NỘI DUNG VÀ BÀI TẬP THAM KHẢO ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP
MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12
CÁCH PHÁT ÂM "S" CUỐI
Trong trường hợp danh từ số nhiều nhiều hoặc động từ số ít.
/s/

Khi đi sau các phụ âm điếc (voiceless consonants): /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/ ,/θ/,/h/
Ex: laughs, walks, cups, cats, tenths; books...

/ iz /
//// z /

Khi đi sau một phụ âm rít : /z/, /s/, /dz/, / t∫/, / ∫ /, /z/. Hoặc các chữ cái: s, x, z, ch,
sh, ce, ge Ex: washes , kisses , oranges…..
Không thuộc hai loại trên. Ex: bags , kids , days …

Ngọai lệ: bình thường chữ s phát âm /s/, nhưng có những ngoại lệ cần nhớ:
- Chữ s đọc /z /sau các từ :busy, please, easy, present, desire, music, pleasant, desert, choose, reason,
preserve, poison..
-Chữ s đọc /'∫/ sau các từ sugar,sure
Exercise
1. A. proofs

B. books

C. points

D. days

2. A. asks


6. A. cats

B. tapes

C. rides

D. cooks

7. A. walks

B. begins

C. helps

D. cuts

8. A. shoots

B. grounds

C. concentrates

D. forests

9. A. helps

B. laughs

C. cooks


C. potatoes

D. finishes

14. A. relieves

B. invents

C. buys

D. deals

15. A. dreams

B. heals

C. kills

D. tasks

16. A. resources

B. stages

C. preserves

D. focuses

17. A. carriages


CÁCH PHÁT ÂM “ –ED” CUỐI
Đây là hình thức Past tensen và Past participle:
1. “-ed ” pronounced as / id /: sau / t, d / : Thường sau chữ t, d : .Ex: wanted; decided


2. “-ed ” pronounced as / t /: sau / k, f, p, s, ∫, t∫, h ,θ/ hoặc chữ p, k, f, th, s, sh, ch :.Ex: asked; stopped;
laughed...
3. “-ed ” pronounced as / d / : Trừ 2 trường hợp trên

: .Ex: moved; played; raised

Ngọai lệ: Đuôi -ed trong các tính từ sau được phát âm /id/: aged, learned, beloved, blessed, naked
Exercise
1. A. worked

B. stopped

C. forced

D. wanted

2. A. kissed

B. helped

C. forced

D. raised

3. A. confused


7. A. measured

B. pleased

C. distinguished

D. managed

8. A. wounded

B. routed

C. wasted

D. risked

9. A. imprisoned

B. pointed

C. shouted

D. surrounded

10. A. a.failed

B. reached

C. absored


C. stopped

D.watched

15. A. laughed

B. passed

C. suggested

D. placed

16. A.believed

B. prepared

C. involved

D. liked

17. A.lifted

B. lasted

C. happened

D. decided

18. A. collected

D. dead

2. A. breakfast

B. teacher

C. east

D. please

3. A. thrilling

B. other

C. through

4. A. idea

B. going

C. will

D. trip

5. A. face

B. place

C. prepared


C. however

D. heat

10. A. head

B. ready

C. mean

D. weather

11. A. choir

B. cheap

C. child

D. chair

12. A. charge

B. child

C. teacher

D. champagne

D. something



D. church

17. A. write

B. writer

C. writing

D. written

18. A. share

B. rare

C. are

D. declare

19. A. apply

B. university

C. identity

D. early

20. A. choice

B. achieve

Động từ : trọng âm thường rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2.
Danh từ : trọng âm thường rơi vào âm tiết thứ 1
EX: 'rebell(n), re'bell(v), export, import, increase, object, perfect, permit, present, produce, record, refuse...
* Ngoại lệ : 'promise (n), (v)...
4/ Trọng âm thường rơi vào trước các hậu tố (suffixes) sau đây một vần : -ION, -IC, -IAL , -ICAL, -UAL,
-ITY, -IA, -LOGY, -IAN, -IOUS, -EOUS , -IENCE, -IENT, -GRAPHY , -NOMY , -METRY
EX: 'vision, uni'versity, phy'sician, li'brarian, Ca'nadian, Au'stralian, ex'perience, im'patience, edu'cation,
a'bility, elec'tricity, bi'ology, psy'chology, Au'stralia, 'Austria, 'Asia, ge'ography, pho'tography, e'ssential,
ha'bitual, me'chanical, mathe'matical, po'litical, de'licious, pho'netics, scien'tific, ge'ometry, a'stronomy...
Ngoại Trừ (exceptions): 'lunatic, a'rithmetic, 'politics, 'Arabic, 'television...
5) Trọng âm rơi vào các vần cuối sau đây: -ADE, -OO, -OON, -EE, -EEN, -EER, -ESE, -AIRE, -SELF,
-ETTE, -ESQUE . Ex: bamboo, millionaire, engineer, themselves, saloon, balloon, thirteen, Vietnamese,
employee, agree, picturesque, Cartoon, guarantee, kangaroo, typhoon...
*Ngoại lệ : 'centigrade , 'coffee , co'mmittee , 'cukoo , 'teaspoon…
STRESS
1. a. pollute

