Verbs with prepositions (Động từ đi kèm với giới từ)

1. Choose the most appropriate option.  (Chọn đáp án phù hợp nhất.)

1. Lucy insisted _____ moving to the city last year so she could get a well-paid job.

A. with                        B. for                           C. on                           D. to

2. The air in industrial areas often smells ______ smoke because there are so many factories.

A. of                            B. from                        C. at                             D. with

3. The public transport links in Mike's rural town are poor, so he must wait a long time _____ a bus to go to work every day.

A. about                      B. to                            C. at                             D. for

4. Susan was amazed by the tall buildings when she arrived _____ the capital city for the first time.

A. at                            B. on                           C. in                            D. about

5. The high-rise building project is based _____ a plan created by the local council.

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

6. The mayor argued _____ the councillors about how to solve the overpopulation problem in their city.

A. to                            B. on                           C. with                        D. for

7. Jen says she doesn't care _____ the high cost of living in the city because she earns a high salary there.

A. about                      B. of                            C. for                           D. from

8. Will you continue to live in a busy urban area after you have graduated _____ university?

A. to                            B. from                        C. with                        D. at

9. Luke has always dreamed _____ moving to the city and enjoying endless recreational activities.

A. on                           B. of                            C. at                             D. in

10. We are looking _____ the beautiful clothing items in a fashion shop downtown, but everything is very expensive.

A. at                            B. after                        C. with                        D. on 

2. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs from the list and the correct prepositions.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng đúng của các động từ trong danh sách với giới từ đúng.)

• involve • cope • beware • escape • agree • succeed

1. Simon moved to the countryside because he couldn't _____ the stress of city life.

2. Jason doesn't _____ the city about cutting down trees to make space for high-rise buildings.

3. Angela works for the city government, and she wants to _____ the projects that help improve public services.

4. After months of searching, Rob has finally _____ finding affordable accommodation in the city centre.

5. Tina goes hiking in the mountains at weekends to _____ the stress in the city.

6. Farmers dependent on agriculture have to _____ factors like extreme weather and crop failure.

Causatives: HAVE and GET (Thể sai khiến: HAVE và GET)

3. Choose the correct option. (Chọn đáp án đúng.)

1. The government had our local councilor _____ our area's waste management problem with the mayor.

A. discuss                    B. discussing               C. to discuss                D. discussed

2. Jason and Laura finally _____ yesterday, so they don't have to rely on public transport any more.

A. got their car to fix                                      B. have their car fixed

C. got their car fixed                                       D. have their car fixed

3. The mayor _____ down all of the issues brought up in the city council meeting.

A. had her assistant write                                B. got her assistant written

C. had her assistant written                             D. got her assistant write

4. More and more factories in this industrial area _____ to reduce air pollution.

A. are having filters install                             B. are getting filters installing

C. are getting filters to install                         D. are having filters installed

5. The city needs to _____ to make space for affordable public housing.

A. have these slums demolished                     B. had these slums demolished

C. get these slums to demolish                       D. got these slums demolished 

4. Rewrite the sentences, using active causatives.

(Viết lại các câu sau, dùng thể sai khiến chủ động.)

1. The manager of the high-rise building paid workers to repair the heating system.

2. The mayor hired professional gardeners to tidy up parks across the city.

3. Ann persuaded Sam to move to the countryside with her last year.

4. Harry convinced each of his neighbours to write a letter to city hall about the air pollution problem.

5. The local government employed a city planner to develop a new waste management system for the city. 

5. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the underlined part that needs correction.

(Chọn đáp án (A, B, C hoặc D) để chỉ ra phần gạch chân cần sửa lại.)

1. Susan and Eric have (A) their city apartment fix (B) when they (C) intend to sell (D) it.

2. Ken usually takes (A) the public bus to work when (B) he has (C) his car servicing (D).

3. The city council got (A) residents fill out (B) a form explaining (C) the issues they have experienced (D) due to urbanisation.

4. To improve (A) air quality, the mayor had (B) new green areas to create (C) in parts of the city where people often suffer from (D) air pollution.

5. The mayor had (A) his secretary to inform (B) the city councilors of an urgent meeting to discuss (C) the problems caused (D) by overcrowding.