UNIT 3: PARTIES * GRAMMAR: GERUND AND INFINITIVE I. FUNCTIONS OF GERUND (Chức năng của Gerund): 1. Subject for a verb : (Làm chủ ngữ cho động từ ) . EX: Swimming is good for your health. Smoking is not good for your health. 2. Object for some verbs (Làm tân ngữ cho một số động từ) : admit, advise, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, complete, consider, delay, deny, discuss, dislike, enjoy, finish, can’t help, can’t bear, can’t stand, keep, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practice, quit, recall, recommend, resent, suggest, hate, love, like, start, begin, forget, remember, stop, regret, continue, acknowledge, endure(chòu đựng, cam chòu), imagine, justify, resist(kháng cự, chống lại), feel like, forgive, risk, tolerate. 3. Object for preposition (Làm tân ngữ cho giới từ): tobe interested in, tobe fond of, tobe bored with, tobe fed up with, tobe afraid of, tobe surprised at, tobe worried about, tobe amused at, tobe amazed at, tobe famous for, tobe different from, tobe good/ bad at, tobe excited at/ about, tobe frightened of, tobe keen on, tobe pleased with, tobe relaxed with, tobe exhausted at, tobe free from, tobe busy with, tobe absent from, tobe present at, tobe tired of, tobe terrified of, tobe nervous of, tobe successful in, to be used to, to get used to, to think of/ about, to give up, to depend on, to insit on, to rely on, . 4. Object for some phrases and expressions (Làm tân ngữ cho một số cụm từ và thành ngữ): to look forward to, It’s no use, It’s no good, It’s worth, have difficulty + gerund. 5. Một số động từ theo sau có thể dùng Gerund or To Infinitive đều không thay đổi nghóa: begin, start, hate, prefer, continue, like, intend, attempt. 6. Một số động từ theo sau dùng Gerund nghóa khác dùng To infinitive nghóa khác: stop , remember, forget, regret. 7. Sau các động từ allow, advise, forbid, permit, recommend dùng được Gerund khi không có túc từ. EX: Sorry, we don’t allow smoking in this room. I wouldn’t advise taking the car. II. INFINITIVE WITH TO: 1. Làm chủ ngữ: Eg: To love is to give. To find my house is easy. To save money now is necessary. 2. Bổ ngữ của động từ: Eg: Our duty is to study harder. 3. Làm tân ngữ cho một số động từ.(Theo sau một số động từ quy đònh) afford, agree, appear, attempt, arrange, ask, beg, care, claim, decide, demand, expect, fail, hesitate, hope, learn, manage, need, offer, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, struggle, threaten, volunteer, wait, want, wish. 4. Verbs followed by a pro(noun) + an infinitive: advise, allow, ask, arrange, beg, cause, challenge, convince, dare, encourage, expect, forbid, force, hire, invite, need, order, permit, persuade, remind, require, tell, urge, want, warn, teach, instruct (dạy, hướng dẫn, thông báo), get, would like, would prefer. 5. Dùng làm tân ngữ của tính từ: unable, afraid, amused, annoyed(làm bực mình,chọc tức), anxious, astonished(làm ngạc nhiên), certain, delighted, determined(xác đònh), eager, easy, good, glad, grateful, happy, hard, fortunate(may mắn, đem lại vận may), pleased, prepared, ready, safe, surprised, wonderful, worry . Eg: I’m glad to see you again. 1 We are unable to solve the problem. 6. Chỉ mục đích: EX: We study hard to pass the exam. We go to school to widen our knowledge. III. INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO: Động từ nguyên mẫu không TO được sử dụng trong các trường hợp sau: 1. Sau các động từ khiếm khuyết: can, may,must, will, shall, could, should, might, ought to, would . Eg: He can speak 3 languages. 2. Sau các động từ chỉ giác quan như: feel, hear, see, watch, make, let . Eg: I saw him unlock the door. He made me study hard. (câu chủ động) She let the ball fall onto the floor. * Nhưng những động từ này khi ở câu bò động phải dùng TO INFINITIVE ngoại trừ “LET”. I was made to study hard, (câu bò đôïng) He was seen to unlock the door. We were made to write a friendly letter. * Feel, hear, see, watch thường được thêo sau bởi V-ING khi đề cập đến sự tiếp diễn của hành động. Eg: I hear someone knocking at the front door. I saw the man walking down the street. 