Nouns and dependent prepositions.

I can use nouns and dependent prepositions.

1 Match the sentences halves.

(Nối các nửa câu với nhau.)

1 Nowadays there is a constant demand   ◻

2 Do you have any objections                 ◻

3 Many people have a preference            ◻

4 It's unlikely that the existence               ◻

5 It's easy to develop an addiction           ◻

6 Does anyone think our dependence      ◻

7 The 1950s Space Age had a great effect ◻

a to inviting Emma for dinner?               

b on computers nowadays is dangerous?

c on people's belief in aliens.

d for watching sci-fi rather than fantasy films.

e to video games if you play them too often.

f for better and faster technology.

g of life on other planets will ever be proved.

2 Complete the text with the words below.

(Hoàn thành văn bản với các từ dưới đây.)

A few years ago, a National Geographic Society poll revealed that 36% of Americans (about 190 million people) believe in aliens, while only 17% do not, and the remaining 47% are undecided. The figures may be surprising, but people have had an ¹ _____ in aliens since the late 1940s. A ² _____ in flying saucers, backed up by apparent ³ _____ of these alien spaceships in the form of grainy black and white photos, soon turned into an ⁴ _____, with people claiming to have actually made contact with beings from outer space. More recently, there has been an ⁵ _____ in this fascination with extraterrestrial life forms, thanks to detailed video footage "proof" (created with high-quality 3-D computer software). It's hard to explain the ⁶ _____ for this continued fascination; to many people, there seems to be little ⁷ _____ between thinking UFOs exist and believing in magic. Perhaps it's just that we have always had the ⁸ _____ for a little mystery in our lives.

VOCAB BOOST!

Use mind maps to organise groups of words that are connected. For example, you can group nouns around their different prepositions and quickly see which share the same preposition.

(TĂNG Từ vựng!

Sử dụng sơ đồ tư duy để sắp xếp các nhóm từ được kết nối với nhau. Ví dụ: bạn có thể nhóm các danh từ xung quanh các giới từ khác nhau của chúng và nhanh chóng xem những danh từ nào có cùng giới từ.)

3 Read the Vocab boost! box. Then complete the mind maps with the correct prepositions.

(Đọc khung Tăng Từ vựng! Sau đó hoàn thành bản đồ tư duy với các giới từ đúng.)

4 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

(Hoàn thành câu với các giới từ đúng.)

1 Is there really no possibility ______ you changing your mind?

2 This is probably a matter ______ the police.

3 There's a big difference ______ price between taking the bus and getting a taxi.

4 Is your taste ______ clothes the same as your friends'?

5 There's been a sharp rise ______ temperatures this month.

6 The police didn't find any evidence ______ a break-in.

5 Use a dictionary and correct the mistakes with prepositions in the sentences. Tick the two sentences that do not contain any mistakes.

(Sử dụng từ điển và sửa lỗi về giới từ trong câu. Hãy đánh dấu vào hai câu không có lỗi sai nào.)

1 No one expected the band to rise in fame so quickly. ____________

2 My cousin's gap year gave her a real taste for travel. ____________

3 Bill and his girlfriend have had a difference in opinion and aren't speaking. ____________

4 You look very pale - is something the matter of you? ____________

5 Customers have recently been experiencing difficulty in using this website. ____________

6 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions and your own ideas.

(Hoàn thành câu với giới từ đúng và ý tưởng của riêng bạn.)

1 I've never understood the point __________________.

2 Where I live, there's been a rise __________________.

3 Most of my friends have an interest __________________.

4 I wish we could find a solution __________________.

5 I'd love to prove the existence __________________.

6 Nowadays, there's very little demand __________________.