C. MULTIPLE CHOICES

 

EXERCISE 1: Choose the most correct answer.
1. We are looking forward _____ you again soon.
A. to see B. to seeing C. saw D. have seen
2. My mother was afraid to let the boy _____ the tree.
A. to risk climbing B. to risk to climb
C. risk climbing D. risk to climb
3. I remember _____ but he said I did not.
A. to buy him a book B. buy him a book
C. buying him a book D. to have bought him a book
4. Remember _____ john a present. Today is his birthday.
A. send B. to send C. sent D. sending
5. I suggest _____ some more mathematical puzzles.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done
6. Would you mind _____ the door?
A. open B. to open C. opening D. opened
7. You should give up _____ or you will die of cancer.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked
8. The driver stopped _____ a coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. have B. to have C. having D. had
9. That old man tried to stop _____ because of his bad health.
A. smoke B. smokes C. smoked D. smoking
10. There is nothing prevent us from______ the mystery of that palace.
A. discover B. discovery C. discovering D. discoveries
11. Mr. Thomas does not allow_____ in his office.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoked D. smoking
12. We are not allowed _____ in that restricted area.
A. to enter B. enter C. entering D. to entered
13. You had better _____ at home until you feel better.
A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. stayed
14. The machine needs_____.
A. to repair B. to be repaired C. repairing D. B and C are correct
15. I couldn’t help _____ when I heard the story.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laughed D. laugh
16. Peter usually help his mother ______.
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A. to do housework B. do housework
C. with housework D. all are correct
17. She used that money _____ a new car.
A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. for buying
18. Can you manage___________ the report in the morning?
A. finishing to write B. to finish writing
C. finishing writing D. to finish to write
19. _____ is being carried out
A. the reclaiming of land B. the reclaiming land
C. the land reclaiming D. A and C
20. She is late again. There is nothing to do but _____.
A. to wait B. waited C. wait D. waiting
EXERCISE 2: Choose the most correct answer.
1. Rex hotel was the best place for us _____.
A. stays B. staying C. to stay D. stay
2. You can’t stop me _____ what I want.
A. doing B. do C. to do D. that I do
3. I must go now. I promise _______ late.
A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. I won’t be
4. Do you want ______ with you or do you want to go alone?
A. me coming B. me to come C. that I come D. that I will come
5. I’m sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _____ it.
A. locking B. to lock C. to have locked D. to be locked
6. She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help ______.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. that she laughed D. laugh
7. I like _____ the kitchen as often as possible.
A. not cleaned B. clean C. to clean D. that I clean
8. He tried to avoid ______ my question.
A. answering B. to answer C. answer D. how to answer
9. Could you please stop _______ so much noise?
A. to make B. make C. to have make D. making
10. I enjoy ______ to music.
A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. listened
11. Have you finished ______ your hair yet?
A. wash B. washed C. washing D. to wash
12. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk _____ knocked down.
A. been B. to be C. be D. being
13. Jim is 65, but he isn’t going to retired yet. He wants to carry on _____.
A. to work B. work C. works D. working
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14. I don’t mind your ______ the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
A. used B. using C. be using D. being used
15. Hello! Fancy _____ you here! What a surprise!
A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. see
16. I’ve put off _____ the letters so many times. I really must do it today.
A. write B. to write C. written D. writing
17. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody _____.
A. being B. be C. to be D. were
18. Sarah gave up ______ to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.
A. apply B. to apply C. applying D. application
19. Suddenly he stopped the car in order ______.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. has smoked
20. I can’t bear ______this dirty room.
A. seeing B. to see C. seen D. saw
EXERCISE 3: Choose the most correct answer.
1. Have you considered _____ to live in another country?
A. going B. to go C. gone D. goes
2. Cathy suggested _____ to the cinema.
A. went B. not to go C. not go D. going
3. They caused her _____ a lot.
A. cried B. crying C. to cry D. cry
4. Paula quit _____ alcohol three years ago.
A. to drink B. drank C. being drunk D. drinking
5. We must do something. We can’t go on _____ like this.
A. to live B. living C. life D. live
6. My mother rarely allows me _____ things for myself.
A. to buy B. bought C. buy D. buying
7. She admitted _____ the money.
A. to steal B. steals C. steal D. having stolen
8. It was late, so we decided ______ a taxi home.
A. to take B. taken C. taking D. was taken
9. Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed _______ him some money.
A. lend B. lending C. to lend D. lender
10. How old were you when you learnt ______?
A. how to drive B. how driving C. how drive D. how drivers
11. I waved to Karen but I failed ______ her attention.
A. to be attracted B. to attract C. attracting D. attracted
12. We decided ______ because of the bad weather.
A. not going out B. not to go out C. not go out D. not gone
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13. She always encouraged her son _____.
A. to jog B. jogged C. is jogging D. was jogging
14. They seem _____ plenty of money.
A. are having B. to have C. having D. had
15. I like Simon, but I think he tends _______ too much.
A. to talk B. talking C. talk D. is talking
16. Ann pretended ______ me as he passed me in the street.
A. not seeing B. not to seen C. not see D. not to see
17. I happened ______ that news from a magazine.
A. known B. to be known C. to know D. know
18. He has been on a diet to _____weight.
A. have lost B. having lost C. to have lost D. lose
19. I don’t know whether ______ for the job or not.
A. to applying B. apply C. to apply D. applied
20. Do you understand _______?
A. what done B. what doing C. what to do D. what do
EXERCISE 4: Choose the most correct answer.
