REVISION I- Use the Gerund or TO- infinitive in each sentences It’s obvious he’s only interested in (make) ……….……money Anne couldn’t find a taxi so I offered (drive) ……………………… her to the station I managed (book) …………… two seats on the morning flight I promise (send) ……………….…….you our new brochure as soon as it’s available Peter was delighted (meet) ……………………a former colleague at the conference I avoid (take) …………………the car whenever possible, especially in big cities My father hates (wear) …………………….a tie to work We can’t afford (take) ……………… a vacation this summer The company was pleased (receive) ………………… your thank-you letter 10 Would you mind (open) ……………………… a window? 11 I finish (write) ………………………a letter to my grandparents 12 He expects (receive) ……………………… her reply today 13 It stopped (rain) …………………………two hours ago 14 We hope (see) …………………… each other next summer 15 She promised (not be) ………………………….there again 16 Would you mind (help) ………….me (move) ……….this table? 17 I wish (see) the manager 18 I’d like him (start) _ (take) _ more English lessons 19 I hate (get) _ up early and (dress) _ in the dark 20 I have no intention of (go) _ to the play 21 She was the last student (leave) _ the room 22 I arranged (meet) _ them later 23 Our teacher has promised (help) _ us (prepare) _ for the exam 24 The movie is worth (see) _ 25 I’d like (have) _ an opportunity of (meet) _ again 26 I had to ask the boys (stop) _ (play) _ 27 Would you mind (close) _ the door ? 28 I hope (have) _ a job 29 (Try) _ (make) _ him angry 30 He is thinking of (quit) _ his job 31 Please let me (know) _ your decision 32 It’s no use (wait) _ 33 Gravity makes water (run) _ downhill 34 Sad movies always make me (cry) _ 35 It’s difficult (get) _ used to (eat) _ with chopsticks 36 Stop (argue) _ and start (work) _ 37 I used (swim) _ in the river 38 He warned her (not touch) _ the wire 39 Do you feel like (go) _ to a film or would you rather (stay) _ at home? 40 He is too busy (take) _ care of her 41 He is very busy (take) _ care of her 42 It takes me hours (write) _ the letter 43 He gave up (smoke) _ years ago 44 (look) _ at me and (answer) _ my question 45 He told me (try) _ (come) _ early 45 Is there anything worth (buy) _? 46 Anita enjoys (listen) to music while she’s doing homework 47 Don’t worry about (miss) the buss! We have plenty of time 48 I want (finish) work early today 49 It was getting dark when they finished (decorate) the room 50 (share) a flat with friends is cheaper than (live) alone 51 Thank you for (help) me with the housework -1- 52 I asked Owen, but he refused (help) me 53 The company doesn’t mind (spend) more money on advertising 54 The shareholders agreed (close) down the factory 55 I can’t afford (study) abroad II- Choose the best option to complete these sentences : Yasu and Sun-Young decided to go (shopping / to shop / shop / for shopping) for a jacket I want to stop _ (buy / to buy / buying / to buying) some presents, but we didn’t have enough time I remember _ (meet / to meet / meeting / to meeting) the Queen in London Sun-young avoids _ (buy / to buy / bought / buying) underwear at the second-hand store The girls agreed _ (to be divided / to divide / dividing/ divide) the cake equally It is expensive _ (to shop / to shopping / shopping / shop) in department stores She expected _ (to select / selected / selecting / to be selected) for the job, but she wasn’t Max finished (do / to be done / to / doing) his homework and then he went to the party with George and Bill Please don’t forget _(feeding / fed / to feed / to be fed) the baby She needs to eat every two hours 10 Mr Haines wants _ (that you come / you come to / you come / you to come) to his office 11 The thief admitted _ (to steal / stealing / have stolen / stolen) the money 12 She decided _ (to move / moving / have moved / move) to a big city 13 We are very happy _ (see / to see / seeing / have seeing) you again 14 Do you mind _ (help / to help / helping / to helping) me to bring this box ? 15 You can’t stop me _ (doing / / to / that I do) what I want 16 Do you want _ (me coming / me to come / that I come / that I will come) with you or you want to go alone 17 I’m sure I locked the door I clearly remember (locking / to lock / to have locked / to be locked) it 18 She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help _ (laughing / to laugh / that she laughed / laugh) 19 I like _ (not clean / clean / cleaning / that I clean) the kitchen as often as possible 20 He tried to avoid _ ( answering / to answer / answer / how to answer) my question 21 Could you please stop _ (to make / make / to have made / making) so much noise ? 22 I enjoy _ (listen / to listen/ listening / listened ) to music 23 Have you finished _ (wash / washed / washing / to wash) your hair yet ? 24 Jim is 65, but he isn’t going to retire yet He wants to carry on _ (to work / work / works / working) 25 I don’t mind your _(used / using / be using / being used) the phone as long as you pay for all your calls 26 Sarah gave up _ (apply / to apply / applying / application) to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad 27 Suddenly he stopped the car in order _ (smoke / to smoke / smoking / has smoked) 28 I can’t bear _ (seeing / to see / seen / saw) this dirty room 29 When I’m on holiday, I enjoy _ (not had / not to have / not have / not having) to the cinema 30 Would you mind _ (not close / closing / to close / to have closed) the door ? 