BÀI TẬP GERUND AND INFINITIVE

BÀI TẬP GERUND AND INFINITIVE
1/ I’m worried _______ my final exam in statistics.
a. about falling b. to fall c. with falling d. to fallure
2/ ________ the scholarship really surprised me .
a. Mike got b. Mike getting c. Mike’s getting d. Mike
gets
3/ Many northerners look forward _______ a garden in the spring .
a. to plant b. to planting c. with planting d. to
planting of
4/ “May I have a word with you ,Mrs. Adam ? ” – “ Is this in regard ______ late
yesterday ?”
a. of you coming b. to you coming
c. to your coming d. of your coming
5/ Who is responsible _______ the garbage – the husband of the wife ?
a. to take out b. for take out c. for taking out d. with taking out
6/ I think ________ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate .
a. your being b. you are c. you being d. you to
be
7/ “ How do I turn on the T.V ? ” – “ _____ the button at the right .”
a. From pushing b. By pushing c. You pushing d. To push
8/ “It’s difficult to make money as an artist .”
– “ Have you considered _______ a course in business for artists ?”
a. To take b. about takingc. your taking d. taking
9/ “ Why have you decided to go back to school ”
– “ I’m tired _______ as a secretary .”
a. for work b. to work c. of working d. about
working
10/ “ We were opponents of the political regime in our country.”
“ And that led to ____ to the United States thirty – five years ago .”
a. us coming b. our coming c. come d. us to come
11/ “Did you understand the solution to the calculus problem ?” – “ Not very well .

Dr Baker’s ______ was complicated .”
a. explain b. explaining c. explanation d. explained
12/ “ How do you like American food ?”
– “ Well, it’s not bad . Now I _______ hamburgers .”
a. used to eat b. am used to eat
c. used to eating d. am used to eating
13/ We insisted ___________ by the manager .
a. to be seen b. to see c. on being seen d. on
seeing
14/ _______ for director must have surprised you .
a. Your being nominated b. You nominated
c. Your nominating d. You’re being nominated
15/ “ What are you reading ?”
– “ It’s a magazine article ______ your own furniture .”
a. to make it b. about make c. about making d. for make
16/ ______ a foreign language well is a long process.
a. Learn b. Learning c. To learning d. Having
learned
17/ What do you enjoy _______ in your free time ?
a. doing b. do c. to do d. done
18/ You can’t go to England without _________ to Bucking ham Palace .
a. go b. being gone c. to go d. going
19/ Would you mind not ___________ ?
a. to be smoking b. to smoke c. smoking d. smoke
20/ She was worried about ________ by thieves.
a. being robbed b. robbing c. being rob d. be
robbing
GERUND AND INFINITIVE 2
1/ I can’t afford _______ you any more money .
a. borrowing b. to borrow c. to lend d. my

lending
2/ The teacher encouraged _______ good compositions .
a. us write b. us to write c. us writing d. us to
writing
3/ “ Stacey seems like a bright student .”
- “ She’s always the first ________ her work.”
a. to finish b. finishing
c. to being finished with d. to be finish with
4/ Please ask the restaurant clientele ________ in the no smoking area .
a. don’t smokeb. not to smoke c. not smokingd. don’t to smoke
5/ “Why have you given up your job ? ”
– “ ______ on my present salary is impossible .”
a. For me to live b. To live for me c. Me living d. I live
6/ “What’s wrong with Henry ? ” – “ He needs __________”
a. cheer up b. to be cheer up c. cheering up d. to
cheered up
7/ “Why are you mad ?” – “ I dislike ________ by my first name .”
a. you call b. you to call me c. your calling me d. you call
me
8/ “ Which baseball team do you support ?”
– “ We’d like ________”
a. the Tigers win b. That the Tigers win
c. the Tigers will win d. the Tigers to win
9/ “ May I help you ?”
– “ Yes , I need someone _______ the tire on my car .”
a. change b. to change c. changing d. to be
changed
10/ “I heard Fred is going to work for the ambassader . ”
– “ Yes , he was lucky _______ such a good job.”
a. to give b. about getting c. to be given d. to be giving

11/ Can you get the teacher ______ us less homework ?
a. give b. giving c. to give d. her giving
12/ “ Mary hasn’t been feeling well lately .”
– “ Yes, we want _________ by a doctor .”
a. him to examine b. that he be examined
c. him to be examined d. he is examined
13/ “ How did you travel so cheaply in Europe ? ”
– “ We reduced our expenses by taking the train and _____ in inexpensive
restaurants . ”
a. eat b. to eat c. eating d. ate
14/ “ Your homemade ice cream is so good . What’s your secret ?”
– “ _____ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream .”
a. For make b. to make c. Making d. Make
15/ “ I’d like to go bowling tonight .”
“ Don’t forget we’ve already made plans _______ to dinner at the Caihouns’ ”
a. to go b. going c. for go d.go
16/ “ Why are you mad , Katherine ?” – “ That traffic jam _____ be late .”
a. made us b. caused us c. had us to d. forced us
17/ “ My mother says I can’t marry Jim” – “ She should let ______ your own mind.”
a. you make up b. that you make up
c. you to make up d. you making up
18/ I can’t open the top of this apple juice .“ – “ ________ it.”
a. Mark have to do b. Make Mark to do
c. Have Mark do d. Have Mark done
19/ I can hear a cat ______ at the widow .
a. scratching b. scratches
c. to scrath d. was scratching
20/ “ Why do the police want to talk to you ?”
– “ Because we saw the money _____ last night.”
a. stealing b. been stolen c. stole d. stolen