Infinitive with or without TO I. Write complete sentences with the following clues Example: Ann/ have/ no one/ help. >Ann has no one to help her 1. There/ lot/ food/ eat 2. You/ wrong/ treat her/ that 3. This/ the ideal place/ build/ our own house 4. What/ most interesting places/ visit/ your city? 5. Last night/ she /find / difficult/ say goodbye. 6. The children/not need/ have/ all these books/ start/ course. 7. We / need/them/complete / report/Friday 8. My mother/ want/ me /stay/ home/after 9:00 pm 9. My parents/ always/ encourage/ me/ work hard/ school. 10. The increase/ oil price/ certain/ affect/ other fields II. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form: infinitive with to or infinitive without to. In some sentences, both are correct. 1. I hope other people with their work. (help) 2. He promised me soon (phone) 3. The studens are well- prepared the final exam. (take) 4. I’ll help you the party if you like. (arrange) 5. My uncle let me his motorcycle while he was is on holiday (borrow) 6. The police observed a man the bank (enter) 7. Tuan is sure the English speaking contest (win) 8. Children should be let freely (play) 9. Did you hear him out? (go) 10. The first man foot on the moon is Neil Armstrong (set) 11.We weren’t allowed the restricted area. ( enter) 12. They didn’t let us the restricted area. (enter) 13. I felt someone into the room (walk) III. The following sentences may contain some mistakes. Identify them (if there are) and suggest appropriate correction . 1. She noticed him to leave the party without saying goodbye. 2. I made Steven to wait outside for half an hour. 3. Think we should let them to try again. 4. The director considered her to be the most appropriate person for the job. 5. He was heard say that he hoped Charmaine would die. 6. Natalie watched the thief clime through the window, and then called the police. 7. I felt the snake biting me and saw it slither off. 8. The old woman said that she saw me to put the key in my pocket. 9. It was getting dark and I couldn’t see read 10. She made believe that she was about to marry a rich man. IV.To or without To? 1.It is easy (be)…………… wise after the event. 2.Do you (wish)………… (make)……………. a complaint? 1 3.We don’t (want) …………….anybody (know) ……………. that we are here. 4.IF you can’t (remember) ……………. his number you’d better (look) …………….it up. 5.I want her (learn) ……………. Esperanto; I think everybody ought to (know) ……………. it. 6.He is said (be) ……………. the best surgeon in the country. 7.Visitors are asked (not feed) ……………. the animals. 8.Could I (see) …………….Mr Pitt, please? I’m afraid Mr Pitt isn’t in. Would you like (speak) ……………. with his secretary? 9.It’d better (travel) ……………. hopefully than (arrive) …………… 10.He should (know) …………….how (use) ……………. the film projector, but if he doesn’t you had better (show) ……………. him. 11.He was made (sign) ……………. a paper admitting his guilt. 12.I heard the door (open) ……………. and saw the shadow (move) ……………. across the floor. 13.He tried (make) ……………. me (believe) ……………. that he wasn’t my stepmother. 14.As we seem (have missed) ……………. the train we may as well (go) ……………. back to the house. 15.I felt the house (shake) ……………. with the explosion. 16.He told me (try) ……………. (come) ……………. early. 17.Before he let us (go) ……… he made us (promise) ………… (not tell) ……… anyone what we had seen. 18.Would you (like) ……………. (come) ……………. in my car? No, thanks, I’d rather (walk) …………… 19.I advised him (ask) ……………. the bus conductor (tell) ……………. him where (get) …………….off. 20.It is better (put) ……………. your money in a bank than (keep) ……………. in under your bed is an old stocking. 21.He doesn’t even bother (read) ……………. letters, let alone (answer) ……………. them. 22.The bank robbers made the cashier (show) …………….them how (open) ……………. the safe. 23.If you knew he was wrong, why didn’t you (say) ……………. something?I didn’t like him (say) …………….anything because he always gets angry if you contradict him. 24.It’s better (be) ……………. to sure than sorry. 25.What do you (want) ……………. me (tell) ……………. him? Tell him that any time he cares (call) …………….I shall be delighted (discuss) ……………. the matter with him. 26.Did you remember (give) ……………. him the money? No, I didn’t. I still have it in my pocket; but I’ll (see) …………….him tonight and I promise (not forget) ……………. this time. 27.I saw the driver (open) …………….his window and (throw) …………….a box into the bushes. 