31 It is too cold for us _ (went out / go out / to go out / going out) 32 It is not easy _ (learn / learning / to learn / will learn) English well 33 He made me _ (do / doing / to / done) it all over again 34 If the machine doesn’t work, you should (takes / to be taking / taking / take) it straight back to the shop 35 I would rather _ (not taken / not take / not to take / not taking) this job 36 You must _ (to know / knowing / know/ known ) a lot of people here 37 Tom hopes _ (to be found / finds / to find / finding) a solution soon 38 She spent all her money _ (to buy / buying / bought / have bought) this house 39 It often takes us an hour (learn/ to learn /learning / learned ) English words byheart every day 40 They seem _ (are having / to have / having / had) plenty of money 41 Maria is going to stop _ ( eating/ has stopped/ was stopping/ stops) 42 Famous people get tired of _ ( recognizing/ to recognize/ recognize/ being recognized) 43 Dad allowed Dora _ ( going/ to go/ go/ gone) to the party 44 I must go now I promised _ ( not being/ not to be/ to not be/ I wouldn’t be) 45 It isn’t safe for children _ (playing/ to play/ play/ played) III- Give the correct form of the words by brackets -2- You should these exercises (QUICK) We have many in pronunciation of English (DIFFICULT) Nha Trang is a beach which is good for (SUNBATHE) Jane speaks Vietnamese (BAD) My uncle is a He often does research in his laboratory (SCIENCE) His children are fond of football (PLAY) 7- All the actors in the film are fantastic You won’t be for one second (BORE) 8- I think water-skiing is a really sport (EXCITE) 9- I can’t stand without a blanket when the weather is cold (SLEEP) 10- Mary is not stupid She just refuses to use her (INTELLIGENT) 11- Some people have a great fear of by plane (TRAVEL) 12- We all felt after the long walk (SLEEP) 13 She eats too much and is now suffering from (WEIGHT) 14 Many women are fond of football (PLAY) 15 Overeating is to our health (HARM) 16 Mary is interested in Vietnamese (LEARN) 17 Most of the cities in the world now are (OVERCROWD) 18 I know (exact) _ how she felt 19 His parent felt quite (satisfy) _ with his study result 20 She inherited a large fortune from her father after his father (die) _ 21 The children were (frighten) _ when they saw these animals 22 I was struck by the sudden (realize) _ that I would probably never see her again 23 We postponed our picnic because it was raining (heavy) _ 24 He is excited about going to France for higher (educate) _ 25 It’s (normal) _ much warmer than this in July 26 Mrs Lan is interested in (teach) _ profession because she loves working with children 27 I wrote a letter of (complain) _ to the manager about the service I had received 28 I am looking forward to (see) _ again 29 She complimented them on their smart (appear) _ 30 He apologized for his (politeness)) _ to us 31 (advertise) _ helps people produce more things to sell 32 In America, embracing a friend when you meet him or her is (custom) 33 She is known as an (experience) _ teacher 34 He is engrossed in doing (science) _ research 35 I found it hard to keep my (concentrate) _on my work because there was so much noise outside 36 The bus is late again It’s (possibility) _ for me to be there before 8:00pm 37 I’m (extreme) _ sorry for the delay 38 I am studying English so that I can speak to (foreign) _ 39 Their plans to complete the project ahead of schedule seem very (ambition) _ to me 40 It is (reason) _ of you to expect us to work overtime every night this week 41 Although I (like) _ you whistling at all, I have to admit you to it very well 42 I found the visit the most (education) _ 43 There should be parking spaces for the (disable) _ 44 I was (mental) _ composing the letter I would write later 45 They gave a clear (demonstrate) _ of their intentions 46 I live alone and I don’t have many (visit) _ 47 She answered the teacher’s question almost (immediate) _ 48 My father has been (employ) _ for months He’s trying to find a new job now 49 Her (active) _ include tennis and paintings 50 The man was (worry) _ when his son bought a computer 51 What makes computer a (miracle) _ device 52 A computer is a (magically) _ typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind of documents 53 Information technology is very (use) _ to our lives -3- 54 With the (develop) of information technology we can now send messages from one computer to another 55 The man whom you visited last month is a famous (science) _ 56 We were driving through an area of (scenery) _ beauty 57 The main witness had (mystery) _ disappear 58 Teachers found it almost (possibility) _ to adjust to the new methods 59 She hasn’t been feeling well (recent) _ 60 They entered the area without (permit) _ 61 He was extremely (protect) _ of her public image 62 He can persuade himself into (believe) _ anything he wants to believe 63 All the (participate) _ in the conference had an opportunity to speak 64 These students always come to school (punctual) _ 65 Will it be (convenience) _ for you to meet me at tomorrow morning? 