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I. Use the correct verb form
1. Tourists could see fish (swim)………………… along the brook.
2. We enjoy (swim) ………………… along this river.
3. The form teacher has asked Jack (write) …………………an essay on the
Thames.
4. It sometimes may be difficult (get) ………………… a taxi during rush-
hours.
5. The rain has made the children (stop) ………………… their games.
6. She tells the driver(take) …………………… her to the railway station.
7. Does Mrs. Green have them (carry) ………………………those books
back home?
8. The principal noticed those pupils (try) …………………… harder and
harder.
9. Children have just stopped ( play) ……………………… football.
10. They keep (talk) …………………………… about an old friend they met
yesterday.
11. Is Black Pool (visit) …………………………. by thousands of tourists
each year?
12. We heard Mr. Brown (park) ……………………… his car near the gate.
13. They’ve finished (do) …………………………… their homework.
14. They had their house (paint) ……………………… before Tet holiday.
15. I advised him (wait) ………………………………. for me at the airport.
16. Would you mind (help) ……………………………. me with this work?
17. Do you smell something (burn) ………………… in the kitchen?
18. Mother requests her daughter not (come) ……………………back home
late.
19. We shall have the grass (cut)……………………. tomorrow.
20. They noticed lots of sheep (graze) ……………………. in green meadows.
21. Would you like (have) ………………………… something to eat?
22. It started (rain) ……………… an hour ago. Has it stopped (rain)

43. We began (talk)……………………………. about next year’s holiday two
months ago.
44. I remember (lock)…………. the door when I left but forgot ( shut) …………
the window.
45. I finished (read)………………………… the book and went to bed.
46. My teachers always expected me (do)…………………………………
well in exams
47. It’s difficult (get) ……………used to (eat) ………………………… with
chopsticks.
48. Gravity keeps the moon ………………………. around the earth instead of
…………………… off into space. (travel / shoot)
49. If you go on …………………… the dog ……………… after cars, he’ll
end by ……………… run over. (let / run / be)
50. There is no point …………………………… about the bill. (worry)
51. In order ……………………… ……………………… with bird flu, Ba
suggested that chicken shouldn’t ……………………… (avoid / infect /
eat)
52. He is too ill ……………………. anything. (do)
53. The students were made ………………………. hard during the exam.
(study)
54. I’d rather ………………… my living by ………………… the floor than
………………. money by …………………… people. (earn / clean / make
/ blackmail)
55. He should be advised ……………………… a lot of milk. (drink)
56. We remember ……………………. him before. (meet)
57. They don’t allow …………………… in the auditorium, they don’t want
…………………… …………………. it on fire. (smoke / risk / set)
58. That boy was used to …………………… from school by his mother.
(collect)
59. Do you know the man ………………………at the door ? (stand)

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 people_____ 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. B & C are correct B. to be repaired C. repairing D. to
repair
15. I couldn’t help _____ when I heard the story.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laughed D.laugh
16. She used that money _____ a new car.
A.buy B. buying C. to buy D. for buying
17. Rex hotel was the best place for us _____.
A. stays B. staying C. to stay D. stay
18. You can’t stop me from _____ what I want.
A. doing B. do C. to do D. that I do
19. Peter usually help his mother ______.
A. to do housework B. do housework
C. with housework D.all are correct
20. I must go now. I promise _______ late.
A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. I won’t be
21. Can you manage_____ ______ the report in the morning?
A. finishing / to write B. to finish / writing
C. finishing / writing D. to finish / to write
22. Do you want ______ with you or do you want to go alone?
A. me coming B. me to come C. that I will come D. that I

35. Sarah gave up ______ to find a job in this country and decided to go
abroad.
A. apply B. to apply C. applying D. application
36. Suddenly he stopped the car in order ______.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. has smoked
37. I can’t bear ______this dirty room.
A. seeing B. to see C. seen D. saw
38. Have you considered _____ to live in another country?
A. going B. to go C. gone D. goes
39. Cathy suggested _____ to the cinema.
A. went B. not to go C. not go D. going
40. They caused her _____ a lot.
A. cried B. crying C. to cry D. cry
41. Paula quit _____ alcohol three years ago.
A. to drink B. drank C. being drunk D.
drinking
42. We must do something. We can’t go on _____ like this.
A. to live B. living C. life D. live
43. My mother rarely allows me _____ things for myself.
A. to buy B. bought C. buy D. buying
44. She admitted _____ the money.
A. to steal B. steals C. steal D. having stolen
45. It was late, so we decided ______ a taxi home.
A. to take B. taken C. taking D. was taken
46. Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed _______ him some money.
A. lend B. lending C. to lend D. lender
47. How old were you when you learnt ______ ?
A. how to drive B. how driving C. how drive D. how
drivers
48. I waved to Karen but I failed ____her attention.

63. We get our mail ______ yesterday.
A. been delivered B. delivered C. delivering D. to deliver
64. 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
65. We were all too afraid to speak. Nobody dared ______ anything.
A. saying B. being said C. says D. to say
66. Tom hopes _______ a solution soon.
A. to be found B. finds C. to find D. finding
67. You must ______ a lot of people here.
A. to know B. knowing C. know D. known
68. This involves having a good memory and ______ hard.
A. work B. to work C. worked D. working
69. They claimed ______ the problem.
A. have solved B. solve C. solving D. to have solved
70. 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
71. Health experts advise ______ breakfast.
A. us not skipped B. us not skipping C. us not to skip D. us
not skip
72. I would rather ______ this job.
A. not taken B. not take C. not to take D. not taking
73. I spent some time ______ around the shops in Elizabeth street yesterday.
A. looked B. be looking C. look D.
looking
74. She will probably offer ____the stereo for you .
A. to repair B. to be repairing C. repair D. repairing
75. She always proves _______ a true friend.
A. be B. being C. to been D. to be