28.This is far too heavy for one person (carry…………….); let me (help) ……………. you. 29.I was afraid (pick) ……………. up the revolver as I don’t know how (handle) ……………. firearms. 30.I saw the plane (crash) …………….into the hill and (burst) ……………. into flames. 1. Emmy has finally agreed……………. (marry) Mike. 2. In my opinion Percy is just pretending……………. (love) her. 3. She'd rather……………. (marry) Billy . 4. One day I heard him……………. (sing) her a song, he had such a beautiful voice ! 5. To know him was……………. (love) him. He was so disarming. 6. But Emmy is old enough……………. (make) up her own mind, isn't she? 7. And nobody can force her……………. (do) something she doesn't agree with. 8. Last Friday I invited her……………. (have) dinner with me 9. then I asked her……………. (explain) her strange choice but she just cried 10. and said : ' I'd like something strong……………. (drink) ' before adding 11. “Billy is dead This morning a walker saw him……………. (fall) from the cliff…” 12. and she flew to the door. I couldn't……………. (say) a word. 13. Poor sweet Billy. I felt tears……………. (fall) down my face 14. Anyway I won't be able……………. (go) to her wedding next month 15. First, I can't decide whether……………. ( buy) a colourful dress or a black one. 16. Next, it's far from here and my father will never agree ( lend)…………. me his car 17. The thing is that weddings make me (to sleep) ! 2 Choose the best answer 1. Every day I spend two hours ___________ English. A. practise B to practise C. practising D. practised 2. The skiers would rather __________ through the mountains than go by bus. A.to travel by train B. travel by train C. traveled by train D. traveling by train 3.He likes _________ part in sports, so he joins the football team of the school. A. to take B. to taking C. takes D. took 4. I don't remember___________ the front door when I left home. A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking 5.Children enjoy ___________ to ghost stories on Halloween night. A.telling and listening B. tell and listen C. to tell and listen D. to tell and to listen 6. They decided ___________ to Japan for their summer holiday. A. going B. to go C. go D. to going 7.His parents think it's time for him___________ married. A. gets B. get C. to get D. got 8.Peter's father ordered __________ not to stay out late again. A. him B. to him C. that he D. for him 9.Smoking is bad for your heath. You had better_________ it up. A. to give B. give C. giving D. to be giving 10.I hope you don't mind my__________ so late at night. A. telephoning B. to telephone C. telephone D. to have telephoned 11. It took three and a half hours _________ to Singapore. A. to fly B. flying C. to be flown D. fly 12. She refused ___________ them . A. to help B. help C. having helped D. helping 13.My parents can't _________ seeing me at home all day. A. stop B. stand C. start D. hate 14.___________is a popular sport in Europe. A. To ski B. Skiing C. Ski D. To skiing 15.There are many ways of _______ ourselves in a big city. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyment D. to enjoy 16.I never feel like _______ early on Monday morning. A. getting up B. get up C. gets up D. to get up 17.It is not easy ________ a high-paid job. A. find B. finding C. finds D. to find 18.Would you like the doctor _________ ? A. coming B. to come C. come D. comes 19. There is no need ______ the door of the meeting room tonight. A. to lock B. to be locking C. to be locked D. locked 20. My husband wants me _______ this letter before afternoon. A. to post B. posting C. post D. posts 21.I hate _______ the dirty dishes after a meal. A. wash B. to washing C. to wash D. to be washing 22.She doesn't like going _______ in the sea in summer. A. to swim B. to be swimming C. swimming D. swim 23.I am afraid of _______ by the strong wind. A. taking away B. take away C. being taken away D. being taking away 24. Do you ______ me to type this letter for you? A. want B. love C. enjoy D. fancy 25.Human beings must stop ______the environment. 