Ex1: Give the correct forms of words in the following sentences.
1. He wanted (see) _____________________the house where the president was born.
2. He is expected (arrive) ____________________in a few days.
3. I would like him (go) ____________________ to a university but I can’t (make) him go.
4. I am looking forward to (see) _____________________ you.
5. I arranged (meet) ____________________them there.
6. He urged us (work) _____________________faster.
7. I wish (see) _____________________the manager.
8. It is no use (wait) ___________________him.
9. He warned her (not touch) _____________________the wire.
10. Don’t forget (clock) __________________the door before (go)_______________to bed.
11. My mother told me (not speak) _____________________too anyone about it.
12. He tried (explain) _____________________but she refused (listen) _________________.
13. At dinner she annoyed me by (smoke) _____________________between the courses.
14. He decided (disguise) _______________ himself by (dress) ____________as a women.
15. I am prepared (wait) _____________________here all night if necessary.
16. Would you mind (show) _________________me how (work) _______________the lift.
17. After (walk) ___________three hours we stopped (rest) ___________and let the others (catch) _____________up with us.
18. I am beginning (understand) _____________________what you mean.
19. The boy likes (play) ________________games but hates (do) _____________exercises.
20. I regret (inform) _____________________you that your application has been refused.
21. I don’t allow (smoke) _____________________in my drawing-room.
22. I don’t allow my family (smoke) _____________________at all.
23. He surprised us all by (go) ___________away without (say) ____________‘Good-bye’.
24. Please go on (write) _________________; I don’t mind __________________ (wait).
25. He wore glasses (avoid) (be) ____________________________recognized.
26. Before (give) ____________evidence you must swear (speak) ______________the truth.
27. I tried (persuade) _______________him (agree) _________________with your proposal.
28. Your windows need (clean) ______________________.Would you like me (do) _________________________them for you.
29. Would you mind (shut) ____________the window? I hate (sit) ___________in a draught.
30. I can’t help (sneeze) ___________________________; I caught a cold yesterday.
31. Stop (talk) ___________________; I am trying (finish) _____________________a letter.
32. His doctor advised him (give) _____________________up (jog) ___________________.
33. My watch keeps (stop) _____________________.
34. People used (make) _______________fire by (rub) _______________two sticks together.
35. He hates (answer) the phone, and very often just lets it (ring).
36. If you go on (let) ____________your dog (chase) _________________cars he will end by (be) _____________________run over.
37. I prefer (drive) _____________________to (be) _____________________driven.
38. I advise you (start) _______________ (look) _____________________for a flat at once.
39. Would you mind (lend) __________me some money? I forgot (cash) ________ a cheque.
40. (Lie) _________on the beach is much more pleasant than (sit) ___________in the office.
41. She like her children (go) _____________to the dentist every six months.
42. An instructor is coming (show) ___________us how (use) _____________the machine.
43. I have no intention of (go) ________________to that film; I couldn’t bear (see) _____________my favorite actress in such dreadful part.
44. I suggest (telephone) _____________the hospitals before (ask) _____________the police (look) _____________for him.
45. After (hear) ________the conditions I decided (not enter) _________for the competition.
46. Some people seem (have) _________the passion for (write) _________to the newspapers.
47. He expects me (answer) __________________by return but I have no intention of (reply) _________________at all.
48. He postponed (make) ___________a decision until it was too late (do) _______anything.
49. Try (forget) _____________it; It isn’t worth (worry) _____________about it.
50. There is no point in (remain) _____________in a dangerous place if you can’t do anything (help) ____________the people who have (stay) _____________there.
51. The horse won’t be well enough (run) ____________in tomorrow’s race. He doesn’t seem (have) _____________________recovered from his long journey.
52. At first I enjoyed (listen) ____________________to him but after a while I got tired of (hear) _________________________the same story again and again.
53. It is usually easier (learn) _____________a subject by (read) _____________books than by (listen) _____________ to lectures.
54. It wouldn’t be safe (start) ___________________down now; we will have (wait) ______________________till the mist clears.
55. After (discuss) _______________the matter for an hour the committee adjourned without (have) ____________________ reached any decision.
56. It’s not much use (have) ____________a bike if you don’t know how (use) __________it.
57. I distinctly remember (pay) _____________him. I gave him 2$.
58. Did you remember (give) _____________him the key of the safe? - No, I didn’t. I will go and do it now.
59. Please forgive me for (interrupt) _____________you but would you mind (repeat) _____________that last sentence.
60. He made a lot of money by (buy) _____________tickets in advance and (sell) _____________them twice the price on the day of the match.
