Chuyên đề Gerunds and infinitives

Exercise 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes the sentence.
1. They refused ______ to Tim’s proposal. They decided ______ their work.
A. to listen / continuing B. to listen / to continue
C. listening / to continue D. listening / continuing
2. I enjoy ______ to a number of programs on the radio. I am also fond of ______ novels.
A. to listen / to read B. listening / reading
C. to listen / reading D. listening / to read
3. No one will leave the classroom until the guilty student admits ______ the money.
A. steal B. stealing C. to steal D. stolen
4. Jack Anderson was caught ______ a match at the time of the fire. He was accused of ______ the fire.
A. to hold / set B. held / setting C. holding / to set D. holding / setting
5. I cannot imagine you ______ married to Peter. He might make you ______ unhappy.
A. to get / are B. get / being C. got / to be D. getting / be
6. Her boss promised ______ her a raise because she never minds ______ the night shift.
A. offering / work B. offered / to work C. to offer / working D. offer / worked
7. He disagrees ______ a new car. He prefers ______ by bus to by car.
A. to buy / travel B. buying / to travel C. to buy / travelling D. bought / traveled
8. The questions are easy ______ We hope ______ high scores.
A. to answer / to get B. answering / to get C. to answer / getting D. answered / got
9. The man asked me how ______ to the airport. He said he had to ______ the 9.00 plane to Paris.
A. getting / taken B. to get / take C. got / taking D. get / took
10. You were the last one ______ the office. Did you see anyone ______ the building?
A. leaving / to enter B. to leave / enter C. left / entering D. leave / entered
11. It is no use ______ the car. It would be cheaper ______ a new one.
A. repair / bought B. repaired / buy C. to repair / buying D. repairing / to buy
12. She wanted ______ home, but her boss made her ______ until the work was finished.
A. to go / staying B. go / stayed C. going / to stay D. to go / stay
13. I will make an effort ______
A. stopping smoking B. stop smoke C. to stop smoking D. stop smoking
14. I am not sure if I have met Mr. Martino, but I remember ______ his name.
A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. heard
15. He will never forget ______ so much money and time on his first computer. He bought it two years ago
and managed ______ on it himself.
A. spending / to work B. to spend / working
C. spent / work D. spend / worked
16. When I lived with my parents, they did not let me ______ TV at night. I was made ______ a lot.
A. watching / study B. watched /studying C. watch / to study D. to watch / studied
17. If the printer does not work, try ______ everything off and then ______ again.
 A. to turn / to start B. to turn / starting C. turning / to start D. turning / starting
18. - Are you thinking of ______ London?
- Oh, yes. I look forward to ______ my vacation there next summer.
A. being visited / spending B. visit / spend
C. visiting / spend D. visiting / spending
19. Everyone likes ______ when they have succeeded ______ something.
A. being congratulated / for doing B. being congratulated / in doing
C. be congratulating / do D. to be congratulated / to do
20. The police charged him ______ at a wrong space.
A. park B. to park C. parking D. with parking
21. The workers in our company have raised an objection ______ overtime.
A. to work B. to working C. working D. worked
22. We have discussed ______ a new house, but there is no point ______ further.
A. buying / talking B. to buy / talk
C. about buying / to talk D. buy / talked
23. You can open it ______ the wrapping paper.
A. remove B. to remove C. removing D. by removing
24. He recommended that we ______ overnight at a hotel, but we felt like ______ our journey.
A. to stay / continued B. stayed / continue C. stay / continuing D. staying/to continue
25. It is twelve o’clock. We should stop ______ lunch. We will go on ______ our work by 5pm.
A. having / finish B. have / finishing C. to have / to finish D. had / finished
26. He warned me ______ all my money in that company.
A. not to invest B. do not invest C. did not invest D. not investing
27. I regret ______ the lecture, which was not worth ______
A. attending / to listen B. to attend / listening
C. to attend / to listen D. attending / listening
28. The teacher expected Sarah ______ harder. He gave her a lot of homework ______
A. studied / do B. studying / done C. study / doing D. to study / to do
29. Do you know what ______ if there is a fire in the shop where you go ______
A. doing / to shop B. to do / shopping C. do / shop D. do / shopped
30. This advertisement needs ______. We will have Peter ______ it.
A. to redesign / doing B. redesigning / do
C. redesigned / did D. redesign / to do
31. I remember ______ John promised ______, but now he was nowhere ______
A. hearing / to come / to be seen B. hear / coming / being seen
C. hearing / to come / to see D. to hear / come / been seen
32. My father continued ______ although the doctor advised him ______ the habit several times.
A. smoking / to quit B. to smoke / quit
C. smoke / quitting D. for smoking / of quitting