3 A. to pollute B. polluted C. to polluted D. polluting 26. We walked for ten kilometers and then we stopped _______ a rest. A. to have B. have C. having D. has 27. It is raining hard. We had better _______ at home tonight. A. staying B to stay C. stay D. to be staying 28. Before starting __________ for this company, I spent a year _______ . A. work/travel B. work/traveling C. working/travel D. working/traveling 29.I _______ play with dolls when I was small. A. enjoyed B. hated C. started D. used to 30.It _______ him two hours to finish the exercise. A. take B. took C. to take D. taking 31.I had no difficulty ______ to her English. A. listen B. to listen C. to listening D. listening 32. We are ______ buying a new motorbike. A. considering B. deciding C. expecting D. thinking 33.If the earth stops ______ around the sun, there will be no light on earth. A. move B. to move C. moved D. moving 34. We need to stop _________ at what damage we have done to the nature and try ________it before it's too late. A. looking/ to fix B. to look/ to fix C.to look/ fixing D.looking/ fixing 35. If we don't do anything ___ the ice on the poles from melting, the earth will be flooded one day. A. for stop B. to stopping C. to stop D. stop 36.Unless we ______ throwing garbage into the river, it will be polluted. A. stop B. don't stop C. will stop D. won't stop 37.The pollution rate in this area seems ______ slowly. A. increase B. increasing C. to increase D. to be increase 38.Your hair is too long now. It needs _________ . A. to cut B. cutting C. being cut D. to be cutting 39. We all enjoy _________ English. A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learned 40.I expected them _______ me a job. A. offer B. offering C.to be offered D.to offer Test for unit 1 & 2 Choose the best answer. 1. I hate a child a. see/crying b. see/cry c. seeing/to cry d. seeing/cry 2. The child is so that she never lets others touch her toys. a. kind b. sneaky c. cruel d. selfish 3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. a. wrong b. sing c. money d. think 4. I’ve never fallen in such a(n) situation before. a. embarrassed b. embarrassing c. confused d. confusing 5. The boy saw the cat through the window. a. to jumped b. jumped c. jump d. having jumped 6. When he at the station, his train already a. arrived/left b. arrived/had left c. had arrived/left d. arrived/has left 7. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others. a. loyalty b. success c. incapable d. sincere 8. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. Good friendship should be basing on mutual understanding. A B C D 4 9. The students in this class were made very hard. a. learn b. to learn c. learning d. having learn 10. This girl was disliked by the rest of the class. a. helpful b. sneaky c. unselfish d. generous 11. It was midnight. Outside it very hard. a. rains b. rained c. had rained d. was raining 12. She shyly at him and then lowered her eyes. a. looked b. stared c. glanced d. sighted 13. Have you got time the report today? a. finish b. finishing c. to finish d. finished 14. The children were about opening their presents a. interested b. keen c. fond d. excited 15. A burglar into the house while we television. a. broke/were watching b. broke/watched c. had broken/watched d. broke/had watched 16. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others a. condition b. option c. suggestion d. relation 17. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. I’m sure he is incapable in running a mile in four minutes. A B C D 18. The weather forecast said rain, so umbrella with you when you go out a. took b. will take c. have taken d. take 19. What between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday evening? a. do you do b. did you do c. were you doing d. was you doing 20. When he at the station, his train already a. arrived/left b. arrived/had left c. had arrived/left d. arrived/has left 21. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others. a. number b. eager c. special d. affair 22. ………………bread, you usually need flour, salt, and yeast. a. Make b. To make c. Making d. For make 23. Let me know if you see anyone acting…………… a. properly b. constantly c. suspiciously d. carefully 24. The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths. a. sadness b. anxiety c. disappointment d. interest 25. The children seem to be totally capable……………working be themselves. a. on b. of c. in d. for 26. It’s possible………………a train across Canada. a. take b. to take c. taking d. to be taken 27. I can make myself………………pretty well in England. a. understand b. to understand c. understanding d. understood 28. He was never heard………………’thank you’ in his life. a. say b. to say c. saying d. said 29. Jen had confided her secret to Mark, but he betrayed her…………… a. loyalty b. trust c. constancy d. sympathy 30. She made a big about not having a window seat on the plane. a. complaint b. fuss c. excitement d. interest 31. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others. a. floppy b. embrace c. cotton d. idol 32. