HOMEWORK
Exercise 1
1. I'd rather (stay) stayed home tonight
2.He keeps (hope)__ hoping__ and(pray)__ praying__that things will get better.
3.I don’t know why he avoids(meet)__meeting__me.
4.The boy admitted (break)__to breaking__my ancient flower vase.
5.I promise (not tell)__not telling__you a lie.
6.The students stopped (talk)__talking__when the teacher came in.
7.I’ll try (not make)__not to make__ the same mistake again.
8.Would you mind (give)__giving__.me a hand?
9.Have you ever watched people (try)__trying__ (catch)__to catch__ fish?
10.Do you have any money (pay)__to pay__ for the book?
11.After (hear)__hearing__the cinditions, I decied (not enter)__not to enter__for the
book?
12.Imagine (have)__having__(get)__to get up__ at 4 a.m every day.
13.There were some people (row)__rowing__on the river.
14.Your hair needs (cut)__cutting__You’d better (have)__have__it done tomorrow-
unless you’d like me (have)__to have__a go at it for you.
15.The children prefer (watch)__watching TV__ to (read)__reading__
16.She has something (tell)__to tell__you.
17.It took me three days (find)__to find__out the old photograph.
18.Do you remember (read)__reading__about it? No, at that time I was too young
(read)_to read__newspaper.
19.My brother is a stamp collector. He started (collect)__collecting__stamps when he
was 15 years old.
20.It’s difficult __to get__(get) used to getting up early.
Exercise 2:
1. I couldn't help ________ at his jokes.
A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh D. laughed
2. Tom offered ________ Jane a ticket to the theater, but she refused to take it.
A. to give B. give C. giving D. to be given
3. Those workers stopped ________ their coffee because they felt tired of their new
work.
A. drink B. drank C. drinking D. to drink
4. He asked them ________
A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to him
5. Mr Minh advised my family ________ leaving Vietnam.
A. to think B. not to think C. agains D. against to
6. I hope ________ that woman again.
A. to see B. of seeing C. seeing D. have seen
7. She wasted much time ________ her old pair of shoes.
A. mend B. to mend C. mending D. to be mended
8. He regrets ________ lazy last year. He lost his job.
A. to be B. be C. been D. being
9. She remembered ________ that woman last month.
A. of seeing B. to see C. seeing D. have seen
10. David tried his best ________, but his girlfriend refused ________
A. explaining; to listen B. explaining; listening
C. to explain; to listen D. to explain; listening
11. We heard a baby ________ in a neighbouring village.
A. cry B. to cry C. cried D. to crying
12. Willy denied ________ a whole bag of chocolate chip cookies before lunch.
A. eat B. to eat C. having eaten D. eaten
13. I was delighted ________ my old friends again.
A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. to be seen
14. We regret ________ you that we cannot approve your suggestion.
A. inform B. to inform C. informing D. informed
15. Have you ever considered ________ a pharmacist?
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
16. You had better ________ at home until you feel better.
A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D. stay
17. I remember ________ my mother said the grass in the garden needed ________.
A. to hear; cutting B. hear; cut C. heard; to cut D. hearing; cutting
18. My teacher doesn't allow us ________ while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
19. We have plenty of time. We needn't ________
A. hurry B. to hurry C. hurrying D. hurried
20. I promised ________ on time. I mustn't ________ late.
A. be; be B. to be; to be C. to be; be D
Exercise 3: Tìm lỗi sai trong câu và sửa lại cho đúng
1. She likes her job but does not like wear uniforms. => wearing uniforms
A B C D
2. They speak English well because they practise speak it everyday. => speaking it
A B C D
3. Lan was in a difficult situation, so I agreed lending her some money. => to lend
A B C D
4. Don't forget attending our meeting next month on time. => to attend
A B C D
5. I spent most of time in the train read my favorite book. => reading
A B C D
6. I heard him talked about you this morning. => talk
A B C D
7. I enjoy watching the sun to rise slowly in the morning. => rise/rising
A B C D
8. Why should you to carry this box? It's too heavy for you. => carry
A B C D
9. She said the letter was personal and wouldn't let me to reach it. => reach
A B C D
10. I'm glad hearing that you have made much progress in your study.=> to hear
A B C D