3. Sau các động từ như: had better, would rather, have to. Eg: We would rather wait till tomorrow. You had better put your money in the bank. * EXERCISES I. PHONETICS: * Choose one word whose underlined part pronounced differently: 1. A. adventure B. future C. mature D. figure 2. A. chew B. fetch C. achieve D. echo 3. A. pleasure B. friendship C. residential D. unsefishness 4. A. joy B. changable C. guess D. imaginary 5. A. adventure B. tear C. volunteer D. tomorrow * Pick out the word that has the stress parttern different from that of the other words: 1. A. loyalty B. mutual C. unsefishness D. constancy 2. A. apartment B. brighten C. common D. intimate 3. A. sympathy B. sympathetic C. enthusiasm D. understand 4. A. believe B. perfect C. hospitable D. gernerous 5. A. available B. category C. enrich D. immediate II. VOCABULARY 1. A party is a social ________ for celebration and recreation. A. organizing B. gathering C. getting D. holding 2. In the United States, people of all ages _________ birthdays. A. organize B. hold C. celebrate D. take place 3. A shop selling shoes is called a ______________. A. shop of shoes B. shoe shop C. shoes seller D. shoe-selling shop 4. Mary usually keeps her money in a small ____________ . A. bag in hand B. bag hand C. hand-in-bag D. handbag 5. Who are your favourite _________, Jack? A. movie stars B. star movies C. movies star D. stars movie 6. I’ve just bought a _________ . Would you like to have a look? 2 A. machine-washer B. washing machine C. washer machine D. machine-washing 7. In some countries, girl students can only go to a _____________ . A. shool of girls B. school girl C. girl school D. schooling girl 8. A horse which runs races is called ……………………………… A. a horse-race B. a race-horse C. a race’s horse D. a horse-racing 9. A race for hores is called ……………………………… A. a running-race B. a racing-horse C. a race-horse D. a horse-race 10. A brush with which we brush our teeth is called ……………………………… A. a brush-teeth B. a teeth-brush C. a brush-tooth D. a tooth-brush 11. A pool in which you may swim is called ……………………………… A. a swimming-pool B. a pool-swimming C. a swim-pool D. a pool-swim 12. A table used for writing is called ……………………………… A. a table-writing B. a writing-table C. a writting-table D. a written-table 13. A lamp which burns oil is called ……………………………… A. an oiling-lamp B. an oiled-lamp C. an oil-lamp D. a burning-lamp 14. A dog used for hunting is ……………………………… A. a dog-hunter B. a hunting-dog C. a dog-hunting D. a hunt-dog 15. A man who drives a taxi is ……………………………… A. a driving-taxi B. a taxi-man C. a taxi’s driver D. a taxi-driver 16. The machine which the farmer uses to sow the grain is ……………………………… A. the sowing-machine B. the sowing-farmer C. the sow-machine D. the sewing-machine 17. A cup used to drink tea is ……………………………… A. a cup-tea B. a cup of tea C. a tea-cup D. a drinking-cup 18. A rod for fishing is called ……………………………… A. a fishing-rod B. a rod-fish C. a fish-rod D. a rodding-fish 19. A court for playing tennis is ……………………………… A. a tennis-court B. a courting tennis C. a court-tennis D. A and B are correct * Complete the following sentences by using given words in the box: 1. It’s ___________ to wear casual clothes to a wedding party. 2. Never keep the napkin ________ into the collar when you are at a dinner table. 3. There are ___________ job oppotunities for young people in this city. 4. At her birthday party, my friend happily __________ my present with a very nice smile. 5. If you want to enjoy a __________ atmosphere, go with me to that barbecue tonight. 6. The mission seems ____________ to an inexperienced young man like him. 7. That unimportant file was just ___________ from the computer by its owner. 8. Put the cutlery _________ on the plate to inform the waiter that you have finished with that course. 9. Passengers are usually advised not to get off the bus until it is ___________ stopped. 10. Holding a reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve is a very special _______ feature of Vietnamese people. III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: * Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D 1. I have difficulty . and . English. 3 accepted, completely, congenial, cultural, diagonally, impossible, numerous, removed, tucked, unacceptable A. speaking – writing B. speak – writing C. to speak – to write D. speak - write 2. They offered her but she refused. A. to help B. helping C. help D. being helped 3. I don’t mind you the washing up. A. help – do B. helping – doing C. helping – do D. to help- to do 4. I’d like when I am sixty years old. A. to rest B. to stop C. to retire D. to relax 5. We hope the students themselves will enjoy taking in outdoor activities. A. part B. note C. notice D. advantage 6. The children are looking forward to on holiday. A. go B. going C. be going D. have gone 7. You must try not to so many mistakes again. A. make B. do C. say D. tell 8. Her advice made him his mind. A. change B. to change C. changing D. changed 9. Ms. Lan enjoys because she loves working with children. A. to teach B. to be taught C. teaching D. teach 10. My father doesn’t allow me in his room. A. to smoke B. smoking C. smoke D. not smoke 11. It’s very me with money. A. kind for you to help B. kind to you helping C. kind of you helping D. kind of you to help 12. It’s better to avoid during the rush hour. A. travelling B. to travel C. travel D. travelled 13. It was a nice day, so we decided for awalk. A. to have B. to go C. going