Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 về từ chức năng - Partial Filling

BÀI TẬP VỀ TỪ CHỨC NĂNG – PARTIAL FILLING
Exercise 1: Supply ONE suitable preposition to each of the numbered blanks.
Dennis has given (1)______ his job so he can stay at home and look (2)______ the children.
 Overeating and lack (3)______ exercise can lead (4)______ serious health problems in later time.
 Now, don’t let us (5)______. We are counting (6)______ you to cook something really special for the party this Saturday.
 Not paying a visit (7)______ her family last week turned (8)______ to be the biggest mistake I have ever made.
 Jane has always stood (9)______ her brother even when he was accused (10)______ murder and everyone refused to speak to him.
Exercise 2: Provide the correct article a/an/the/x (zero article) in the following gaps.
(1)______ first few days after getting home from (2)______ college were okay but then I began to feel rather bored and lonely. My parents were busy working and (3)______ most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had (4)______ holiday jobs. I tried to get a job myself but without success. I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw (5)______ advertisement for holiday courses in (6)______ local newspaper. For (7)______ small fee you could try lots of different activities organized by (8)______ town’s youth club. Each activity lasted half (9)______ day and they were all exciting. I also met new people as many of (10)______ tourists staying in the town joined in.
Exercise 3: Supply ONE suitable partial; preposition or an article to each of the numbered blanks.
Make a great impression. The interview is your chance to show that you are (1)______ best person for the job. Your application or resume has already exhibited that you are qualified. Now it is (2)______ to you to show how your skills (3)______ experience match this position and this company. The employer will be looking and listening to determine if you are a good fit. He/she will be looking (4)______ a number of different qualities, (5)______ addition to the skills that you possess. To make the best impression, dress appropriately; express your strengths; arrive early, by about 10-15 minutes; be enthusiastic; shake hands firmly; be an active listener; sit (6)______ straight and maintain eye contact; and ask questions
After the interview, follow up (7)______ a thank-you note. This is a chance for you to restate your interest and how you can benefit the company. Your best bet is to try to time it (8)______ that the note gets there before the hiring: decision is made. You should also follow (9)______ with a phone call if you do not hear back from the employer (10)______ the specified time.
Exercise 4: Supply ONE suitable partial; preposition or an article to each of the numbered blanks.
In developing countries, people are sometimes unaware (1)______ the importance of education, and there is economic pressure (2)______ those parents who prioritize their children's, making money in the short term over any long-term benefits of education. Recent studies (3)______ child labor and, poverty have suggested that when poor families reach (4)______ certain economic threshold where families are able to provide (5)______ their basic needs, parents return their children to school. This has been found to be true, once the threshold has been breached, even (6)______ the potential economic value of the children's work has increased (7)______ their return to school.
Other problems are that teachers are often paid less than other professions; (8)______ lack of good universities and (9)______ low acceptance rate for good universities are evident in countries (10)______ a relatively high population density.
Exercise 5: Supply ONE suitable partial; preposition or an article to each of the numbered blanks.
Last year I went (1)______ Nepal for three months to work in (2)______ hospital. I think it's important to see as much of a country (3)______ you can, but it is difficult to travel around Nepal. The hospital let me have (4)______ few days’ holiday, so I decided to go into the jungle and I asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal Rai, to go (5)______ me.
We started preparing (6)______ the trip at six in the morning, and left camp with two elephants carrying our equipment. It was hot but Kamal made me wear shoes and trousers to protect me from snakes. In (7)______ jungle there was a lot (8)______ wildlife, but we were trying to find big cats, especially tigers. We climbed (9)______ the elephants' backs to get better view, but it is unusual to find tigers in the afternoon because they sleep in (10)______ heat of the day.
Exercise 6: Supply ONE suitable partial; preposition or an article to each of the numbered blanks.
When you go to the party (1)______ Atlantica, don't bring (2)______ gift. If you do (3)______, our hosts will believe that you think they are poor.
Never arrive (4)______ time in Atlantica. Come one (5)______ two hours late because your hosts will not be on time themselves. In Atlantica, all schedules (even airline schedules) run (6)______ 'elastic time'.
(7)______ dinner time, eat only what the hosts serve you. If you ask for something special, (8)______ host try to get what you want, even (9)______ they have to go out to the store that evening. And never look at the other guests while you eat. Instead, look down at your food. Use a spoon for all food, even hard foods (10)______ fried meat.
Exercise 7: Supply ONE suitable partial; preposition or an article to each of the numbered blanks.
As we are proposing to sponsor (1)______ student from Africa (2)______ a three-month language course (3)______ this country, we also intend to hold (4)______ Charity Dance in the spring. Such events are apt to be difficult to organize, (5)______ all members of the Club are invited to contribute or help in any way they can.
The moment I was asked (6)______ we could possibly help in some way (7)______ the new Club for the Disabled. I said yes. (8)______ Chairman, lam bound to say that this is the sort of social work many Club members would like to do, other (9)______ simply raising money. We are therefore planning to ask members if they can perhaps help out (10)______ one Saturday every month (on a rota basis).
Exercise 8: Supply ONE suitable partial; preposition or an article to each of the numbered blanks.
In other areas (1)______ the world, adult education movements are (2)______ a more recent origin. In 1960, Egypt established (3)______ 'schools (4)______ the people' system designed to educate (5)______ adult population. In the 1970s, countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America began to increase opportunities (6)______ adult education. Innovative programs involving (7)______ mass media are being used in many countries. Tanzania, for example, has used mass education techniques and the radio to organize national education programs (8)______ health, nutrition, and citizenship. (9)______ the 1980s, international educational exchange programs grew in popularity in (10)______ United States and many other countries.
Exercise 9: Supply ONE suitable partial; preposition or an article to each of the numbered blanks.
No one knows (1)______ limits of population that (2)______ earth can support. Thomas Malthus, (3)______ English economist, developed (4)______ theory that became widely accepted in the nineteenth century. He suggested (5)______ because world population tended to increase more rapidly (6)______ the food supply, (7)______ continual strain was exerted upon available resources. Malthus cited wars, famines, epidemics, (8)______ other diseases as the usual limitations of population growth.
With recent advances in science and technology, including improved agricultural methods and great strides (9)______ medicine, some of the limiting factors in population growth have been lessened, (10)______ obvious results.
Exercise 10: Supply ONE suitable partial; preposition or an article to each of the numbered blanks.
The search (1)______ alternative sources of energy has led in various directions. Many communities are burning garbage (2)______ other biological waste products to produce electricity, converting waste products to gases (3)______ oil is also an efficient way to dispose of wastes. Experimental work is being done to derive synthetic fuels (4)______ coal, oil shale, and coal tars. But to date, that process has proven expensive. Other experiments are underway to harness power (5)______ giant windmills. Geothermal power is (6)______ being tested. Some experts expect utility companies to revive hydroelectric power derived from streams (7)______ rivers. Fifty years ago hydroelectric power provided one third (8)______ the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only 4 percent. The oceans are another potential source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to convert the energy (9)______ ocean currents, tides, and waves to electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use (10)______ temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.
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