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I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: GERUND or INFINITIVE .( In some sentences,
both forms are correct).
1. I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind……………….(wait) for you.
2. I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished……………… ( read ) it.
3. How old were you when you learnt ……………….( drive ).
4. My father gave up ……………….( smoke ) three years ago.
5. Would you mind ……… ( keep) silent ? I’m trying ……………(study ).
6. I always try to avoid……………………(borrow) money from my friends.
7. The traffic was very heavy this morning, but I managed ……… ( get ) to school on time.
8. Could you please stop ……………………………………….( make ) so much noise ?
9. I hope ……………………………………… ( run ) in the marathon next month.
10. Look ! It’s started …………………………………….( rain ) again.
11. It was too late, so we decided………………………………….( take ) a taxi home.
12. My sister always enjoys …………………………………( listen ) to classical music.
13. I’ve put off ………………( write ) the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
14. Sarah gave up ……( try ) to find a job in this country and decided…………( go ) abroad.
15. You can’t stop me ……………………… ( do ) what I want.
16. They don’t have much money. They can’t afford…………………( go ) out very often.
17. I’m still looking for a job but I hope…………………………… ( find ) something soon.
18. My mother can’t stand………………………( stay ) at home without doing anything.
19. How long have you been able……………………………………………(swim), John ?
20. You must promise…………………………………………….( not / be ) late again.
21. When I saw her in that funny hat, I couldn’t help……………………………………( laugh).
22. They refused……………………… ( lend ) him the money although he needed it badly.
23. Please, don’t forget……………………………( post ) the letter for me today ! It’s urgent.
24. Some people strongly dislike……………………………………….( hear ) foul language.
25. If you want……( improve ) English , you should practise……………( speak ) it more often.
II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Jane enjoyed……………………………… ( work ) for Brinkman.
2. However, she did not plan…………………………………( be ) a secretary all her life.
3. She didn’t mind……………………………… ( be ) a secretary for a few years.

4. But she couldn’t imagine…………………………… ( do ) the same job for years and years.
5. She hoped ……………………………………….( become ) a lawyer herself.
6. The only thing that prevented her from……….( study ) law was a lack of time and money.
7. She often remembered …………………… ( talk ) to her father before he became ill.
8. She couldn’t help………………………………………( think ) about him as she worked.
9. ‘I must remember…………………………………….( phone ) the hospital ,‘she thought.
10. He had always urged her ……………………………….( think ) of her future.
11. He used…………… ( talk ) about the value of a good education when she was younger.
12. ‘ Men will have to get used to ………… ( think ) of women as equals, and not just as housewives or
pretty faces,’ he often said.
13. You must remember ………………( buy ) some sugar. We haven’t got any now.
14. Did you remember …………………… ( post ) the letter for me this morning ?
15. Don’t forget……………………… ( wake ) me up before six o’clock tomorrow.
III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb verbs:
1. He tried to avoid (answer)……………… my question.
2. Could you please stop (make) …………………… so much noise ?
3. I enjoy (listen)………………………………………to music.
4. I considered (apply)……………………for the job but in the end I decided against it.
5. Have you finished (wash)………………………………your hair yet ?
6. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk (be)………………. knocked down.
7. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on (work )………………
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8. I don’t mind you (use )…………………the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
9. Hello ! Fancy (see )………………………….you here ! What a surprise !
10. I’ve put off (write )………………………… the letter so many times. I really must do it
today.
11. What a stupid thing to do ! Can you imagine anybody (be)…………… so stupid ?
12. Sarah gave up (try)………………to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.
IV. Put the verb into the correct form, - ing or to…….Sometimes either form is possible.

1. They denied…………………… the money. ( steal )
2. I don’t enjoy……………………….very much. ( drive )
3. I don’t want……………………….out tonight. I’m too tired . ( go )
4. I can’t afford…………………out tonight. I haven’t got enough money. ( go )
5. Has it stopped…………………… yet ? ( rain )
6. Can you remind me…………………… some coffee when we go out ? ( buy )
7. Why do you keep……… me questions ? Can’t you leave me alone ? ( ask )
8. Please stop…………………….me questions! ( ask )
9. I refuse……………………any more questions. ( answer )
10. One of the boys admitted……………………the window. ( break )
11. The boy’s father promised…………………for the window to be repaired. ( pay )
12. Ann was having dinner when the phone rang. She didn’t answer the phone, she just carried on
(eat)
13. “ How did the thief ger into the house ? “ “ I forgot……………… the window. ( shut )
14. I’ve enjoyed……………… you. ( meet ). I hope …………you again soon.( see )
15. The baby began………………in the middle of the night. ( cry )
16. Julia has been ill but now she’s beginning…………………………… better.
V. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets :
1. Tom regrets ( spend ) too much time ( play ) computer games .
2. Students stopped ( make ) noise when the teacher came in .
3. He’ll try ( not make) the same mistake again.
4. Would you mind ( turn ) off the radio ?
5. When you see Tom, remember ( give ) him my regards.
6. They postponed ( build ) an elementary school for lack of finance.
7. It’s no use ( advise ) him. He never allows anybody (give) advice.
8. Is there anything here worth ( buy ) ?
9. We missed ( watch ) a football match last night .
10. The principal tells him ( come ) in .
11. My parents decided ( take ) a taxi because it was late.
12. Do you agree ( lend ) me some money ?