b. contractual

c. reject

d. marvellous

2. a. mechanic

b. military

c. apologize

d. miraculous

C. Industry

D. Disaster.

7. A. interview

B. certificate

C.applicant

D. primary

8. A. certificate

B. apartment

C. individual

D. biology

9. A. scientific

B. availlable

C. suspicious

D. supportive

10. A. especially


14. A. recognize

B. challenge

C. symbolize

D. Continue

15. A. continent

B. belong

C. master

D. access

16. A. appalling

B. ashamed

C. November

D. architect

17. A. policeman

B. cinema

C. overcoat


3. You can't see Tom now: he (have) ………………..a bath.
4. He usually (drink) ………. coffee but today he (drink) ……………..tea.
5. – What she (do) …………..in the evenings?
– She usually (play) ……………cards or (watch)……………… TV.
6. She (stand) …..at the bus stop. I asked her what bus she (wait) ……. for.
7. When I arrived , the lecture had already started and the professor (write) ……………. on the overhead
projector.
8. I didn't want to meet Paul , so when he entered the room I (leave) ……….
9. He (watch) ……………… TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he (turn) ………….. down the
sound and (go) ……………… to answer it.
10. – This is my house.
– How long you (live)…………………… here?
– I (live) …………………here since 1970.
11. He (live) ……. in London for two years and then (go) …. to Edinburgh.
12. I (not see) ………………… him for three years. I wonder where he is.
13. I can't go out because I (not finish) ……………… my work.


14. Here are your shoes; I just (clean) ……………………. them.
15. You (have) ……. breakfast yet? – Yes, I (have) …………… it at 8.00.
16. –

You (be) ……………… here before?

–

Yes, I (spend) ……………. my holidays here last year.

–



C. will fly

D. can fly

3. When Carol....................last night, I................my favorite show on television
A. was calling- watched

B. called- have watched

C. called- was watching

D. had called- watched

4. By the time next summer, you....................your studies
A. completes

B. will complete

C. are completing

D. will have completed

5. Right now, Jim.................the newspaper and Kathy...............dinner
A. reads- has cooked

B. is reading- is cooking

C. has read- was cooking



9. – Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you? – Jeff? What a coincidence! I ………….. about you when the
phone rang.
A. was just thinking

B. just thought

C. have just been thinking

D. was just thought

10. – What …….. about the new simplified tax law? – It’s more confusing than the old one.
A. are you thinking

B. do you think

C. have you thought

D. have you been thinking

11. – Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate?
A. make

B. will make

– I ……………a delicious dessert for dinner tonight.
C. am going to make D. will have made

12. – Let’s go! What’s taking you so long? – I’ll be there as soon as I …… my keys.
A. found

C. will have stayed

D. stayed

16. I’ve been in this city for a long time. I …………….. here sixteen years ago.
A. have come

B. was coming

C. came

D. had come

17. – May I speak to Dr. Paine, please? – I’m sorry, he ……….. a patient at the moment. Can I help you?
A. is seeing

B. sees

C. has been seeing

D. was seeing

18. – Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes …….. for at least 30 minutes.
A. are boiling

B. have been boiling C. boiling

D. were boiling

19. My family loves this house. It ……….the family home ever since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.

C. haven’t seen- have meet

D. didn’t see- have met

23. The Chinese................spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo................back to Italy
A. made- brought

B. have made- brought

C. made- had brought

D. had been making- brought

24. When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker.................speaking and the audience...................
A. just finished- were clapping
C. had just finished- were clapping

B. had just finished- had clapped
D. just finished- had clapped


25. He.............................his job last month and then he..................out of work
A. lost- was

B. was lost- had been C. has lost- was

D. lost- has been

26. Jane’s eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She ……………. at the computer for five straight hours.
Finally, she took a break.


B. tried- was slipping- falling

C. had been trying- slipped- was falling

D. has tried- slips- falls

30. In the past, the trip...................very rough and often dangerous, but things..........a great deal in the last
hundred and fifty years
A. was- have changed

B. is- change

C. had been- will change

D. has been- changed
EXERCISES B

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer:
1. When I got home I found that water...............................down the kitchen walls
A. ran
B. was running
C. has run
D. had been running
2. After he.......................his English course, he went to England to continue his study
A. has finish
B. had finished
C. was finished
D. would finish
3. How.........................since we .....................college?

