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CHIA ĐỘNG TỪ ĐẶC BIỆT
EXERCISE I : Supply the correct form of the verbs :
1/ Could I (see) _________ Mr. Brown, please ?
2/ He told me (try) _________ (come) _________ early. 3/ I wanted
her (learn) _________ English.
4/ Will you (help) _________ me (move) _________ this desk ?
5/ Please (let) _________ me (know) _________ your opinion.
6/ Would you like (paint) _________ your bike or should I (have) _________ a
painter
(do) _________ it for
you ?
7/ He warned me (not come) _________ late.
8/ There’s no (tell) _________ what might (happen) _________.
9/ Did you (see) _________ Tom (try) _________ (reach) _________ the top of the dresser ? -
He’s too short (reach) _________ it.
10/ We had to(ask)_________ the students (stop) _____________(make)
_________ so much noise.
11/ I can’t understand his(want)_________________(buy) _________ such an
expensive car.
12/ I couldn’t stand (be) _________ alone in the dark room.
13/ They don’t want us (mention) _________ their (come) _________ late.
14/ You must remember (lock) _________ the door before (leave) _________ the house.
15/ After (get) _________ (know) _________ her at school, he finished by
(ask) _________ her address.
EXERCISE II : Use the correct verb form :
1/ The children are busy (collect) _________ shells on the beach.
2/ The teacher promised (help) _________ us (prepare) _________ for the e
xamination.
3/ We regret (say) _________ that the lecture was dull and wasn’t worth
(listen) _________ to.
4/ There’s no (deny) _________ that he enjoys (listen) _________ to his own

voice.
5/ Is (boil) _________ or (fry) _________ the best way of (cook) _________
this fish ?
6/ It’s no use your (ask) _________ him (lend) _________ you any money.
7/ Can you manage(finish) _________ (write) _________ these reports by
yourself ?
8/ He advised me( consider)_________ all the facts before(decide)_________ (accept) _________
the job.
9/ They refused (allow) _______ us (go) _______ in without (sign) _______ the
book.
10/ My uncle used to (show) _________ me where (go) _________ and what (buy) ________.
11/ There’s nothing like (walk) _________ as a means of (keep) _________ fit.
12/ Your doctor advised(go)_________ to bed early, so I really can’t understand your (want) _________
(stay) _________ up late.
13/ We considered (give) _________ her a dress for her birthday, but couldn’t
help (buy) _________ her
some flowers, too.
14/ There’s nothing (be) _________ done about it now except (tell) _________ the police the truth.
15/ I remember (hear) ________ him (say) ________ the grass needed (cut)
_______.
16/ Would you mind (keep) _________ quiet for a moment ? I’m trying (fill)
_________ in a form.
- It’s no use (ask) _________ children (keep) _________ quiet. They can’t help (make) _________ noise.
17/ The miser spent all his time (count) _________ his money and (think)
_________ up new hiding
places. He kept (move) _________ it about because he was
terrified of (be) _________ robbed. He used to
(get) _________ up at night (make)
_________ sure it was still there.
18/ They don’t allow (smoke) _________ in the auditorium; they don’t want

(risk) _________ (set)
_________ it on fire.
19/ Would you like me (turn) _________ down the radio a bit ?
- No, it’s all right. I’m used to (work) _________ with the radio on.
20/ We couldn’t help (laugh) ________ when he was making fun of himself.
EXERCISE III : Rewrite the following sentences.
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind _______________________________________ ?
2/ They didn’t allow us to smoke in here. - They didn’t let
_____________________________________________.
3/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us _______________________________________.
4/ The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground.
- The thief made _____________________________________________.
5/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began __________________________________________________.
6/ It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering __________________________________________________.
7/ He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took _____________________________________________________.
8/ He is too young to ride a motorbike.
- He isn’t ____________________________________________________.
9/ The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
- The bag was too _____________________________________________.
10/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward _________________________________________.