1. Can somebody show me ______ the film in this cinema?
A. how to changed B. how change
C. how changing D. how to change
2. Don’t forget _____ the latter I gave you.
A. to post B. posting C. post D. posted
3. There was a lot of traffic, but we managed _____ to the airport in time.
A. are gone B. going C. to go D. to be going
4. Jill didn’t afford _____ a car.
A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought
5. We’ve got a new computer in our office. I haven’t learnt how ______ it yet.
A. to operate B. operating C. operate D. be operated
6. We were all too afraid to speak. Nobody dared ______ anything.
A. saying B. being said C. says D. to say
7. They had a boy ______ that yesterday.
A. done B. to do C. did D. do
8. We get our mail ______ yesterday.
A. been delivered B. delivered C. delivering D. to deliver
9. He appeared ______ something.
A. to be looking for B. look for C. looks for D. is looking for
10. Tom hopes _______ a solution soon.
A. to be found B. finds C. to find D. finding
11. You must ______ a lot of people here.
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A. to know B. knowing C. know D. known
12. This involves having a good memory and ______ hard.
A. work B. to work C. worked D. working
13. They claimed ______ the problem.
A. have solved B. solve C. solving D. to have solved
14. I’ve been invited to the party but I don’t know ______ or not.
A. whether I should to go B. whether go
C. whether going D. whether I should go
15. Health experts advise ______ breakfast.
A. us not skipped B. us not skipping C. us not to skip D. us not skip
16. I would rather ______ this job.
A. not taken B. not take C. not to take D. not taking
17. I spent some time ______ around the shops in Elizabeth street yesterday.
A. looked B. be looking C. look D. looking
18. She will probably offer ______ the stereo for you.
A. to repair B. to be repairing C. repair D. repairing
19. She always proves _______ a true friend.
A.be B. being C. to been D. to be
20. There’s no point in _____ that.
A. persuade him to do B. persuading him to do
C. persuading him do D. persuading him doing
EXERCISE 5: Choose the most correct answer.
1. If you delay _____ it back, you will risk ______ your rights as a customer.
A. to take / losing B. taking / to lose
C. being taken / losing D. taking / losing
2. You should be willing _____.
A. to do that B. that do C. doing that D. to be done that
3. Just keep on ______ what you like.
A. do B. did C. doing D. done
4. He made me _______ it all over again.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. done
5. It is essential that he ______ that contract.
A. refuse B. refuses C. to be refusing D. refusing
6. It is easy _____ wise after the event.
A. be B. to be C. being D. is
7. It is up to you _____ the laws of your own country.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learned
8. Aren’t you fed up _____ the same thing everyday?
A. of doing B. with doing C. with do D. on doing
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9. Wouldn’t you _____?
A. better succeed B. rather succeeded
C. rather succeed D. better to succeed
10. Do it and you’re certain ______ a success.
A. being B. to have been C. are D. to be
11. Are you ready _____?
A. cooperate B. cooperated C. to cooperate D. cooperation
12. There are a lot of peple ______ London everyday.
A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. have visited
13. We enjoy ______ that film.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. seen
14. ______ is my hobby.
A. collect B. collecting C. collected D. A and C
15. It’s no use ______ about pollution in big cities.
A. to complain B. complain C. complaining D. complained
16. Excuse me for _____ late and it is very kind of you ______ for me
A. to be / to wait B. been / waiting C. being / to wait D. being / waiting
17. I remember _____ him ______ that he ______ on time.
A. hearing / says / will be B. hear / says / be
C. hear / said / would be D. hearing / say / would be
18. When _____ each other, the American women do not usually shake hands.
A. meet B. to meet C. met D. meeting
19. On _____ at the airport, I was very worried to find that no one _____ for me.
A. arriving / was waiting B. arrive / was waiting
C. arriving / had waiting D. arrive / had been waited
20. _____ a foreign language requires great effort.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. B and C
EXERCISE 6: Choose the most correct answer.
1. I regret _______ you that we cannot approve your application.
A. inform B. to inform C. informed D. informing
2. The rocks in the soil made ______ more difficult.
A. to plough B. ploughed C. ploughing D. plough
3. I remember ____ you somewhere but I’m sorry I forget your name.
A. meet B. to meet C. met D. meeting
4. Would you mind _______, please?
A. to answer the phone B. answer the phone
C. answering the phone D. to the phone answered
5. My mother told me _______ hope.
A. not to give up B. not give up C. not giving up D. not to giving up
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6. My friend has lost weight ______ everyday.
A. to excercise B. to excercising C. by to excercise D. by excercising
7. I’m hungry. Is there any food _____?
A. to be eaten B. to eat C. eating D. for me eating
8. Mary was the last applicant _____ by that interviewer.
A. to be interviewed B. to be interviewing
C. to interview D. to have interviewed
9. He is the good colleague ______.
A. to work for us with B. for work with us
C. to us for working with D. for us to work with
10. ______ her sweetheart, she smiled happily.
A. Look B. To look C. Looking D. Looked
11. Huong never lets me _______ her books
A. to borrow B. borrow C. borrowing D. borrowed
12. The teacher was explaining the lesson and didn’t notice Linh _____ out.
A. go B. went C. gone D. to go
13. Please wait a minute! My boss is busy _____ something.
A. write B. to write C. writing D. wrote
14. My father wanted me ______ a pilot.
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
15. He began ____ English 2 years ago.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. B and C
16. It takes 5 minutes _____ to the school.
A. walk B. walking C. walked D. to walk
17. ______ all their money, they decided to go home.
A. Having spent B. Spent C. Had spent D. Have spent
18. _____ the lesson well, Hai couldn’t answer the teacher’s question.
A. Don’t prepare B. Did not prepare
C. Not preparing D. Not prepare
19. _____ all over the world, English has become the international language.
A. Speaking B. Spoken C. Having spoken D. Speak
20. _____ the teacher gave me a passing grade.
A. After taken the test B. After I took the test
C. After taking the test D. After I take the test