bt infinitive và gerund

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flight.
The tourist offered (hide) ________ her in the boot of
her car.
Would you mind (show) _________ me your passport,
sir?
Have you finished (fill) _________ in that form?
Have you ever considered (emigrate) _________
The customs officer refused (let) _______ them (go)
_______ through.
They denied (enter) ________ the country illegally.
The government agreed (allow) __________ the
refugees over the border.
He avoided (cross) _____ the bridge by swimming the
river.
He pretended (not understand) _______ the
regulations.
Immigration officials tend (be) ________ suspicious.
I would like (transfer) ________ to another
department.
I resent (speak) ________ to like that.
Nobody enjoys (reprimand) ________ by his employer.
He doesn’t mind (criticise) ________ as long as the
criticism is constructive.
Most of us hate (deceive) ________.
My children always enjoy (read) ________ to.
I should love (take) _______ to the theatre this
evening.
Some babies enjoy (bath) _____ while others dislike it.
The potatoes should (wash) ______ before (peel)

______.
Nobody wants (wake) ________ in the middle of the
night, but last night it couldn’t (avoid) _______.
The police accused him of (set) ________ fire to the
building but he denied (have been) _______ in the area
on the night of the fire.
We suggested (sleep) _____ in hotels but the children
were anxious (camp) _______ out.
They don’t allow (smoke) ______ in all these buildings.
Nobody wants (risk) ________ (set) ________ them on
fire.
One of the men suggested (take) ________ the body
out to sea, (drop) ______ it overboard and (pretend)
_________ that it had been an accident.
I want the boys (grow) _______ up hating violence but
their parents keep (buy) _________ them toy guns. It’s
almost impossible (prevent) ________ boys (play)
________ soldiers.
Would your children mind (keep) __________ quiet for
moment? I'm trying (solve) ________ a difficult
problem.
It’s no use (ask) _______ children (keep) ________
quiet. They can’t help (make) ________ a noise.
He accepted the cut in salary without complaints
because he was afraid of (complain) ________. He was
afraid of (lose) ________ his job.
She remembers part of her childhood quite clearly. She
remembers (go) ___________ to school for the first
time and (be) ________ frightened and (put) her finger
in her mouth. And she remembers her teacher (tell)

_________ her (take) _________ it out

31. After (spend) ________ two days (argue)
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________about where to go for their holidays, they
decided (not go) ________ anywhere.
He is talking about (give) _________ up his job and
(go) ________.
Peter: Wouldn’t it be better (ask) ________ Tom (leave)
________ his camera at home?
Jack: It would be no good (ask) __________ Tom (do)
________ that. It would be like (ask) ________ a
woman (travel) ______ without a handbag.
I’ve got the loaf; now I’m looking for a knife (cut)
______ it with. I saw Paul (sharpen) __________ a
pencil with the breadknife a minute ago.
We stopped once (buy) ________ petrol and then we
stopped again (ask) ________ someone the way.
When l caught them (cheat) ________ me, I stopped
(buy) ________ petrol there and started (deal)
________ with your garage instead.
Stop (make) ________ that dreadful noise.
What made you (say) ________ that?
In the old days they used to (hunt) ________ the wild
animals over here.
I prefer (skate) ________ to (ski) ________.

He saw the lorry (begin) ________ (roll) _______
forwards but he was too far away (do) ______ anything
(stop) _____ it.
There are people who can‘t help (laugh) ________
when they see someone (slip) ________ on a banana
skim.
I'm not used to (drive) ________ on the left.
When you see someone (do) ________ it you’ll find it
quite easy (do) _______ yourself.
I caught him (climb) ________ over my wall. I asked
him (explain) _______ but he refused (say) ________
anything, so in the end I had (let) ________ him (go)
________.
It’s much better (go) ________ to a hairdresser than
(try) _______ (save) ________ time by (cut) ______
your own hair.
We heard the engines (roar) ________ as the plane
began (move) ________ we saw many people on the
ground (wave) ________ good-bye.
Try (avoid) ________ (be) ________ late. He hates
(be) ________ kept (wait) ________.
Dare you (jump) ________ over that stream?
He was made (do) ________ his work again.
He devoted himself to (help) ________ lost travellers.
He is as not yet used to (use) ________ his machine.
“Keep (move) ________” said the policeman.
It’s no use (tell) ________ him to be careful.
I couldn’t help (make) ________ such a mistake.
This machine needs (attend) ________ to.
I need (see) ________ Dr. Smith at once.