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. After she bought herself a new motorbike, she sold her bicycle. A B C D 33. Choose the word whose the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. a. change b. English c. single d. anger 34. The girl was so………… that she didn’t look at him in the face. 5 a. shy b. confident c. impatient d. sneaky 35. A lot……………since I last………… you. a. happened-saw b. happened-have saw c. has happened-saw d. has happened-have seen 36. I felt my face burning with…………… a. confidence b. enthusiasm c. pleasure d. embarrassment 37. I don’t like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face. a. furious b. humorous c. dishonest d. guilty 38. I know from that he’ll arrive late. a. knowledge b. experience c. understanding d. reality 39. My sister helped me…………. my homework last night. a. do b. to do c. doing d. a & b are correct 40. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. Don’t make so much fusses over the children. A B C D A. PHONETIC I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band 2) A. money B. month C. monkey D. monitor 3) A. change B. hungry C. stronger D. single 4) A. change B. children C. machine D. church 5) A. guitarist B. passenger C. generous D. village 6) A. other B. long C. possible D. constancy II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 7) A. experience B. embarrass C. floppy D. embrace 8) A. idol B. video C. birthday D. imagine 9) A. cotton B. happen C. extreme D. quickly 10) A. feeling B. believe C. ready D. easy 11) A. acquaintance B. interest C. capable D. sympathy III. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 1) John’s friends had celebrated a farewell party for him last Sunday A B C D 2) She did not know where most of the people in the room are from. A B C D 3) I couldn’t make my car to start this morning. A B C D 4) There are a lot of work to do here. A B C D 5) I’m delighted hearing that you have made much progress in your study. A B C D IV. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct form. 1) That was a very strange question (ask) . 2) It was very kind of you (show) the way. 3) The teacher let him (stay) at home to finish the assignment. 4) It was quite a surprise (see) him again. 5) I overheard him (say) that he didn’t want to learn Math. 6) She stood there and watched him (drive) away. 7) It was very difficult for her (drive) the motorbike. 8) I could feel the robber (come) from the backdoor. V. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense. 1) I suddenly remembered that I (forget) my keys. 2) While Diana (watch) her favourite TV programme, there (be) a power cut. 3) Who (drive) the car at the time of the accident? 4) By the time Sheila (get) back, Chris (go) home. 5) David (eat) Japanese food before, so he (know) what to order. 6 6) I (do) some shopping yesterday, when I (see) your friend. 7) What you (do) when I (come) to your office yesterday? 8) Laura (miss) the party because no one (tell) her about it. B. WRITING Arrange these words or groups of words in the correct order. 1) to/ play/ five/ He/ piano/ started/ the/ years/ ago 2) he/ was/ not/ hungry/ all/ had/ day/ Tim/ because/ eaten 3) letter/ the/ ,/ opening/ the/ was/ telephone/ I/ rang/ While 4) the/ during/ quite/ Britain/ much/ winter/ It/ snows/ in 5) seen/ were/ the/ ever/ They/ poorest/ people/ I/ had/ Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first 1. I started working in this hotel six month ago. (worked) 2. Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks. (went) 3. We haven’t gone to the cinema for over a year. (It’s) 4. In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door. While 5. She didn’t want to stay there for the weekend. They made 6. They allowed him to write a letter to his wife. They let 7. Jimmy got into his car and drove away. I saw 7 . him out? (go) 10 . The first man foot on the moon is Neil Armstrong (set) 11 . We weren’t allowed the restricted area. ( enter) 12 . They didn’t let us the restricted area. (enter) 13 . I felt someone. (arrive) …………… 10 .He should (know) …………….how (use) ……………. the film projector, but if he doesn’t you had better (show) ……………. him. 11 . He was made (sign) ……………. a paper admitting his guilt. 12 .I heard. just cried 10 . and said : ' I'd like something strong……………. (drink) ' before adding 11 . “Billy is dead This morning a walker saw him……………. (fall) from the cliff…” 12 . and she