PRACTICE Exercise 1: Put the verbs in parentheses into their correct Infinitive or Gerund forms.. Mr Baker’s children are busy collect……………………stamps for their club.[r]
Trang 1Exercise 1: Put the verbs in parentheses into their correct Infinitive or Gerund forms.
1 Mr Baker’s children are busy (collect)………stamps for their club
2 We do not want (go)… ………to that resaurant because it’s dirty
3 Would you be so good as (answer)…… ………….the phone when it rings?
4 They gave up (gamble)…… ……… long ago
5 Try to avoid (make)…… ……… a lot of mistakes in your thesis.
6 They are against (make)…… …… complaints about the road construction
7 It is no use (drink)……… ………a lot of alcoholic drinks
8 The director suggests (hold)…… ……….another meeting next week
9 It is difficult for me to get used to (sleep)…… ………earlier
10 We are looking forward to (hear)…… ……….from you next week
11 Would you mind (put)…… ……….your pet snake somewhere else?
12 It’s no use ( wait)………… ……… for her too long
13 He urged us (work)…… ………faster than he does
14 My mother told me (not speak)…… ………… …to anyone about it
15 I can’t understand her (behave)……… …like that
16 You are expected (know)………the safety regulations of the college
17 I am prepared (wait)……….……here all night if necessary
18 It isn’t good for children (eat)………too many sweets
19 I could not help (overhear)……….what you said
20 She warned me ( not touch)……….the wire
21 I regret (inform)……… you that your application has been refused
22 It is no use (tell)……….lies to anyone
23 I am beginning (understand)… ……….……what you have told me
24 The boy doesn’t know how (use)……… ……… a computer
25 I am busy (teach)… ……… English all the day
26 I am nervous about (make)……… ……friends with her
27 People liked (go)… ……….to the movies because they showed another world
28 They are accustomed to (get)… ……… …large salaries
29 Editors are responsible for (write)…… ……… editorials
30 It is interesting (study)… ………… ….the history of today s motion-picture industry
31 Reporters for major newspapers are used to (work)…… ……… long hours
32 People enjoyed (listen)……….to the early radio programs
33 The first stations were created by radio equipment companies in order (develop)
………a market for their products
34 She had to ask the boys (stop)…… ………(make)…… ………… noise
Trang 235 Our teacher has promised (help)… ………us (prepare)… ………….for the exams
36 Is (boil)… …….or frying the best way of (cook)…… … this fish?
37 There is nothing (be)……… done about it now, except (tell)……
………….the police the truth
38 You’re too young (start)…… ……giving up (build)… ……….….a career
39 Do you remember (read)… ………about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)……… …newspapers
40 This book tells you how (win)… ……at games without actually (cheat)… ………
41 The children prefer (watch)… ………….TV to (read)………
42 Stop (argue) … …………and start (work)…… …
43 I don t feel like (work)… ……….; what about (go)……… ……to a disco instead?
44 Don t forget (lock)… …… the door before (go)… ……….….to bed
45 He tried (explain)…… …… but she refused (listen)……… ………
46 Would you mind (show)… ……….….me how (operate)… …….………the lift?
47 Without (realize)… ………it, he hindered us instead of (help)……… … ……us
48 People used (make)… ………fire by (rub)……… … two sticks together
49 After (hear)…… ……… the conditions I decided (not enter)… ……….for the competition
50 He postponed (make)… ………… …money to (earn)… ……….it
52 I’m very sorry for (be)… ……… late It was good of you (wait)……
………… for me
53 Forgive my (ring)…… ……you up so late, but I couldn’t allow your victory (pass)
… ……….without (congratulate)… ……….you
54 He advised me (consider)… ………….all the facts before (decide)…………
(accept)… ………the job
55 They refused (allow)…… …….us (go)… …….in without (sign)… ……… the book
56 My uncle used (show)… ………… me where (go)… ……and what (buy)……
57 I couldn’t resist (ask)… …… him why he was trying (avoid)… ……… (meet)
…… ………me
58 Your doctor advised you (go)… ………to bed early, so I really can’t understand your (want)… …… (stay)…… …… up late
59 I remember (hear)……….him (say)………… that the grass needed (cut)
………
60 The snow kept (fall)……….and the workmen grew tired of (try)……… (keep)
……….the roads clear
Trang 3Exercise 2: Choose the best answer
1 The children appear………….about the trip
A to excite B to be excited C exciting D being excited
2 I don t appreciate……… when I am speaking
A interrupting B being interrupted C to interrupt D interrupted
3 The mountain climbers are in danger of……….by an avalanche
A killing B being killed C having killed D to
be killed
4 Mrs Gates appreciated……….breakfast in bed when she wasn t feeling well
A serving B to be served C having served D being served
5 Sally s low test scores kept her from………to the university
A admitting B having admitted C being admitted D to
be admitted
6 I don t remember………….of the decision to change the company policy on
vacations When was it decided?
A telling B being told C to tell D to
be told
7 We are very sorry for……… much noise last night
A to make B making C made D make
8 The bedroom needs………now
A decorate B decorated C decorating D to decorate
9 She went out with her friends without………for permission from her parents
A ask B to ask C asked
D askin
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
Trang 4C 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
Trang 520 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
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
Trang 636.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
KEY:
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in parentheses into their correct Infinitive or Gerund forms.
1 collecting
2 to go
3 to answer
4 gambling
5 making
6 making
7 drinking
8 holding
9 sleeping
10 hearing
11 putting
12 waiting
13 to work
14.not tospeak
15 behaving
16 to know
17 to wait
18 to eat
19 overhearing
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21 to inform
22 telling
23.to understand
24 to use
25 teaching
26 making
27 going
28 getting
29 writing
30.to study
31 working
32 listening 33.to develop
34 to stop/making
35 to help/
to prepare
36.boiling
/cooking
37 to be
/telling
38 to start/
building
39 reading/
to read
40 to win/
cheating
41 watching/ reading
42 arguing/
to work
43.working/
going
44 to lock/
going
45.to explain/
to listen
46 showing/
to operate
47 realizing/ helping
48 to make/ rubbing
Trang 849 hearing/
not to enter
50 making/
to do
51 spending/
earning
52 being/
to wait
53 ringing/
to pass/
congratulating
54 to consider/ deciding/
to accept
55 to allow/
to go/signing
56 to show/
to go/to buy
57 asking/to avoid/meeting
58 to go/wanting/
to stay
59.hearing/saying/
cutting
60 falling/trying/
to keep
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer
1 B
2.B
3.B
4 D
5.C
6 B
7.B
8.C
9.D
Ing participle : hành động nói chung(general action)
To infinitive : hành động nói chung thực hiện ở những thời điểm cụ thể (st you would like to do at a particular point of time)
eg : Going fishing is my favourite pastime.
To go fishing is what I often do on Sunday afternoon.