D. having 14. Would you looking after my children for a while? A. mind B. agree C. stand D. care 15. Students should encourage questions in class. A. raise B. raising C. to raise D. being raised 16. It is compulsory for students in shools uniforms. A. to wear B. wear C. wearing D. worn 17. This class needs . It’s very dirty. A. clean B. cleaning C. to clean D. cleaned 18. At school, students usually take part in money for charity. A. raised B. to raise C. raising D. raise 19. May I in? A. to come B. coming C. came D. come 20. Let’s for a walk. A. go B. to go C. going D. went 21. Do you enjoy cartoon? A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched 22. They want by air because it is much faster than other means of transfort. A. travel B. travelling C. travelled D. to travel 23. Why don’t you consider . me? I really look forward to you. A. visiting – seeing B. to visit – to see C. to be visited – saw D. visit – see 24. It’s impolite people about their salary. A. asked B. to ask C. asking D. ask 25. Don’t in class, students! 4 A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked 26. Who you English? A. do teach B. teaches C. teach D. does teach 27. You had better harder. A. to work B. working C. worked D. work 28. is my hobby. A. Playing B. Play C. Played D. To play 29. We should read different kinds of books our general knowledge. A. to widen B. widen C. widened D. widening 30. It’s not good to avoid the teacher’s questions in class. A. answer B. answering C. answered D. to answer 31. Students are interested in a party. A. to have B. have C. having D. had 32. . the exams, students have to learn hard. A. To pass B. Passed C. Pass D. Passing 33. The girl denied . the news. A. tell B. told C. to tell D. telling 34. I can’t bear people . at me. A. shout B. shouting C. shouted D. to shout 35. Would you like . your holiday with my family in Brazil? A. spend B. to spend C. spending D. spent 36. My father is very keen . classical music. A. to listen B. to listen to C. on listening to D. on listening 37. I remember . next door to you when we were in Australia. A. to live B. living C. live D. have lived 38. My sister is good at . tennis. A. play B. playing C. to play D. staying 39. Do you hope . your father again this weekend? A. meet B. meeting C. met D. to meet 40. Never let children . alone in the street. A. play B. to play C. playing D. played 41. Have you promised . with me ? A. to go B. going C. went D. gone 42. I am bored with . computer games now. A. playing B. to play C. played D. plays 43. Susan is looking for something ……………………………… A. eating B. eat C. to eat D. to eating 44. My parents are interested in ……………………………… football matches on TV. A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watched 45. She used ………………………………as a typist. A. to working B. work C. working D. to work 46. ………………………………stamps is my hobby. A. collecting B. collect C. collected D. collection. 47. I remember ………………………………you about this before. A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told 48. He let the letter ……………………………… on to the floor. A. fall B. falls C. falling D. fell 49. I can’t stand ……………………… on underground when it is busy. 5 A. travel B. travelling C. to travel D. to travelling 50. She hates ……………………… housework at weekends. A. doing B. do C. to be doing D. being done 51. I had a headache, and the doctor asked me ……………………… some aspirin. A. took B. to taken C. take D. to take 52. She is keen on ……………………… with a doll. A. plays B. to play C. player D. playing 53. Every day I spend two hours ……………………… English . A. practise B. to practise C. practising D. practised 54. I don’t mind ……………………… if you are tired . A. driving B. to be driven C. to drive D. drive 55. I don’t remember ……………………… the front door when I left home. A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking 56. 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 57. Have you finished ……………………… the table ? A. set B. setting C. to set D. to be set 58. Mr Smith decided ……………………… a new TV. A. to buy B. buying C. bought D. to be bought 59. I can’t help ……………………… him in spite of his faults. A. admire B. admired C. to admire D. admiring 60. Don’t forget ……………………… home as soon as you arrive at your destination. A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called 61. Jack made me ……………………… him next week . A. to promise to call B. to promise calling C. promise to call D. promise calling 62. If we want to get to the station on time, we’d better avoid ……………………… the highway. A. having taken B. take C. to take D. taking 63. Tommy admitted ……………………… the rock through the window. A. throwing B.being throwing C. to throw D. to be thrown 64. He suggested ……………………… a double railway tunnel. A. to build B. built C. building D. that building 65. What makes