61. We decided (buy) ____________________________a new car.
62. They've got some work (do)________________________________.
63. Peter gave up (smoke) ______________________________________.
64. He'd like (fly) ________________________an aeroplane.
65. I enjoy (write) _____________________________picture postcards.
66. Do you know what (do) ___________________________if there's a fire in the shop?
67. Avoid (make) ________________________silly mistakes.
68. My parents wanted me (be) _______________________home at 11 o'clock.
69. I dream about (build) _______________________a big house.
70. I'm hoping (see) ___________________________Lisa.
71. I can't imagine Peter (go) ________________________by bike.
72. He agreed (buy) _____________________________a new car.
73. The question is easy (answer)______________________________.
74. The man asked me how (get) ____________________________to the airport.
75. I look forward to (see) _________________________you at the weekend.
76. Are you thinking of (visit) ______________________London?
77. We decided (run) _____________________________through the forest.
78. The teacher expected Sarah (study) _________________________________hard.
79. She doesn't mind (work) ___________________________the night shift.
80. I learned (ride) _________________________________ the bike at the age of 5.
81. I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished (read) _____________it.
82. How old were you when you learned (drive) _____________.
83. My father gave up (smoke) _____________three years ago.
84. Would you mind (keep) _____________silent? I’m trying (study) _____________.
85. I always try to avoid_____________ (borrow) money from my friends.
86. The traffic was very heavy this morning, but I managed _______ (get) to school on time.
87. Could you please stop _____________ (make) so much noise?
88. I hope _____________ (run) in the marathon next month.
89. Look! It’s started _____________ (rain) again.
90. It was too late, so we decided_____________ (take) a taxi home.
91. My sister always enjoys _____________ (listen) to classical music.
92. I’ve put off _____________ (write) the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
93. Sarah gave up _____________ (try) to find a job in this country and decided_____________ (go) abroad.
94. You can’t stop me _____________ (do) what I want.
95. They don’t have much money. They can’t afford_____________ (go) out very often.
96. I’m still looking for a job but I hope_____________ (find) something soon.
97. My mother can’t stand_____________ (stay) at home without doing anything.
98. You must promise_____________ (not / be) late again.
99. I didn’t have enough time (finish) my work yesterday.
100. He refused ______ ( allow) her ________ ( think) for herself.
101. I was relieved (find out) that I had passed the exam.
102. She made her son ____________(wash) the windows before he could go outside _____________________(play) with his friends.
103. She lets her children ___________ (stay) up very late.
104. We had nothing _______ (do) except look at the cinema posters.
105. We both heard him __________ (say) that he was leaving.
106. It made him angry _______________ (wait) for people who were late.
107. I couldn’t understand what the passage said, so I had my friend ____________ ( translate) it for me.
108. It’s important ____________ ( start) the meeting on time.
109. There are too many people here for me ________________ (talk) to all of them.
110. It took ages ___________ (download) the pictures from the Internet.
111. Whenever I have free time, I like __________ ( watch) the basketball team ___________________________(practice).
112. She sent me an e- mail _____ ( inform) me that the meeting had been canceled.
113. It was a thrill ( see) my brother (win) the chess tournament last year.
114. I must ____ ( speak) to the manager.
115. It is lovely ____________ ( see) you again.
116. It is too cold _______________ ( go) out.
117. I am happy ____________ ( know) that you have passed the exam.
118. We’ve got a few jobs _____________ ( do).
119. He keeps (ask) ____________ me the time and I keep (tell) _____________him (buy) _____________himself a watch.
120. I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind (wait) _____________for you.
Ex 2: Choose the best answer
1. Every day I spend two hours ___________ English.
A. practise B to practise C. practising D. practised
2. The skiers would rather __________ through the mountains than go by bus.
A.to travel by train B. travel by train C. traveled by train D. traveling by train
3.He likes _________ part in sports, so he joins the football team of the school.
A. to take B. to taking C. takes D. took
4. I don't remember___________ the front door when I left home.
A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking
5.Children enjoy ___________ to ghost stories on Halloween night.
A.telling and listening B. tell and listen
C. to tell and listen D. to tell and to listen
6. They decided ___________ to Japan for their summer holiday.
A. going B. to go C. go D. to going
7.His parents think it's time for him___________ married.
A. gets B. get C. to get D. got
8.Peter's father ordered __________ not to stay out late again.
A. him B. to him C. that he D. for him
9.Smoking is bad for your heath. You had better_________ it up.
A. to give B. give C. giving D. to be giving
10.I hope you don't mind __________ so late at night.
A. telephoning B. to telephone C.telephone D.to have telephoned
11.It took three and a half hours _________ to Singapore.
A. to fly B. flying C. to be flown D. fly
12.She refused ___________ them .
A.to help B.help C.having helped D.helping
13.My parents can't _________ seeing me at home all day.
A. stop B. stand C. start D. hate
14.___________is a popular sport in Europe.
A. To ski B. Skiing C. Ski D. To skiing
15.There are many ways of _______ ourselves in a big city.
A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyment D. to enjoy
16.I never feel like _______ early on Monday morning.
A. getting up B. get up C. gets up D. to get up
17.It is not easy ________ a high-paid job.
A. find B. finding C. finds D. to find
18.Would you like the doctor _________ ?
A. coming B. to come C. come D. comes
19. There is no need ______ the door of the meeting room tonight.
A. to lock B. to be locking C.to be locked D. locked
20. My husband wants me _______ this letter before afternoon.
A. to post B. posting C. post D. posts
21.I hate _______ the dirty dishes after a meal.