33. He has arranged ______ the visitors at the factory. It is necessary that he ______ on time.
 A. to meet / be B. meeting / to be C. meet / being D. met / was
34. I have an important thing ______ you before ______ you this document.
A. told / given B. tell / give C. telling / to give D. to tell / giving
35. She was hesitant ______ the coach of her problem and she thanked her coach ______ her ______ with
the pressure.
A. telling / to help / deal B. tell / helping / dealing
C. told / help / dealing D. to tell / for helping / to deal
36. Thanks to effective birth control methods, women can delay ______ children and they have more time
______ part in social work.
A. have / taken B. having / to take C. had / take D. to have / taking
37. Avoid ______ those mistakes again when ______
A. to make / write B. make / to write C. making / writing D. made / written
38. We will have our house ______. My cousins will come and help us ______ the work.
A. to repaint/ doing B. repainted/ do C. repainting/ to do D. repainted/ doing
39. We postponed ______ any decision in the meeting.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
40. I am busy ______ I would rather not ______ out for lunch.
A. working / go B. to work / to go C. worked / going D. work / going
41. African people are used ______ barefoot so they get very rough skin.
A. to walk B. to walking C. walked D. walking
42. She was so nice that he couldn’t help ______ in love with her.
A. fall B. falling C. to fall D. fallen
43. I do not mind ______ you whenever I finish ______ on my reports.
A. to help / working B. helping / to work
C. to help / to work D. helping / working
44. Jean detested ______ She often refused ______ her photographs taken.
A. photographed / have B. to be photographed / had
C. be photographed / having D. being photographed / to have
45. I happened ______ John ______ the street yesterday.
A. to see / to cross B. see / crossed C. to see / crossing D. seeing / to cross
46. The robbers forced the bank manager ______ the safe.
A. open B. to open C. opening D. opened
47. Your responsibility includes ______ reservations.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken
48. What about ______ home instead of ______ the car?
A. to walk / taking B. walking / to take C. walking / taking D. to walk / to take
49. The police recommend ______ along that street at night.
A. not walking B. not to walk C. not walk D. do not walk
50. Neil Armstrong was the first ______ in a spaceship. Many people still recall ______ the scene when he
placed his first step on the Moon.
A. flew / see B. to fly / seeing C. flown / seeing D. flying / to see
Exercise 2: Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc
1. I'd rather (stay) home tonight.
2. He keeps (hope) and (pray) that things will get better.
3. I don't know why he avoids (meet) me.
4. The boy admitted (break) my ancient flower vase.
5. I promise (not tell) you a lie.
6. The students stopped (talk) when the teacher came in.
7. I'll try (not make) the same mistake again.
8. Would you mind (give) me a hand?
9. Have you ever watched people (try) (catch) fish?
10. Do you have any money (pay) for the book?
11. After (hear) the conditions, I decided (not enter) for the competition.
12. Imagine (have) (get) up at 4 a.m every day.
13. There were some people (row) on the river.
14. Your hair needs (cut) You'd better (have) it done tomorrow – unless you'd like
me (have) a go at it for you.
15. The children prefer (watch) TV to (read)
16. She has something (tell) you.
17. It took me three days (find) out the old photograph.
18. Do you remember (read) about it? No, at that time I was too young (read) newspaper.
19. My brother is a stamp collector. He started (collect) stamps when he was 15 years old.
20. It's difficult (get) used to getting up early.

Exercise 3: Chọn đáp án đúng

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. against 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 DỆ 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. be; to be

Exercise 4: Tìm lỗi sai trong câu và sửa lại cho đúng
1. She likes her job but does not like wear uniforms.
A B C D
2. They speak English well because they practise speak it everyday.
A B C D
3. Lan was in a difficult situation, so I agreed lending her some money.
A B C D
4. Don't forget attending our meeting next month on time.
A B C D
5. I spent most of time in the train read my favorite book.
A B C D
6. I heard him talked about you this morning.
A B C D
7. I enjoy watching the sun to rise slowly in the morning.
A B C D
8. Why should you to carry this box? It's too heavy for you.
A B C D
9. She said the letter was personal and wouldn't let me to reach it.
A B C D
10. It’s impossible for me being there before 8 p.m.
A B C D
11. I saw a man to jump through the window 5 minutes ago, but I couldn't remember his face.
A B C D
12. She suggested taking the plane this evening or go by train tomorrow.
A B CD
13. Could you please stop to make so much noise?
A B C D
14. It was very kind of you to showing me the way.
A B C D
15. I'm glad hearing that you have made much progress in your study.
A B C D