you ……………………… so ? A. think B. to think C. thinking D. having thought 66. Some people are used to ……………………… in crowded buses and don’t mind it at all. A. ride B. ridden C.to ride D. riding 67. If you see Nisson, ……………………… you mind………………………him to get in touch with me ? A. will-reminding B. will- to remind C. would- to remind D. would- reminding 68. Please let me ……………………… when you can come . A. to know B. knowing C. know D. have known 69. I regret ……………………… you that I am unable to come tomorrow. A.to tell B. telling C. tell D. told 70. Workers began ……………………… a number of wooden boxes . A. unloading B. unload C. to unloading D. unloaded 71. Would you mind ……………………… the phone number ? I didn’t hear properly. A. to repeat B. repeat C. repeating D. for repeating 72. What would you like ………………………for your breakfast ? A. eating B. to be eaten C. to eat D. to have eaten 73. ……………………… in the country is something he loves. 6 A. Travelling B. Travel C. The travelling D. To travelling 74. I was reading my books, but I stopped ……………………… a programme on TV. A. reading to watch B. to read to watch C. to read for watching D. reading watching 75. I want her ……………………… a special effort today. A. make B. should make C. to make D. making 76. Let’s ………………………to the station right now or we will be late . A. go B. goes C. will go D.leaving 77.You must try to make ……………………… their teeth . A. these children to clean B. these children clean C. these children cleaning D. these children cleaned 78. Children should be encouraged _______ their individual interests. A. develop B. to be develop C. developing D. to develop 79. This room is too dark. We need ________ a lighter shade. A. painting it B. to have it painted C. to be painted D. to have it paint 80. I was enjoying my book, but I stopped _________ a programme on TV. A. reading to watch B. to read to watch C. to read for watching D. reading for watch 81. The customs officer opened the suitcase ____ if anything illegal was being brought into the country. A. seeing B. to see C. to be seen D. for seeing 82. Henry got into trouble when he refused _______ his briefcase for the customs officer. A. opening B. to open C. open D. to have opened 83. I was just beginning _______ asleep when I heard the phone. A. felt B. falls C. to fall D. to be fallen 84. Would you please remember _______ away all the tapes when you’ve finished listening to them? A. put B. putting C. to put D. having put 85. The coach didn’t let anyone _______ the team ________ before the champion game. A. to watch – practise B. watch – to practise C. watch – practise D. watching – practising 86. The Smiths wanted to give their son every advantage. However, they now regret ________ him by providing too many material possessions. A. having spoilt B. having been spoilt C. to have spoilt D.to have been spoiled 87. Tom made me ________ him next week. A. promise to call B. to promise to call C. promise call D. promise calling 88. I got Mary ________ her car for the weekend. A. to let me borrow B. let me borrow C. to let me to borrow D. let me to borrow 89. My parents wouldn’t let me _______ up late when I was a child. A. staying B. to be stayed C. to stay D. stay 90. Babara had her landlord ________ the broken window before winter. A. fix B. to fix C. fixed D. to be fixed 91. She has been on a diet _______ weight. A. have lost B. having lost C. to have lost D. to lose 92. Please let Jack _______ with you. A. go B. going C. to go D. goes 93. Mary was the last applicant ________ by that interviewer. A. to interview B. to be interviewed C. to be interviewing D. to have interviewed 94. Children should be encouraged _______ their individual interests. A. develop B. to be develop C. developing D. to develop 95. This room is too dark. We need ________ a lighter shade. A. painting it B. to have it painted C. to be painted D. to have it paint 96. I was enjoying my book, but I stopped _________ a programme on TV. 7 A. reading to watch B. to read to watch C. to read for watching D. reading for watch 97. The customs officer opened the suitcase ____ if anything illegal was being brought into the country. A. seeing B. to see C. to be seen D. for seeing 98. Henry got into trouble when he refused _______ his briefcase for the customs officer. A. opening B. to open C. open D. to have opened 99. I’m sorry, I meant ______ to you, but I’ve been busy. A. to write B. writing C. to have written D. write 100. He heard the clock _______ six and knew that it was time for him ______ get up. A. to strike – to get B. strike – to get C. strike – getting D. striking – getting 101. I can heard the bell ______ but nobody seems ________ the door. A. ring – to be coming to open B. ringing – to be coming to open C. to ring – being come to open D. A & B are correct 102. I caught him _______ over my wall. I asked him _______ but he refused _______ anything. A. climbing – to explain – to say B. to climb – to explain – to say C. climb – explaining – to say D. climbing – to explain – saying 103. I was just beginning _______ asleep when I heard the phone. A. felt B. falls C. to fall D. to be fallen 104. Would you please remember _______ away all the tapes when you’ve finished listening to them? A. put B. putting C. to put D. having put 105. We were shocked to hear the news of your ________ A. having fired B. having been fired C. to be fire D. to have been fired 106. The coach didn’t let anyone _______ the team ________ before the champion game. A. to watch – practise B. watch – to practise C. watch – practise D. watching – practising 107. The Smiths wanted to give their son every advantage. However, they now regret ________ him by providing too many material possessions. A. having spoilt B. having been spoilt C. to have spoilt D.to have been spoiled 108. Tom mentioned _______ in the accident as a child, but he never told us the details. A. having injured B. having been injured C. to have injured D. to have been injured 109. Tom made me ________ him next week. A. promise to call B. to promise to call C. promise call D. promise calling 110. I got Mary ________ her car for the weekend. A. to let me borrow B. let me borrow C. to let me to borrow D. let me to borrow 111. My parents wouldn’t let me _______ up late when I was a child. A. staying B. to be stayed C. to stay D. stay 112. I think I hear someone ________ the black window. Do you hear it, too? A. trying to open B. trying open C. try to open D. try opening 113. Babara had her landlord ________ the broken window before winter. A. fix B. to fix C. fixed D. to be fixed 114. She has been on a diet _______ weight. A. have lost B. having lost C. to have lost D. to lose 115. Please let Jack _______ with you. A. go B. going C. to go D. goes 116. During the earthquake, I felt the building __________ violently. A. shake B. shook C. shakes D. to shake 117. Mary was the last applicant ________ by that interviewer. A. to interview B. to be interviewed C. to be interviewing D. to have interviewed 118. English is an important language _______________ . A. to master B. for us to master C. which we have to master D. All are correct 8 * Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting: 1. Could you help me doing this job? I don’t know how to get it started. A B C D 2. Why don’t you stop and tell me why you always avoid to meet me? A B C D 3. He doesn’t allow me smoking in his house because he believes smoking is harmful to health. A B C D 4. I didn’t have any money paying him so I had to ask for my father’s help. A B C D 5. The poor man was unable discovering who had thrown stones at him. A B C D 6. I feel my heart to beat quickly whenever I meet her. A B C D 7. Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich the soil and increasing yield. A B C D 8. Why don’t you help each other studying for the final exam. A B C D 9. The doctor advised doing exercises, drinking milk and do not smoke. A B C D 10. Try to don’t keep interrupting the speaker this time. A B C D III. WRITING: * Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrites the root one: 1. We can’t make personal calls because the boss doesn’t allow it. A. The boss doesn’t allow us making personal calls. B. The boss doesn’t allow us to make personal calls. C. The boss allows us not to make personal calls. D. The boss doesn’t allow to make personal calls. 2. I’d love to buy a dictionary, but I can’t afford. A. I can’t afford to buy a dictionary. B. I can’t afford not buying a dictionary. C. I can’t afford buy a dictionary. D. I can’t afford not to buy a dictionary. 3. Jack said that he hadn’t cheated in the exam. A. Jack denied not cheating in the exam. B. Jack denied cheating in the exam. C. Jack denied not to cheat in the exam. D. Jack denied cheat in the exam. 4. Police reported that a man had been helping them with their investigation. A. A man was reported to have been helping them with their investigation. B. A man was reported helping them with their investigation. C. A man was reported help them with their investigation. D. A man was reported to be helping them with their investigation. 5. There are some letters which I have to type today. A. There are some letters to write today. B. There are some letters to be writen today. C. There are some letters for me to write today. D. All are correct. 9 . A. a dog-hunter B. a hunting-dog C. a dog-hunting D. a hunt-dog 15. A man who drives a taxi is ……………………………… A. a driving-taxi B. a taxi-man C. a taxi’s. writting-table D. a written-table 13. A lamp which burns oil is called ……………………………… A. an oiling-lamp B. an oiled-lamp C. an oil-lamp D. a burning-lamp 14.