Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: GERUND or INFINITIVE.. My sister always enjoys ……… listen to classical music.. Sarah gave up …… try to find a job in this country and d
Trang 1I Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: GERUND or INFINITIVE ( In some sentences, both forms are correct).
1 I’m not in a hurry I don’t mind……….(wait) for you
2 I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished……… ( read ) it
3 How old were you when you learnt ……….( drive )
4 My father gave up ……….( smoke ) three years ago
5 Would you mind ……… ( keep) silent ? I’m trying ………(study )
6 I always try to avoid………(borrow) money from my friends
7 The traffic was very heavy this morning, but I managed ……… ( get ) to school on time
8 Could you please stop ……….( make ) so much noise ?
9 I hope ……… ( run ) in the marathon next month
10 Look ! It’s started ……….( rain ) again
11 It was too late, so we decided……….( take ) a taxi home
12 My sister always enjoys ………( listen ) to classical music
13 I’ve put off ………( write ) the letter so many times I really must do it today
14 Sarah gave up ……( try ) to find a job in this country and decided…………( go ) abroad
15 You can’t stop me ……… ( do ) what I want
16 They don’t have much money They can’t afford………( go ) out very often
17 I’m still looking for a job but I hope……… ( find ) something soon
18 My mother can’t stand………( stay ) at home without doing anything
19 How long have you been able………(swim), John ?
20 You must promise……….( not / be ) late again
21 When I saw her in that funny hat, I couldn’t help………( laugh)
22 They refused……… ( lend ) him the money although he needed it badly
23 Please, don’t forget………( post ) the letter for me today ! It’s urgent
24 Some people strongly dislike……….( hear ) foul language
25 If you want……( improve ) English , you should practise………( speak ) it more often
II Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Jane enjoyed……… ( work ) for Brinkman
2 However, she did not plan………( be ) a secretary all her life
3 She didn’t mind……… ( be ) a secretary for a few years
4 But she couldn’t imagine……… ( do ) the same job for years and years
5 She hoped ……….( become ) a lawyer herself
6 The only thing that prevented her from……….( study ) law was a lack of time and money
7 She often remembered ……… ( talk ) to her father before he became ill
8 She couldn’t help………( think ) about him as she worked
9 ‘I must remember……….( phone ) the hospital ,‘she thought
10 He had always urged her ……….( think ) of her future
11 He used……… ( talk ) about the value of a good education when she was younger
12 ‘ Men will have to get used to ………… ( think ) of women as equals, and not just as housewives or pretty faces,’ he often said
13 You must remember ………( buy ) some sugar We haven’t got any now
14 Did you remember ……… ( post ) the letter for me this morning ?
15 Don’t forget……… ( wake ) me up before six o’clock tomorrow
III Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb verbs:
1 He tried to avoid (answer)……… my question
2 Could you please stop (make) ……… so much noise ?
4 I considered (apply)………for the job but in the end I decided against it
6 If you walk into the road without looking, you risk (be)……… knocked down
7 Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet He wants to carry on (work )………
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9 Hello ! Fancy (see )……….you here ! What a surprise !
10 I’ve put off (write )……… the letter so many times I really must do it today
11 What a stupid thing to do ! Can you imagine anybody (be)……… so stupid ?
12 Sarah gave up (try)………to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad
IV Put the verb into the correct form, - ing or to…….Sometimes either form is possible.
1 They denied……… the money ( steal )
2 I don’t enjoy……….very much ( drive )
3 I don’t want……….out tonight I’m too tired ( go )
4 I can’t afford………out tonight I haven’t got enough money ( go )
5 Has it stopped……… yet ? ( rain )
6 Can you remind me……… some coffee when we go out ? ( buy )
7 Why do you keep……… me questions ? Can’t you leave me alone ? ( ask )
8 Please stop……….me questions! ( ask )
9 I refuse………any more questions ( answer )
10 One of the boys admitted………the window ( break )
11 The boy’s father promised………for the window to be repaired ( pay )
12 Ann was having dinner when the phone rang She didn’t answer the phone, she just carried on (eat)
13 “ How did the thief ger into the house ? “ “ I forgot……… the window ( shut )
14 I’ve enjoyed……… you ( meet ) I hope …………you again soon.( see )
15 The baby began………in the middle of the night ( cry )
16 Julia has been ill but now she’s beginning……… better
V Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets :
1 Tom regrets ( spend ) too much time ( play ) computer games
2 Students stopped ( make ) noise when the teacher came in
3 He’ll try ( not make) the same mistake again.
4 Would you mind ( turn ) off the radio ?
5 When you see Tom, remember ( give ) him my regards.
6 They postponed ( build ) an elementary school for lack of finance.
7 It’s no use ( advise ) him He never allows anybody (give) advice.
8 Is there anything here worth ( buy ) ?
9 We missed ( watch ) a football match last night
10 The principal tells him ( come ) in
11 My parents decided ( take ) a taxi because it was late.
12 Do you agree ( lend ) me some money ?
13 Tom refused (give) me his address
14 You’ll be able ( do ) it yourself when you are older
15 I didn’t know how ( get ) to your house , so I stopped ( ask ) the way
16 We found it very difficult ( reach ) a decision
17 I will remember ( give ) Mr Brown your message
18 She remembers ( be ) taken to the zoo by her mother
19 Do you feel like ( go ) to the concert or would you like ( stay ) at home ?
20 My family is considering (take) a trip to the USA next year.
21 The police didn’t permit ( camp ) in this wood for security reasons
22 We don’t allow people ( smoke ) in the lecture room.
23 The teacher advised ( review) the grammatical structures carefully
24 He’ s used to ( go ) on foot to work
25 We get used to ( work ) on Sundays
26 She is looking forward to ( see ) her friends
27 Sometimes students avoid (look) at the teacher if they don’t want (answer) a question.
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29 The teacher recommends us ( prepare) the lessons well before ( come ) to class.
30 There are people can’t help ( laugh )when they see someone ( slip ) on a banana skin
31 He went to bed without ( lock ) the doors
32 They don’t have enough patience ( wait ) for him
33 Gravity makes water ( run ) downhill
34 This man let me ( use ) his phone yesterday.
35 Are we allowed ( go ) out with Tom ?
36 The teller was made ( raise ) his hands
37 Mary was advised ( stay ) out of the crowd
38 She prefers ( eat ) to ( prepare ) meals
39 When the rainy season comes , you need ( repair ) the roof of the house
40 The flowers need ( water ) but you needn’t ( water ) them now.
VI Choose the best option for each blank of the sentence.
1 She is looking forward to ………… you again
2 ………… photographs of the place, I had no desize to go there
3 ……… the museum, we decided to have lunch in the park
A Visited B Having visited C Have visited D Visiting
4 ……… the story before, she didn’t want to hear the story again
5 We can't count on ……… by our parents every time we get into financial difficulty
A rescuing B being rescued C to rescue D to be rescued
6 Mary’s children are used to ………… up after school every day
7 Let your name …… in the sheet of paper
A to be written B be written C write D being written
8 Alice didn’t expect ……… to Jim’s party
A inviting B being invited C to invite D to be invited
9 Your son is really intelligent He should …… to take part in this competition
A encourage B encouraging C be encouraged D to be encouraged
10 ………… the red light, he was fined 120 thousand VND by the police
11 We looked every where but the intruder was nowhere ………
12 I don’t think that article is worth …………
13 The soldier was punished for …… to obey his commanding officer’s orders
A being refusing B having refusing C having refused D being refused
14 ……… the money, they began quarrelling about how to divide it
15 ………… all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job
16 You can't prevent him from ………… alcohol
17 In spite of ……… extremely tired, I went to school
18 He got good marks at his exams because he spent almost his time …… his lessons
19 I saw her …… the staff room
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21 We saw the first star ……… in the sky
22 It’s no good ……… to him, he never answers letters
23 Ask him to come in Don’t keep him ……… at the door
24 The children loved …… the old castle
25 He devoted most of his time …… novels
A to having written B to write C to writing D to have written
26 Who suggested …… here for the picnic?
27 He pursuaded his friend ……… for a job
28 She invited me …… and stay with her whenever I visited Da Lat
29 His mother reminded him ……… the door before going out
30 At last, he admitted ……… that box
31 My father told me ……… him when he was talking with his friends
A not to interrupt B not interrupting C not be interrupted D not interrupt
32 His sister asked him ……… too fast
A not drive B not to drive C not to be driven D not driving
33 My mother wanted me …… a doctor
34 She agreed ……… me with my English
35 The librarian reminded me ……… the book back to the library
36 Tom wanted me ……… to the seaside with him
37 Many students expected their teachers …… and interested in what they were doing
A to be motivated B be motivated C to motivate D motivated
38 Almost students believed that learning should ……… on important life skills
A centered B be centered C be centering D center
39 My mother advised me not …… to bed late
40 She invited me …… to her birthday party
41 The librarian asked us …… noise in the library
A not make B not to make C not making D not to be made
42 She encouraged me …… the exam
43 John asked me not …… anyone the news
44 My close friend invited a lot of people ……… her party
45 I am glad you decided ……… to my party
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