66 He is engrossed in doing (science) research 67 I found it hard to keep my (concertrate) on my work because there was so much noise outside 68 The bus is late again It’s (possiblity) for me to be there before 8:00 pm 69 I’m (extreme) sorry for the delay 70 I am studying English so that I can speak to (foreign) 71 Their plans to complete the project ahead of schedule seem very (ambition) to me 72 It is (reason) of you to expect us to work overtime every night this week 73 Although I (like) you whistling at all, I have to admit you it very well 74 Mrs Huong is interested in (teach) profession because she loves working with children 75 I wrote a letter of (complain) to the manager about the service I had received 76 I am looking forward to (see) you again 77 She complimenetd them on their smart (appear) 78 (advertise) helps people produce more things to sell 79 He apologiezed for his (politeness) to us 80 In America, embracing a friend when you meet him or her is (custom) 81 She is known as an (experience) teacher 82 I know (exact) how she felt 83 His parents felt quite (satisfy) with his result 84 She inherited a large fortune from her father after his (die) 85 The children were (fright) when they saw these animals 86 I was struck by the sudden (realize) that I would probably never see her again 87 We postponed our picnic because it was raining (heavy) 88 He is excited about going to France for higher (educate) 89 It’s (normal) much warmer than this in July IV- Finish each of the following sentence in such a way that it is as similar possible in meaning to the original sentence 1There will be a shortage water unless it rains If _ 2That factory is producing more and more pollution More and more 3Mr Phan drives more carelessly than he used to Mr Phan doesn’t 4His father often punishes him for his laziness If he We have made great progress in our economy in the last few years Great progress 6The factory is not far from here, and my brother’s working there The factory where _ 7Speaking English fluently is not easy It is _ 8Jimmy can’t start school yet because he’s very young -4- Jimmy is too _ People in the South work much harder than people in the North People in the North don’t 10 Do those exercises more carefully or you will fail the exams Unless 11 I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you If _ 12 We can’t go out because it rains hard If _ 13 Mrs Lien speaks English faster than Mr Kha Mr Kha doesn’t 14 My kitchen is smaller than yours Your kitchen 15 Would you close the door, please ? Would you mind _ ? 16 My teacher advised buying that book My teacher advised us 17 He has studied English for six years He began 18 It is necessary to master English Mastering 19 He spent two hours writing the essay It took _ 20 He is too young to ride a motorbike He isn’t 21 The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs The bag was too 22 He expects to hear from her as soon as possible He is looking forward _ IV- Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words a study b music c member d become a passage b receive c about d career a november b scientific c impossible d continue a difficult b private c extremely d prejudice a condition b engineer c magazine d cigarette a harbor b tutor c woman d mature a professor b following c together d position a laboratory b concentration c education d mathematics V- Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words a many b candle c land d band a passage b language c background d mature a pull b shut c bus d brush a barn b warn c march d park a award b attend c any d announce a as b father c mathematics d tragedy a develop b depend c seven d complete a bull b push c sun d full VI- Make the correct choice I’d like to stay at home instead of to the cinema A go B going C went D to go I would rather unemployed than in that factory A to be/to work B be/work C being/work D being/working Mary was so angry that she to see the manager A demanded B hoped C risked D stopped I don’t think that red dress her A suits B matches C cheers D agrees -5- The weather is awful that I don’t like going out this evening A such B so C too D very Let your name be written the sheet of paper A by B on C with D of My father had a worker a fence round our garden A make B making C to make D made I think she is accustomed to English at a private school A taught B teach C teaching D be taught The three friends all for the same job A requested B applied C intended D referred 10 The children could hardly to leave their pets behind A forget B regret C bear D seem 11 This book was written by a well-known writer It is worth A read B to read C reading D have read 12 She remembered the correct address only she had posted letter A since B afterwards C following D after 13 You don’t mind looking the baby, you? A after B for C at D in 14 His parents never allowed him A a smoking B smoking C to smoke D smoke 15 Do you to know when this castle was built? A ask B happen C imagine D like 16 Two weeks _ too long for me to wait A is