A. wash B. to washing C. to wash D. to be washing
22.She doesn't like going _______ in the sea in summer.
A. to swim B. to be swimming C. swimming D. swim
23.I am afraid of _______ by the strong wind.
A.taking away B.take away C.being taken away D.being taking away
24. We need to stop _________ at what damage we have done to the nature and try ________it before it's too late.
A. looking/ to fix B. to look/ to fix
C.to look/ fixing D.looking/ fixing
25.Human beings must stop ______the environment.
A. to pollute B. polluted C.to polluted D.polluting
26.We walked for ten kilometers and then we stopped _______ a rest.
A. to have B. have C. having D. has
27.It is raining hard. We had better _______ at home tonight.
A. staying B to stay C. stay D. to be staying
28.Before starting __________for this company, I spent a year _______ .
A. work/travel B.work/traveling
C.working/travel D.working/traveling
29.I _______ play with dolls when I was small.
A. enjoyed B. hated C. started D. used to
30.It _______ him two hours to finish the exercise.
A. take B. took C. to take D. taking
31.I had no difficulty ______ to her English.
A. listen B. to listen C. to listening D. listening
32. We are ______ buying a new motorbike.
A. considering B. deciding C. expecting D. thinking
33.If the earth stops ______ around the sun, there will be no light on earth.
A. move B. to move C. moved D. moving
34. If we don't do anything ______ the ice on the poles from melting, the earth will
be flooded one day.
A. for stop B. to stopping C. to stop D. stop
35.Unless we ______ throwing garbage into the river, it will be polluted.
A. stop B. don't stop C. will stop D. won't stop
36.The pollution rate in this area seems ______ slowly.
A. increase B. increasing C. to increase D. to be increase
37.Your hair is too long now. It needs _________ .
A. to cut B. cutting C. being cut D. to be cutting
38. We all enjoy _________ English.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learned
39.I expected them _______ me a job.
A. offer B. offering C.to be offered D.to offer
40. I want____________ a translator in the near future.
A. to become B. become C. becoming D. to be become
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Ex1 give the correct prepositions to complete the following sentences
1 "where did you get the name Harrison?" "I was named..after ..my grandfather"
2 "where does Anthony work?" "I think he's associated.with.the Forman Company"
3 "what's in the Jar?" "It's filled..with..candy"
4 "Did you go to college?" "Yes, I graduated..to..the University of London"
5 "Ruth is a surgeon, isn't she?" "Yes, but her family doesn't approve.of..her career"
6 "where have you been?" "I apologise..for..being late but I missed the bus"
7 "What's the meat loaf?" "It's a dish composed..of..hamburger, eggs. Tomato sauce"
8 "Can I help you?" "Yes, I'm intersted..in...buying a pair of boots"
9."why is the landlord upset?" "Because so many people are complaining.about..the rent increase"
10 "what a nice house!" "It's famous...for.its historical places"
11 "I thought we were buying hamburger for the barbecue" "some insisted.on..chickens too"
12 "Can I borrow some money from you?" "you're already..in.debt to me for sixty dollars"
13 "What do you think of the idea Albert had?" "I'm opposed..to/ against.it"
14 "I'll buy the cake for Joan's birthday party" "And I'll be responsible.for..the ice-cream"
15"What was your impression..on.the art exhibition?" "I thought some.of..the works were uninterseting"
16"It's been raining for a day and a half" "If this situation continues, people will be faced ..with.serious flooding"
17 "Can you tell me where a hardware store is?" "I'm sorry. I'm not familiar..with...this city"
18"Should anyone object..to.it, you will reconsider"
19"Tony and Toby looks so much alike" "Yes, it's difficult to distinguish one twin.with..another"
20 "How did you change the class schedule?" "We combined the reading class.with..the writing class"
Ex2 give the correct prepositions to complete the following sentences
1 the important matches often take place.at..weekends
2 this must be done.at..any price
3 your request..for.a scholarship has been taken into account
4 He succeeded.in..getting a scholarship
5 Mark Twain based the story...on.his experiences in the West
6 we just rest.for..a short time
7 don't put.off..until tomorrow what you can do today
8 Robert Nixon was ashamed..of..his father
9 I prefer tea..to.coffee
10Edward depends..on..his family..for...financial support
11 Those books deal mainly.with..tropical plants
12 there is an increasing demand...for..taller buildings in big cities
13..on...the game last evening, my cousin hust his ankle
14 water consists ..of..oxygen and hydrogen
Ex3 give the correct prepositions to complete the following sentences
1 the vicar passed..away.no flowers by request
2 good citizens always abide.by..the law
3 I like to read that novel..by..Jack London
4 I put the ladder..on..the wall
5 I'm thankful..to...him...for...his advice
6 The manger traveled sometimes..under..pleasure and sometimes..on....business
7 their parents are concerned..about..their bad behavior
8 the newcomers are familiar..with ..these sub-standard living conditions