You should know better than (do) ________ that.
If his heart stops (beat) ________, he will die.
A guard was left _________ (watch) the prisoner
I left them (play) ________ cards.
The surgeon postponed (perform) ________ the
operation.
I requested him (do) ________ it properly.


65. You are supposed (think) _________ before you act.
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67. When the car was heard (approach) ________ the
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people fled anywhere (avoid) ________ the police.
He was understood (be) ________ the new teacher.
His book was found (be) ________ a line piece of
writing.
I was made (stand) ________ at the gate.
People can feel satisfaction if they are made (feel)
________ they are doing a useful service.
The game was intended (kill) ________ die time until
about nine o'clock.
The car belonged to the firm. I wasn’t supposed (use)
_______ it for my own pleasure.
Mr Smith was rumoured (divorce) ________ his wife.
Do you know who made up that story? No, but it’s said
(be) ________ someone in the office.
After (get) ________ (know) ________ him better, l
regretted (judge) ______ him unfairly.

The man the police found (act) ________ suspiciously
in the shop doorway was charged with shoplifting.
I can't bear the thought of (you, go) _________ home
without someone (accompany) ______ you.
I should prefer (go) _________ to the cinema rather
than (sit) ________ here (listen) _________ to the
radio.
Don’t stand there (do) _________ nothing.
He tried (explain) _______ himself in German but found
that no one seemed to understand.
You know I hate (disappoint) ________ you, but much
as I would like (go) ________ out this evening, I have
to finish (decorate) ________ this room.
I would advise you (wait) ________ before (decide)
________ (accept) ________ his offer.
At present the new child is very shy of (join) ________
in with the others, but very soon I expect (have)
________ him (show) ________ more confidence.
He does nothing but (complain) ______ when he is
asked (do) _________ anything that means (put)
________ himself out.
I find it difficult (prevent) ________ myself from (tell)
________ the truth.
He postponed (make) ________ decision till it was too
late (do) ________ anything.
It is usually easier (learn) ________ a subject by (read)
books than by (listen) ________ to lectures.
It’s not much use (have) ________ bicycle if you don’t
know how (ride) ________ it.
I know my hair wants (cut) ________ but I never have

time (go) ________ to the hairdresser’s.
He keeps (ask) ________ me the time and I keep (tell)
________ him (buy) ________ himself a watch.
I was busy (try) ______ to figure out whether he had
told me the truth.
His brother’s emotion was not easy (discern) ________.
His proposition was worth (consider) ________.
Everyone in this room is competent (express) ________
an opinion.
The picture is definitely worth (buy) ________.
You see a lot of us are prone (forget) ________.
The girl was very wise (take) ________ their advice.

99. He was busy (work) ______ on the new play.
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I was fascinated (watch) _______ the two of them
together, Charles was slow (see) _____what Mr March
was feeling.
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It must be admitted that this writer is not hard
(imitate) ________.
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Dick was clearly anxious (go) ________, and I was
rather hurt (find) ________ Clare was apparently keen
(do) _________.
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Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is
only by considering these that you can write a sentence
that is good (look) ________ at and good (listen)
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I remember (visit) ________ Paris when l was very
young.
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Don’t forget (find out) _______ how many people
are coming on Saturday.
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If you want to stop coughing, why don’t you try
(drink) ________ some water?
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She got a degree in Physics and then went on
(take) ________ a course in Applied Maths.
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I regret (tell) ________ you that there’s been an
accident.
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He regretted (stay) _______ in the same rob for so
long.
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If the Government’s policy is to succeed, they must
try (keep) _______ prices in check.
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The shareholders all think they know what should
be done, but the board still needs (convince)
__________.
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Someone in the office had made a mistake, and
the firm regretted (cause) _________ the customer
inconvenience.
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The teacher doesn’t permit (smoke) _________
during the lesson.
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It’s a tricky problem. I recommend (you, consult)
_________ an expert.
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For the second time this year, Mrs Black will
attempt (swim) ________ the Channel in less than five
hours.
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The film was so terrifying that she could hardly
bear (watch) ________ it.
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The new committee member did not venture
(speak) _________ at his first meeting.
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He remembered (pass) ________ on most of the
information, but omitted (mention) ________ one or
two the most important facts.
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I suggest (telephone) ________ the hospitals
before (ask) ________ the police (look) __________
for him.
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Do you feel like (go) _______ to a film or would
you rather (stay) ________ at home?
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Those people used to (like) ________ (sit)
________ in their own gardens and (watch) ________
the passers.

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I’d rather (learn) _________ my living by (clean)
_______ floors than (make) ________ money by
(blackmail) _______ people.
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Would you mind (lend) _________ me $5? I
forgot (cash) ________ a cheque.