tom offered to drive me to the airport. 2 I needed money and Lisa gave me some. 3 They didn’t invite us to their party. 4 Can I help you with your luggage? 5 Kevin never says ‘thank you’. 6 They’ve had an argument and now they refuse to speak to each other

(nice) That was nice of him. (generous) That …………………her. (not very nice) That wasn’t…………… (very kind) That’s…………… (not very polite) That isn’t…………… (a bit childish) That’s a bit……………

 

B Complete the sentences using an adjective + preposition. Choose from:

amazed                angry     bored    careless                excited                                 impressed           kind                 nervous

 

1 Are you nervous about the exam?

2 Thank you for all you’ve done. You’ve been very ……………me.

3 What have I done wrong? Why are you…………… me?

4 You must be very…………… your trip next week. It sounds really great.

5 I wasn’t ……………the service in the restaurant. We had to wait ages.

6 Ben isn’t very happy at college. He says he’s…………… the course he’s doing.

7 I’d never seen so many people before. I was…………… the crowds.

8 It was ……………you to leave the car unlocked while you were shopping.

C Put in the correct preposition.

1 They were delighted with the present I gave them.

2 It was nice ……………you to come and see me when I was ill.

3 Why are you always so rude…………… people? Why can’t you be more polite?

4 We always have the same food every day. I’m fed up…………… it.

5 We had a good holiday, but we were disappointed…………… the hotel.

6 I can’t understand people who are cruel ……………animals.

7 I was surprised…………… the way he behaved. It was completely out of character.

8 I’ve been trying to learn Japanese, but I’m not very satisfied ……………my progress.

9 Tanya doesn’t look very well. I’m worried ……………her.

10 I’m sorry ……………yesterday. I completely forgot we’d arranged to meet.

11 There’s no point in feeling sorry ……………yourself. It won’t help you.

12 Are you still upset ……………what I said to you yesterday?

13 Some people say Kate is unfriendly, but she’s always been very nice ……………me.

14 I’m tired ……………doing the same thing every day. I need a change.

15 We interviewed ten people for the job, and we weren’t impressed ……………any of them.

16 Vicky is annoyed ……………me because I didn’t agree with her.

17 I’m sorry ……………the smell in this room. I’ve just finished painting it.

18 I was shocked ……………what I saw. I’d never seen anything like it before.

19 Jack is sorry ……………what he did. He won’t do it again.

20 The hotel was incredibly expensive. I was amazed…………… the price of a room.

21 Paul made the wrong decision. It was honest ……………him to admit it.

22 You’ve been very generous ……………me. You’ve helped me a lot.

23 Our neighbours were very angry…………… the noise we made.

24 Our neighbours were furious ……………us…………… making so much noise.

 

D Complete the sentences using an adjective + of. Choose from:

ashamed             aware   capable                envious                proud    scared   short     typical

 

1 I’m a bit short of money. Can you lend me some?

2 My children have done very well. I’m ……………..them.

3 What I did was very bad. I’m………… myself.

4 She always behaves like that. It’s………… her.

5 He wouldn’t be able to run his own business. He’s not …………it.

6 I don’t like going up ladders. I’m …………heights.

7 Nobody told me she was ill. I wasn’t …………it.

8 I wish I had what Sarah has. I’m …………her.

E Write sentences about yourself. Are you good at these things or not? You can use:

good      pretty   good      not very good    hopeless

  

1 (repairing things) I’m not very good at repairing things.

2 (telling jokes)

3 (maths)

4 (remembering names)

5 (making decisions)

F Complete the sentences using an adjective + preposition. Choose from:

afraid        capable            different              interested           proud       responsible     similar   sure

 

1 I think she’s arriving this evening, but I’m not sure of that.

2 Your camera is………… mine, but it isn’t exactly the same.

3 Don’t worry. I’ll look after you. There’s nothing to be………… .

4 I never watch the news on TV. I’m not …………the news.

5 The editor is the person who is …………what appears in a newspaper.

6 Sarah is a keen gardener and is very …………her garden.

7 I was surprised when I first met Tina. She was …………what I expected.

8 Ben could become world champion one day. He’s …………it.

G Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

1 There were lots of tourists in the streets. => The streets were crowded with tourists .

2 There was a lot of furniture in the room. => The room was full………… .

3 I don’t like sport very much.  => I’m not very keen………… .

4 We don’t have enough time. => We’re short………… .

5 Helen does her job very well. => Helen is very good ………….

6 Steven’s wife is a doctor. => Steven is married ………….

7 I don’t trust Robert. => I’m suspicious………… .

8 My problem is not the same as yours. => My problem is different ………….

H Put in the correct preposition.

1 Amy is always full of energy.

2 My home town is not a very interesting place. It’s not famous………… anything.

3 Kate is very fond………… her younger brother.

4 You look bored. You don’t seem interested …………what I’m saying.

5 ‘Our flight departs at 10.35.’ ‘Are you sure …………that?’

6 I wanted to go out for a meal, but nobody else was keen …………the idea.

7 These days everybody is aware………… the dangers of smoking.

8 The station platform was crowded …………people waiting for the train.

9 Mark has no money of his own. He’s completely dependent………… his parents.

10 We’re short………… staff in our office right now. We need more people to do the work.

A

2 That was generous of her.

3 That wasn’t very nice of them.

4 That’s very kind of you.

5 That isn’t very polite of him.

6 That’s a bit childish of them.

B

2 kind to

3 angry with

4 excited about

5 impressed by / impressed with

6 bored with (bored by is also possible)

7 amazed at / amazed by

8 careless of

C

2 of

3 to

4 with

5 with (by or in are also possible)

6 to

7 at/by

8 with

9 about

10 about

11 for

12 about/by/at

13 to

14 of

15 by/with

16 with

17 about

18 at/by

19 for/about

20 at/by

21 of

22 to

23 about

24 furious with us for making

D

2 proud of

3 ashamed of

4 typical of

5 capable of

6 scared of

7 aware of

8 envious of

E

Example answers:

2 I’m hopeless at telling jokes.

3 I’m not very good at maths.

4 I’m pretty good at remembering names.

5 I’m good at making decisions.

F

2 similar to

3 afraid of

4 interested in

5 responsible for

6 proud of

7 different from / different to (different than is also correct)

8 capable of

G

2 of furniture

3 on sport

4 of time

5 at her job

6 to a doctor

7 of him / of Robert

8 from yours / from your problem or to yours / to your problem (different than is also correct)

H

2 for

3 of

4 in

5 of

6 on

7 of

8 with

9 on

10 of

 

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