I. Which one is gerund , passive gerund , passive infinitive , present participle , perfect gerund ,
perfect participle in the following sentences ?
1. Having caused the fire , he escaped from his town .
2. They wanted to be awarded by their teacher.
3. Our classmates approved of having helped the war invalids in the city .
4. Cleaning the floor , I found a snake under the table .
5. Going swimming is our hobby in the summer.
6. Many vietnamese enjoy being praised .
7. We feel something running in the kitchen .
8. Their aim is helping the poor in this village .
9. She was accused of having caused the accident .
10. Having finished his work , he had his car washed and went away with his friends.
11. Coming to school yesterday , I ran across my former classmate .
12. We really apologized to you for having miss your name .
13. The manager critisized her for not having finished the report .
14. We congratulated you on passing the entrance exam .
15. Ucraine’s government are trying to prevent the rebels from firing civilians .
16. I’m very surprised at being punished by the traffic policeman .
17. Our boss can’t bear being critisized in front of the staff .
18 . Instead of being selected , he failed to get the job .
19. The new students advised me to be participated in the school activities .
20. He spends his money buying toys .
II. Choose the underlined part that need correcting .
1. Soon after John has finished his thesis , he will leave for Boston , where he has a job waiting on hi
A
B
C
D
2. My friend always phones me at the lunch time and that makes my father not feel pleased .
A
B
C
D
3. The custom officer made him to open his briefcase but he refused to do it .
A
B
C
D
4. Some of the students’s parents objected to pay money for the school society of learning promotion .
A
B
C
D
5. Everything has been prepared carefully before their departure so nothing will occur on their way .
A
B
C
D
6. The boy lied on the ground and pretended dying when the big bear appeared and came to him .
A
B
C
D
6. We didn’t know what he said before leaving the room that made the host feel very angry .
A
B
C
D
7. Yesterday our motorbike ran out of petrol on half the way to Quy Nhon but I remember to fill in it .
A
B
C
D
8.The banks have closed so I couldn’t get any money out.
A
B
C
D
9.The leaves started to turn yellow is a sign that fall has arrived
A
B
C
D
10.I’ve been there for four times, I have visited that historical place in my fourth arrival .
A
B
C
D
III. Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form.
April 10th in 1985 was an unforgettable day with me .On that day, it (be)___ (1)____ very beautiful . We
(decide)____ (2)____ (go)____ (3)_____ fishing . I phoned my friend and suggested going with us .
Everything (prepare)__ (4)___ carefully before our departure . We were very happy on the way to the lake
. Suddenly , there were alot of black clouds in the east . While we (fish)___ (5)__, the wind blew harder
and harder . A thunder came along with a great flash of lightning . We were so scared and found a shelter
under a tree . A big explosion appeared and we became unconcious . When I opened my eyes , I was in a
hospital . Later on , I (tell)__ (6)___ that Tam , my close friend died by the lightning . I was told to avoid
(shelter )___ (7)____ under big trees when it rained . Since then , I (not / go)____ (8)____ fishing any
more .
(1) ..........................
(2) ..........................
(3) ..........................
(4) ..........................
(5) ..........................
(6) ..........................
(7) ..........................
(8) ..........................
IV. Multiple choice .
1. His illness is very serious and there’s no point ....................... him to Cho Ray hospital .
A. taking
B. in taking
C. for sending
D. to take
2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .
A. bank
B. tone
C. tango
D. spring
3. Remember to take the clothes in ,my dear . It .....................................
A. is raining
B. will rain
C. rains
D. is going to rain
4. The preparation ............................. caringly before the guests came to the party yesterday evening .
A. has been done
B. had been done
C. was done
D. will be done
5. My father ........................ to bed before 10.00 because he has a lot of work to do at home .
A. never goes
B. has never gone
C. had never gone
D. never go
6. You are Lan’s cousin , aren’t you ? I remember ........................... you at her last birthday .
A. to meet
B. meet
C. meeting
D. being met
7. There’s somebody ......................... at the door . Let me ................... the door .
A. to knock / to open B. to knock / open
C. knocking / open
D. knock / opening
8. There’s nothing ........................ I’m very thirsty now .
A. for me to drink
B. for I to drink
C. for drinking
D. to be drunk
9. A new orphanage ....................................... in our town for the children who do not have their parents .
A. is going to build
B. is building
C. is going to be built D. will be built
10. The road to our village ..............................next Monday . They brought the material here yesterday .
A. is being resurfaced B. will be resurfaced C. has been resurfaced D. is going to be resurfaced
11. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .
A. nothing
B. planning
C. counting
D. banking
12. It’s no use ......................... the floor before the meeting . People will make it dirty .
A. in cleaning
B. to clean
C. cleaning
D. for cleaning
13. Before their arrival last week , we ............................. the furniture out of the room .
A. moved
B. has moved
C. was moving
D. had moved
14. There was a big explosion outside the class yesterday . We stopped ............ to see what had happened .
A. learning
B. to learn
C. learnt
D. to learning
15. Our teacher reminded us ............................ our friend’s paper in the test period yesterday .
A. not glancing at
B. do not glance at
C. not to glance at
D. not to glance in
16. The people in the village where we stayed in our last trip are very .................... and ......................
A. reserved / out going B. hospitable / friendly C. suspicious / selfish D. trust / enthusiasm
17. I don’t think he is a .......................... person . he usually boasts his talent in front of other people .
A. modest
B. honest
C. sociable
D. undestanding .
18. ……………… is a system connecting millions of computer worldwide.
A. The television
B. The Internet
C. The media
D. The phone
19. The scheme allows students from many countries …………………… with each other.
A. communicate
B. to communicate
C. communicating
D. communicates
20.Children often prefer looking at …………………… to reading books.
A. newspapers
B. comics
C. articles
D. commercials
21.Editorial ………………… in “The Guardian” tended to support the government in this matter.A
A. comment
B. complaints
C. commands
D. comedies
22. We were the last ....................... the tests so the teacher didn’t agree to mark our tests .
A. for paying
B. paying
C. to pay
D. to paying
23. Is there anything .............................. the electrical network .
A. for preparing
B. to prepare
C. to preparing
D. prepared
V. Write the following sentences in Reported Speech.
1. “You had better go to the doctor”.
He urged me____________________________________________________________________________
2. “You’ve got to lend me some money!”
He begged me___________________________________________________________________________
3. “Give me your homework. ”
The teacher told us_______________________________________________________________________
4. “Please, don’t smoke in my car. ”
He asked us_____________________________________________________________________________
5. “Would you like to have a drink with me?”
He invited me___________________________________________________________________________
6. “You should give up smoking. ”
The doctor advised me____________________________________________________________________
7. “Don’t shoot. ”
The General ordered us____________________________________________________________________
8. I’m pleased to attend your 25th wedding anniversary.
I’m looking _____________________________________________________________________________
9. He made an effort to reach to the station on time.
He tried________________________________________________________________________________
10. The boy said that he hadn’t stolen the money.
The boy denied__________________________________________________________________________
11. She never talked to me again after I forgot her birthday.
She stopped_____________________________________________________________________________
12. We spent ages preparing for the party on Christmas Eve.
It took_________________________________________________________________________________
13. Is it all right if I open the window and turn on the fan.
Do you mind____________________________________________________________________________
14. “ I didn’t break the window”, the boy said
The boy denied__________________________________________________________________________
15. They made us prepare refreshments for the party.
We were________________________________________________________________________________
16. They had a good meal and then went to dance.
After they_______________________________________________________________________________
17. I’d rather drive than be driven.
I prefer ________________________________________________________________________________
18. The volunteers couldn’t mow the old lady’s lawns because of the rain.
The rain prevented________________________________________________________________________
19. “ Don’t touch the switch, Peter, ” I said.
I warned________________________________________________________________________________
20. “ read it before you sign it’ he said to his client.
He advised______________________________________________________________________________
21. Will you help me, please” She said “ I can’t reach the top shelf”
She asked_______________________________________________________________________________
22. “ Don’t forget to prune the roses” said my aunt.
My aunt reminded________________________________________________________________________
23. “ Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom” Laura said.
Laura offered____________________________________________________________________________
24. “ If you don’t pay the ransom, We’ll kill the boy” said the kidnapper
The kidnapper threatened__________________________________________________________________
25. “ I won’t answer any questions “ said the suspect.
The suspect refused_______________________________________________________________________
26. “ all right I’ll wait a week” Paul said.
Paul agreed _____________________________________________________________________________
27. “ Would you like to go camping with us next weekend” said Minh to Phong.
Minh invited____________________________________________________________________________
28. “ How about giving Tom a T- shirt on his birthday to night” said Jane.
Jane suggested___________________________________________________________________________
29. “ If I catch the plane I’ll be home by five, ” he said.
He said________________________________________________________________________________
30. “ If I had had my mobile yesterday, I would have contacted you, ” my mother said.
My mother said__________________________________________________________________________
31. “ If I don’t practice my English I won’t get any better, ” she said.
She said ________________________________________________________________________________
32. “ What would you do if you had three days off ?” I asked him.
I asked him ______________________________________________________________________________
33. “You’d better spend more time learning to write, ” I said to the boy.
I advised_______________________________________________________________________________
34. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight, ” Mike said. –
Mike invited____________________________________________________________________________
35. “ Leave this spaces clear, ” the notice said.
The noticed told_________________________________________________________________________
36. “ I’ll wait for you. I promise, ” he said to me.
He promised ___________________________________________________________________________
37. “ Would you like to come with me?” John said.
He invited______________________________________________________________________________
38. “ You should take a holiday, ” John said.
John advised ___________________________________________________________________________
39. “ Don’t forget to prune the roses” said my aunt.
My aunt reminded_______________________________________________________________________
40. “ Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
Laura offered___________________________________________________________________________