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Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
1. Many young people are fond of -------------- football and other kinds of sports.
A. play B. to play
C. playing
D. played
2. We found it very difficult -------------- with Gamma.
A. to work B. work
C. working
D. worked
3. I can’t read when I am traveling. It makes me -------------- sick.
A. feel
B. to feel
C. felt
D. feeling
4. I need -------------- what’s in the letter. Why don’t you let me -------------- it?
A. to know/ to read B. know/ read C. to know/ read
D. knowing/ read
5. I suggest -------------- some more mathematical puzzles.
A. do B. to do
C. doing
D. done
6. Peter sometimes helps his sister --------------.
A. do homework B. to do homework C. with homework D. all are correct
7. My father wanted me -------------- a pilot.
A. become
B. to become
C. becoming
D. became
8. I promised -------------- on time. I mustn’t -------------- late.
A. be/be B. to be/to be

C. to be/ be
D. be/to be
9. Mary and I are looking forward -------------- you.
A. of seeing
B. for seeing
C. to seeing
D. to see
10. I’m sure that he knows -------------- this new machine.
A. to use
B. using
C. how using
D. how to use
11. Mercury’s low gravity makes you -------------- very light in a spaceship.
A. feel
B. feeling
C. to feel
D. felt
12. If he really doesn’t feel like ------------ now, I suggested that he should go out for some fresh air.
A. work
B. to work
C. worked
D. working
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer
1. Every day I spend two hours ___________ English.
A. practise
B to practise
C. practicing D. practised
2. He likes _________ part in sports, so he joins the football team of the school.
A. to take
B. to taking

C. takes
D. took
3. 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
4. They decided ___________ to Japan for their summer holiday.
A. going
B. to go
C. go
D. to going
5.I hope you don't mind __________ so late at night.
A. telephoning B. to telephone C.telephone
D.to have telephoned
6.It took three and a half hours _________ to Singapore
A. to fly
B. flying
C. to be flown D. fly
7. ___________is a popular sport in Europe.
A. To ski
B. Skiing
C. Ski
D. To skiing


8.I never feel like _______
early on Monday morning
A. getting up
B. get up C. gets up

D. to get up
9.It is not easy ________
a high-paid job.
A. find
B. finding
C. finds
D. to find
10. My husband wants me _______
this letter before afternoon.
A. to post
B. posting
C. post
D. posts
11.I hate _______ the dirty dishes after a meal.
A. wash
B. to washing C. to wash
D. to be washing
12.She doesn't like going _______
in the sea in summer
.A. to swim
B. to be swimming C. swimming D. swim
13.I am afraid of _______
by the strong wind.
A.taking away B.take away
C.being taken away D.being taking away
14. Before starting __________ for this company, I spent a year _______ .
A. work/travel
B.work/traveling
C. working/travell
D.working/traveling

15.It _______ him two hours to finish the exercise.
A. take
B. took
C. to take
D. taking
16. I am fond of –––––––to music
A. listening
B. To listen
C. listen
D. listened
17. We all enjoy _________
English.
A. learn
B. to learn
C. learning
D. learned
18. I expected them _______
me a job.
A. offer
B. offering
C.to be offered
D.to offer
Exercise 3:
Bài 1: Choose the best answer:
13. Many young people are fond of -------------- football and other kinds of sports.
A. play B. to play
C. playing
D. played
14. They couldn’t help -------------- when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
A. laughing

B. to laugh
C. laugh
D. laughed
15. Your house needs -------------- .
A. redecorated B. redecorating
C. being redecorated D. to redecorate
16. I remember -------------- them to play in my garden.
A. to allow B. allow
C. allowing
D. allowed
17. It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid -------------- by the
supervisors?
A. to recognize B. to be recognized C. recognizing D. being recognized
18. I can’t bear thinking back of that time. I’d rather -------------- equally.
A. treat
B. be treated
C. have treated
D. treating
19. Did you accuse Nam of -------------- a plate? Well, I saw him -------------- it off the table with his
elbow.
A. break/ knock B. breaking/ knocking C. to break/ to knock
D. breaking/ knock
20. We found it very difficult -------------- with Gamma.
A. to work B. work
C. working
D. worked
21. I can’t read when I am traveling. It makes me -------------- sick.
A. feel
B. to feel
C. felt

D. feeling


22. I need -------------- what’s in the letter. Why don’t you let me -------------- it?
A. to know/ to read B. know/ read C. to know/ read
D. knowing/ read
23. I suggest -------------- some more mathematical puzzles.
A. do B. to do
C. doing
D. done
24. We regret -------------- you that we cannot approve your suggestion.
A. inform B. to inform
C. informing
D. informed
25. The driver stopped -------------- a coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. have B. to have
C. having
D. had
26. Have you ever considered -------------- a pharmacist?
A. become B. becoming
C. to become
D. became
27. You had better -------------- at home until you feel better.
A. staying
B. stayed
C. to stay
D. stay
28. I remember -------------- my mother said the grass in the garden needed --------------.
A. to hear/cutting
B. hear/cut C. heard/to cut

