grade 8 practice test

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Trường TiH, THCS, THPT NGÔ THỜI NHIÊM Năm học: 2019 – 2020

<b> SUBJECT 1: GERUND-TO-INFINITIVE PRACTICE TEST page 1</b>
<b>GRADE 8 </b>

<b>PRACTICE TEST </b>
1. I have heard Dang Thai Son_______ the piano.

A. played B. plays C. play D. to play

2. The young teachers wanted a Foreign Language Teaching workshop _____ in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. to be holding B. should hold C. to be held D. to hold

3. ______able to take part in the international math contest two years from now, Son works very hard in his
math class.

A. In order to be B. Being C. Been D. So that he be
4. Try_______ so many mistakes.

A. not to make B. not make C. to make not D. make not
5. Let me_______ from you soon.

A. to hear B. hear C. hearing D. heard
6. John is too stupid_______ understand this.

A. to B. not to C. to not D. for
7. The wind is_______ to blow the roof off.

A. strong enough B. too strong C. quiet strong D. very strong
8. My father is _______ to stay up late.

A. too tired B. enough tired C. tired enough D. so tired
9. Tommy admitted ... the rock through the window.

A. thrown B. throw C. to throw D. throwing
10. Most people enjoy ... to different parts of the world.

A. travel B. traveling C. travels D. to travel
11. They left the restaurant, after ... two hours over lunch.

A. spending B. spent C. spend D. having spent

12. The police accused him of...fire to the building but he denied ...in the area on the night of the fire.
A. setting/ being B. setting/ having been C. set/ be D. having set/ having been
13. Someone told us ... sit on the stairs.

A. don’t B. not C. not to D. to not
14. “Don’t forget to ring me”

A. I advised David to ring me B. I reminded David to ring me
C. I offered to be run D. You promised to ring me
15. The doctor advised him ... and to take up some sport.

A. stop smoke B. stop smoking C. to stop smoking D. to stop to smoke
16. Did you remember…………the letter for me this morning ?

A. posted B. posts C. to post D. posting
17. Professional people expect ... when it is necessary to cancel an appointment.

A. you to call B. that you would call them C. you calling them D. that you are calling them
18. The conductor asked ... in the bus.

A. them to please not to smoke B. that they should not smoke
C. them not to smoke D. them to not smoke

19. I………….to stay at home.

A. must B. should C. would rather D. don’t
20. He is tired of ………to school

A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. walked
21. Jack admitted ... the money.

A. steal B. to steal C. stealing D. stolen
22. Don’t ... him to arrive early. He’s always late.

A. think B. judge C. hope D. expect
23. I regret ……….you that the hotel is full.

A. inform B. informing C. to inform D. informed
24. ……….. is not allowed inside this building.

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Trường TiH, THCS, THPT NGÔ THỜI NHIÊM Năm học: 2019 – 2020

<b> SUBJECT 1: GERUND-TO-INFINITIVE PRACTICE TEST page 2</b>
A. doing B. is doing C. to do D. do
26. Would you mind ………..the window?

A. closing B. close C. to close D. closed
27. She managed (have)______ a scholarship from Cambridge university.

A. have B. has C. having D. to have
28. I am looking forward to_______ my classmates again.

A. meeting B. met C. meet D. will meet
29. It is not easy ……….. from university.

A. to catch B. to refuse C. to provide D. to graduate
30. When I was a child, I used to ………becoming a princess.

A. want to B. argue about C. dream of D. worry about
31. This dish ……… brought to me by the waiter.

A. be B. are C. is D. being
32. He was heard_______ shout.

A. to B. of C. by D. at
33. This student expected_______ the first winner of the Grand Prix.

A. be B. being C. to be D. will be
34. I told her_______ about her wedding; everything will straighten out.

A. Don't worry B. not to worry C. no worry D. not worry
35. May I suggest you let_______

A. Mary doing so B. Mary do so C. Mary does to D. Mary to do so
36. She_______ him when he called her.

A. pretended not hear B. pretended she heard not
C. pretended not to hear D. did not pretend hear
37. The doctor advised_______ late.

A. me not staying up B. me not stay up C. me not to stay up D. I did not stay up
38. The school superintendent told me_______

A. hurrying up B. to hurry up C. hurry up D. hurried up
39. "_______us face the enemies", shouted the soldiers.

A. Make B. Let C. Leave D. Keep
40. Mr. Brown told the schoolgirls_______ in class.

A. don't ear B. not to eat C. eat not D. not eat
41. John wanted me_______ him.

A. to be helping B. help C. to help D. I help
42. I want_______ early tomorrow morning.

A. to leave B. leaving C. me leave D. me leaving
43. Some high school students take part in ……the handicapped.

<b> A. helping B. to help C. help D. being help </b>
44. The mission of this society is …………community education for street children.

A. to provide B. provide C. providing D. provided
45. Don’t forget………… me up before six o’clock tomorrow

A. waking B. woke C. to wake D. is waking
46. I am unable...to the meeting on Monday evening, please apologize for my absence.
A. to come B. come C. coming D. to be come
47. ... it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again.

A. Reading B. To read C. To have read D. Having read
48 You must …………not to be late again.

A. keep B. decide C. pretend D. promise
49... photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there.

A. Seeing B. Seen C. Saw D. Having seen
50. I hate ... a child ... .

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