B are C were D have 17 John _ to let his children go to the concert A affords B avoids C refuses D stops 18 Let’s go for a walk, _ ? A you B shall we C we D don’t you 19 If I give you the information, I _ loosing my job A expect B mean C prepare D risk 20 So far, many beautiful buildings _ in Bangkok A were built B have been built C are building D have built 21 I’m going to be an engineer in ten years’ time? - are you going to be? A Who B What C How D When 22 It’s high time you began to study _ A serious B more serious C most serious D seriously 23 My shoes need _ A to mend B to be mended C mend D mended 24 My father’s advice made me choose _ as my career A teacher B the teaching C a teaching D teaching 25 I can’t bear _ such tight shoes A wear B wearing C to wear D worn 26 It was difficult _ a date which was convenient for everyone A making B to make C make D made 27 Do you _ to tell the police about the missing money? A admit B confess C deny D intend 28 Examinations make me _ I always get _ A angry/being nervous B anger/nervously C angrily/nervous D angry/nervous 29 does Basil keep looking at his watch ? A What B Who C Why D Which 30 The shops are always _ of people at Christmas A full B stuffed C busy D crowded 31 The truck could not take that road because it was very A wide B large C narrow D broad 32 Let’s go somewhere quiet tonight! I’m too tired of places A peaceful B crowded C silent D calm -6- 33 Can you speak any other besides English? A speeches B words C sentences D languages 34 Economics is a very difficult to study A subject B examination C content D method 35 The synonym of “an occupation” is A a situation B an apartment C a job D an interest 36 The opposite of “nervous” is A worried B calm C uneasy D uncomfortable 37 The child can read many long poems from A brain B head C souvenir D memory 38 “Did you have any taking your driving test?” – No, and I passed it easily A way B hard C trouble D nervous 39 Stella looking for a job because she got bored with her studies A considered B decided C planned D arranged 40 Please, attention to what I’m saying It’s very important A give B make C take D pay 41 Ann is interested in young children A teach B to teach C teaches D teaching 42 Will you please stop TV channels? A to change B change C be changed D changing 43 The children are looking forward their grandma again A seeing B to see C to seeing D to be seen 44 I don’t mind home but I’d rather a taxi A to walk/ to get B walking/ to get C walking/ get D to walk/ getting 45 I want volleyball I hope for the team A to play/ to be chosen B to play/ to choose C playing/ being chosen D to play/ choosing 46 is the beach? – Only five minutes’ walk A How long B where C How often D How far 47 She is interested in teaching because she loves working with children A semester B communication C work D profession 48 Don’t worry me I’ll be fine A to B about C with D for 49 Our coach was in a traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late A fastened B fixed C joined D stuck 50 Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations: A hobbies B careers C jobs D visits 51 Our main objective is to educational standards A avoid B enjoy C make D improve 52 Which team the game? A did it win B did they win C won D won it 53 Most people start to lose their memory as they get older A ability to remember B ability to impress C feeling of admiration D ability to affect VII- Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect Hong Son usually goes to school by the bicycle A B C D Smoke cigarettes is so harmful that you should give it up A B C D Mr is very interested in working as a teacher because he enjoy teaching children A B C D How many teachers and students there are in your school ? A B C D She avoided to talk to me because she though that I tried to tell a lie to her A B C D -7- In America, people always embracing each other when they meet A B C D She saw me and stopped to talk to me while she is going shopping this morning A B C D - Peter : How did you live before you come here ? A B - Mary : In the center of the city C D I promise I’ll try studying hard and my parents stop worrying about me A B C D 10 We expect getting as many good marks at school as possible A B C D 11 Why you call me so late last night? A B C D 12 How many teachers and students there are in your school? A B C D 13 She avoided to talk to me because she thought that I tried to tell a lie to her A B C D 14 We expect getting as many good marks at school as possible A B C D 15 She saw me and stopped to talk to me while she is going shopping this morning A B C D -8- ... calm -6 - 33 Can you speak any other besides English? A speeches B words C sentences D languages 34 Economics is a very difficult to study A subject B examination C content D method 35 ... (SLEEP) 1 0- Mary is not stupid She just refuses to use her (INTELLIGENT) 1 1- Some people have a great fear of by plane (TRAVEL) 1 2- We all felt after the long walk (SLEEP) 13 She... English well 33 He made me _ (do / doing / to / done) it all over again 34 If the machine doesn’t work, you should (takes / to be taking / taking / take) it straight back to the shop 35 I would