Question

[Lê Trần Ngọc Minh]

I. Choose the answer.

1. All the passengers were made ________ their seat belts during the turbulence.

a. buckle b. to buckle c. buckling d. for buckling.

2. ________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.

a. Make b. Making c. To make d. For make

3. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend.

a. to let me to borrow b. to let me borrow

c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow

4. How can you let such a silly incident ________ your friendship?

a. wreck b. to wreck c. wrecking d. that wrecks

5. ‘How about going to the theater?' 'OK,' but I would rather ______ a concert.'

a. attend b. to attend c. attending d. have attended

6. The skiers would rather ________ through the mountains than go by bus.

a. to travel on train b. traveled by train

c. travel by train d. traveling by the train

7. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop _ lunch.

a. having b. to have c. having had d. for having

8. The examiner made us _ our identification to be admitted to the test center.

a. show b. showing c. to show d. showed

9. As we entered the room, we saw a rat _____ towards a hole in the skirting board.

a. scamper b. to scamper c. scampering d. was scampering

10. I remember ________ to Paris when I was a very small child.

a. to be taken b. to take c. being taken d. taking

11. My parents wouldn't _______ to the party.

a. allow me go b. allow me to go c. allow me going d. allow to go

12. We are going to have my house _______ tomorrow morning.

a. paint b. painting c. painted d. to be painted

13. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy ______ part in the projects.

a. to take b. taking c. to be taken d. being taken

14. Sally's low test scores kept her from _______ to the university.

a. admitting b. to admit c. to be admitted d. being admitted

15. Are you sure you told me about the party? I don't recall _______ about it.

a. having told b. to have told c. having been told d. to have been told

16. I meant to get up early but I forgot _______ up my alarm clock.

a. wind b. to wind c. wind d. wound

17. Look at the state of the gate. It needs ________ as soon as possible.

a. to repair b. repairing c. being repaired d. be repaired

18. Alice didn't expect ________ to Bill's party.

a. asking b. being asked c. to ask d. to be asked

19. We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won't.

a. Marie to stop playing b. Marie stop to play

c. that Marie stops playing d. Marie to stop to play

20. A good teacher makes her students ________ the world from new perspectives.

a. to view b. view c. to be viewed d. viewing

21. I hope_______

a. to see you there b. seeing you there c. you to see there d. see you there

22. I taught_______

a. how mending a shirt b. him how to mend a shirt

c. how mend a shirt d. him how mend a shirt

23. I told_______

a. Nam to come b. to come Nam c. to Nam come d. Nam come

24. My father has decided_______ a new house.

a. find b. to find c. finding d. him find

25. Mother warned_______ the electric plug

a. here not to touch b. her touching not c. her not touch d. not touch

26. Don't tell Tan because I don't want_______

a. him to know b. know c. him know d. knowing

27. She explained_______

a. how to make it b. me how to make it c. me to make it d. me make it

28. Miss Brown told Mary_______ down.

a. sit b. to sit c. sitting d. sat

29. She told Mary_______ up hope.

a. not give b. do not give c. not to give d. to give not

30. Michael Faraday wrote a litter to Sir Humphry Davy_______ for work.

a. asked b. to ask c. so to ask d. in order to asking

31. Do you know_______ to play that game now?

a. way b. what c. if d. how

32. She is very glad_______ see you again.

a. in b. with c. to d. for

33. He noticed two thieves_______ out of a shop.

a. to come b. are coming c. in coming d. come

34. When will he be allowed to go home? When will they_______?

a. let him go b. let to go c. leave him to go d. leave him

35. The guide encouraged the tourists_______ the Prado Museum Madrid

a. visit b. to visit c. visiting d. to visiting

36. Mow that were finished painting the house, there's nothing left_______

a. done b. did c. to do d. for doing

37. The superintendent promised to tear down and_the fire damaged school building.

a. rebuild b. to rebuild c. rebuilding d. to rebuilding

38. The mechanic needs_______ a new muffler on your car.

a. to put b. putting c. to be put d. to putting

II. Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets

1) That was a very strange question (ask) ......................... .
2) It was very kind of you (show).......................... the way.
3) The teacher let him (stay) ................... at home to finish the assignment.
4) It was quite a surprise (see) ........................ him again.
5) She stood there and watched him (drive) ...................... away.
6) It was very difficult for her (drive)....................... the motorbike.
7) I could feel the robber (come) ...................... from the backdoor.
8) I don’t remember (tell) ...................... of the decision to change the company policy on vacations.
9) Ms Drake expects (consult) ...................... about any revisions in her manuscript before it is printed.
10) Sally gave a good speech that I couldn’t insist (applaud) ................. loudly when she finished.
11) Tommy admitted (throw) ................. the rock through the window.
12) Paul really didn’t mind (surprise) ....................... by the party to celebrate this fortieth birthday.
13) Anne hoped (invite) ........................ to join the private club.
14) Most people enjoy (travel) ...................... to different parts of the world.
15) May I change the TV channel, or do you want (watch) .................... more of this programme?
16) It is easy (see) .................. animals on the road in daylight.
17) I asked him (explain) .................... but he refused (say) ................... any thing.
18) It is pleasant (sit) ..................... by the fire at night.
19) There was no way of (get) ...................... out of the building except by (climb) ...................... down a rope.
20) It’s no good (write) ..................... to him; he never answers letters