13. Tom refused (give) me his address .
14. You’ll be able ( do ) it yourself when you are older .
15. I didn’t know how ( get ) to your house , so I stopped ( ask ) the way .
16. We found it very difficult ( reach ) a decision .
17. I will remember ( give ) Mr. Brown your message .
18. She remembers ( be ) taken to the zoo by her mother .
19. Do you feel like ( go ) to the concert or would you like ( stay ) at home ?
20. My family is considering (take) a trip to the USA next year.
21. The police didn’t permit ( camp ) in this wood for security reasons .
22. We don’t allow people ( smoke ) in the lecture room.
23. The teacher advised ( review) the grammatical structures carefully .
24. He’ s used to ( go ) on foot to work .
25. We get used to ( work ) on Sundays .
26. She is looking forward to ( see ) her friends .
27. Sometimes students avoid (look) at the teacher if they don’t want (answer) a question.
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28. You should try ( wear ) any shirts you want to buy.
29. The teacher recommends us ( prepare) the lessons well before ( come ) to class.
30. There are people can’t help ( laugh )when they see someone ( slip ) on a banana skin
31. He went to bed without ( lock ) the doors .
32. They don’t have enough patience ( wait ) for him .
33. Gravity makes water ( run ) downhill .
34. This man let me ( use ) his phone yesterday.
35. Are we allowed ( go ) out with Tom ?
36. The teller was made ( raise ) his hands .
37. Mary was advised ( stay ) out of the crowd .
38. She prefers ( eat ) to ( prepare ) meals .
39. When the rainy season comes , you need ( repair ) the roof of the house .
40. The flowers need ( water ) but you needn’t ( water ) them now.

VI. Choose the best option for each blank of the sentence.
1. She is looking forward to ………… you again.
A. meeting B. meeting C. met D. be met
2. ………… photographs of the place, I had no desize to go there.
A. Have seen B. Had seen C. Having seen D. To have seen
3. ……………. the museum, we decided to have lunch in the park.
A. Visited B. Having visited C. Have visited D. Visiting
4. ……… the story before, she didn’t want to hear the story again.
A. Heard B. To hear C. Having heard D. Hearing
5. We can't count on ……… by our parents every time we get into financial difficulty.
A. rescuing B. being rescued C. to rescue D. to be rescued
6. Mary’s children are used to ………… up after school every day.
A. picking B. pick C. be picked D. being picked
7. Let your name ……. in the sheet of paper.
A. to be written B. be written C. write D. being written
8. Alice didn’t expect ……… to Jim’s party.
A. inviting B. being invited C. to invite D. to be invited
9. Your son is really intelligent. He should …… to take part in this competition.
A. encourage B. encouraging C. be encouraged D. to be encouraged
10. ………… the red light, he was fined 120 thousand VND by the police.
A. Having run B. Being run C. Run D. Being running
11. We looked every where but the intruder was nowhere ……….
A. to see B. seen C. to be seen D. having seen
12. I don’t think that article is worth …………
A. reading B. read C. to read D. to reading
13. The soldier was punished for ……. to obey his commanding officer’s orders.
A. being refusing B. having refusing C. having refused D. being refused
14. ……………. the money, they began quarrelling about how to divide it.
A. Have found B. Found C. Having found D. Finding
15. …………. all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job.

A. Having spent B. Spent C. Spending D. Have spent
16. You can't prevent him from ………… alcohol.
A. drink B. to drink C. drinking D. drank
17. In spite of ……… extremely tired, I went to school.
A. to be B. be C. being D. am
18. He got good marks at his exams because he spent almost his time …… his lessons.
A. revise B. revising C. to revise D. to be revised
19. I saw her …… the staff room.
A. to enter B. enter C. entering D. entered
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20. Would you mind ……… the window?
A. open B. opening C. to open D. opened
21. We saw the first star …………… in the sky.
A. twinkling B. twinkle C. to twinkle D. twinkled
22. It’s no good ………. to him, he never answers letters.
A. write B. being written C. writing D. to write
23. Ask him to come in. Don’t keep him ………. at the door.
A. to stand B. standing C. stand D. being stood
24. The children loved ……. the old castle.
A. discovering B. exploring C. hunting D. detecting
25. He devoted most of his time …… novels.
A. to having written B. to write C. to writing D. to have written
26. Who suggested ……. here for the picnic?
A. come B. came C. to come D. coming
27. He pursuaded his friend ……… for a job.
A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked
28. She invited me …… and stay with her whenever I visited Da Lat.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
29. His mother reminded him ………. the door before going out.

A. lock B. to lock C. locked D. to be looked
30. At last, he admitted ……… that box.
A. to open B. open C. to be open D. opening
31. My father told me ………. him when he was talking with his friends.
A. not to interrupt B. not interrupting C. not be interrupted D. not interrupt
32. His sister asked him ……… too fast.
A. not drive B. not to drive C. not to be driven D. not driving
33. My mother wanted me ……. a doctor.
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
34. She agreed ………. me with my English.
A. to help B. help C. helping D. to be helped
35. The librarian reminded me ………. the book back to the library.
A. to give B. give C. giving D. to be given
36. Tom wanted me ……… to the seaside with him.
A. to go B. go C. going D. went
37. Many students expected their teachers …… and interested in what they were doing.
A. to be motivated B. be motivated C. to motivate D. motivated
38. Almost students believed that learning should ……… on important life skills.
A. centered B. be centered C. be centering D. center
39. My mother advised me not ……. to bed late.
A. go B. going C. went D. to go
40. She invited me …… to her birthday party.
A. come B. to come C. coming D. came
41. The librarian asked us ……. noise in the library.
A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. not to be made
42. She encouraged me ……. the exam.
A. to take B. take C. taking D. took
43. John asked me not …… anyone the news.
A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told
44. My close friend invited a lot of people ………. her party.

A. to B. in C. with D. on
45. I am glad you decided ……… to my party.
A. come B. coming C. came D. to come
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46. My girl friend is afraid of out alone when it gets dark.
A) goes B) to go C) going D) go
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