D. hearing/ cutting
29. Peter sometimes help his sister --------------.
A. do homework B. to do homework C. with homework D. all are correct
30. I would rather -------------- at home than --------------out with you.
A. staying/going B. to stay/ to go C. stay/go
D. stayed/went
31. I would rather you --------------.
A. drive B. to drive
C. drove
D. driven
32. She didn’t say a word and left the room.
A. She left the room without saying a word
B. She leaving the room without saying
a word
C. She left the room saying a word
D. She left the room to say a word.
33. My father wanted me -------------- a pilot.
A. become
B. to become C. becoming
D. became
34. Please wait a minute. My boss is busy -------------- something.
A. write
B. writing
C. to write
D. to writing
35. My teacher doesn’t allow us -------------- while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk
B. to talk
C. talking
D. talked

36. We have plenty of time. We needn’t -------------A. hurry
B. to hurry C. hurrying
D. hurried
37. I promised -------------- on time. I mustn’t -------------- late.
A. be/be B. to be/to be
C. to be/ be
D. be/to be
38. Mary and I are looking forward -------------- you.
A. of seeing
B. for seeing
C. to seeing
D. to see
39. I’m sure that he knows -------------- this new machine.
A. to use
B. using
C. how using
D. how to use
40. Psychiatrists and doctors have failed -------------- people not to drink.
A. to tell B. telling
C. tell
D. told


41. The students are used to -------------- in the school library.
A. working
B. work
C. to work
D. worked
42. Our room needs -------------- up.
A. tidied

B. to tide
C. tidy
D. tidying
43. Mercury’s low gravity makes you -------------- very light in a spaceship.
A. feel B. feeling
C. to feel
D. felt
44. “ Was the test long?”. “ Yes, John was the only one -------------- it”
A. to finish
B. finishing
C. finished
D. finish
45. A lots of needs -------------- to the house before anyone can move in.
A. be done
B. doing
C. to do
D. done
46. It is about time you -------------- harder for the next exam.
A. worked
B. working
C. work
D. to work
47. If he really doesn’t feel like ---- now, I suggested that he should go out for some fresh air.
A. work
B. to work
C. worked
D. working
Exercise 4: Put the verb in the brackets in the correct form.
1. I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished (read) _____________it.
2. How old were you when you learned (drive) _____________.

3. My father gave up (smoke) _____________three years ago.
4. Would you mind (keep) _____________silent? I’m trying (study) _____________.
5. I always try to avoid_____________ (borrow) money from my friends.
6. The traffic was very heavy this morning, but I managed __________ (get) to school on time.
7. Could you please stop _____________ (make) so much noise?
8. I hope _____________ (run) in the marathon next month.
9. Look! It’s started _____________ (rain) again.
10. It was too late, so we decided_____________ (take) a taxi home.
11. My sister always enjoys _____________ (listen) to classical music.
12. I’ve put off _____________ (write) the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
13. Sarah gave up _______ (try) to find a job in this country and decided________ (go) abroad.
14. You can’t stop me _____________ (do) what I want.
15. They don’t have much money. They can’t afford_____________ (go) out very often.
16. I’m still looking for a job but I hope_____________ (find) something soon.
17. My mother can’t stand_____________ (stay) at home without doing anything.
18. You must promise_____________ (not / be) late again.
19. I didn’t have enough time
(finish) my work yesterday.
20. He refused
( allow) her
( think) for herself.
21. I was relieved
(find out) that I had passed the exam.
22. She made her son _____(wash) the windows before he could go outside _______(play) with his
friends.
23. She lets her children
(stay) up very late.
24. We had nothing
(do) except look at the cinema posters.

25. We both heard him
(say) that he was leaving.
26. It made him angry
(wait) for people who were late.
27. I couldn’t understand what the passage said, so I had my friend
( translate) it for me.
28. It’s important
( start) the meeting on time.
29. There are too many people here for me
(talk) to all of them.
30. It took ages
(download) the pictures from the Internet.
31. Whenever I have free time, I like
( watch) the basketball team
(practice).
32. She sent me an e- mail
( inform) me that the meeting had been canceled.
33. It was a thrill
( see) my brother
(win) the chess tournament last year.
34. I must
( speak) to the manager.
35. It is lovely
( see) you again.
36. It is too cold
( go) out.
37. I am happy
( know) that you have passed the exam.
38. We’ve got a few jobs

( do).
39. He keeps (ask) _____ me the time and I keep (tell) _____him (buy)______himself a watch.
40. I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind (wait) ___________for you.