D. was taking
10. In the past, the trip...................very rough and often dangerous, but things..........a great deal in the last
hundred and fifty years
A. was- have changed
B. is- change
C. had been- will change
D. has been- changed
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer:
1. John …………tennis once or twice a week .
A. usually
B. is usually playing C. usually plays
D. have usually played
2. It was noisy next door . Our neighbors ………………….a party .
A. had
B. were having
C. had had
D. have had
3. It …………dark . Shall I turn on the light ?
A. is getting
B. get
C. got
D. has got


4. Tom: ‘I ………………..for Christine . Do you know where she is ?’
David: ‘She has gone out.’
A. look
B. looked
C. am looking D. looks
5. Nga: ‘What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday evening?’

11. I come from Canada . Where ……………you ……….from ?
A. do – come
B. did – come
C. are – coming
D. have come
12. When I last ………………Jane , she ……………..to find a job .
A. see – trying
B. saw – was trying C. have seen – tried D. saw – tried
13. ………………….you go to the dentist ?
A. How often are B. How often do
C. How often does
D. How are
14. Ann ………………tea very often.
A. doesn’t drink
B. don’t drink
C. didn’t drink
D. hasn’t drunken
15. It’s a nice day . I ……………we go out for a walk
A. suggested
B. suggest
C. is suggesting
D. are suggesting
16. Now I …………….for what I said about you . It wasn’t true and shouldn’t have said it.
A. do apologize B. apologized
C. was apologized
D. apologizing
17. Tim was tired . He ……………..hard all day.
A. has been studying
B. studies
C. studied

C. had learnt
D. learn
24. I ………..here at the end of the month .
A. will leave
B. would leave
C. would have left
D. is leaving
25. I hope every thing …………………fine
A.
is
B. would be
C. was
D. will be
26. I …………….my son the money for that last week .
A. gave
B. given
C. have given
D. was given
27. Yesterday I passed by Peter’s house , but the front door was closed . He …………….out
A. went
B. must have gone
C. has gone
D. had gone
28. Where ……………you at 9.00 last night , Mr Green ?
A. have been
B. were
C. will be

D. are


C. cleaning
D. to clean
35. I’m feeling sick . I ………………so much chocolate last night .
A. needn’t to eat
B. did not eat
C. mustn’t eat
D. shouldn’t have eaten
36. I’m going on holiday on Saturday . This time next week I ……….on a beach in the sea .
A. will lie
B. am lying
C. will be lying
D. should be lying
37. Tomorrow I ……………..my grandparents .
A. am going to visit
B. will have visited C. have visited
D. visit
38. When their first child was born , they ……….married for three years .
A. have been
B. had been
C. will be
D. will have been
39. She ………………very angry when she knows this .
A. shall be
B. has been
C. will have been
D. will be
40. We …………a party last Saturday . It was great – we invited lots of people .
A. have
B. have had
C. had

D. can escape
47. There ‘s plenty of time . You ……………………hurry .
A. don’t have to
B. mustn’t
C. have not to
D. won’t
48. A few days ago , I ………that Jane …………………for New York .
A. learn – had left
B. learned – had left
C. learned – has left
D. learn – will leave
49. Tom writes very quickly . He’s …………………finished his essays .
A. already
B. been
C. for
D. yet
50. How …………have you known each other ?
A. already
B. for
C. long
D. since
51. He has been selling motorcycles ………………………….
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for last ten years D. for ten years
52. He fell down when he ……..towards the church .
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. were running

C. eat
D. have eaten
59. She ……………music all day . Now she feels tired .
A. has been playing
B. is playing
C. played
D. plays
60. After he ……………the house , he wrote a letter .
A. cleans
B. was cleaning
C. had cleaned
D. has cleaned
61. The books , an English dictionary and a chemistry text , …………on the shelf yesterday.
A. was
B. were
C. is
D. are
62. There …………..ten people in line already when we arrived .
A. were
B. was
C. is
D. are
63. Either of these buses ……………….past the university .
A. go
B. have gone
C. gone
D. goes
64. Neither Canada nor Mexico ……………..that citizens of the United States have passports .
A. requires
B. require

D. has worked
I don’t care whether ……………….. or not.
A. his coming
B. he comes
C. does he come
D. will he come
72. She listened so attentively that not a word ………………..
A. she missed
B. she did miss
C. she didn’t miss
D. did she miss
73. Helen and Tom _____ each other since they were seven years old.
A. know
B. has known
C. have known
D. knew
74. Harry works all the time. He ________.
A. never relaxes
B. relaxes never
C. often relaxes
D. relaxes sometimes
75. The last time I _______ swimming was when we were in Spain.
A. has gone
B. went
C. had gone
D. goes
76. How old was Catherine when she ______ to France?.
A. migrated
B. migrate
C. migrates

82. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.
A.whose father
B.player
C. has been
D.since
83. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A. worn
B.new yellow
C. only once
D. buys
84.I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A. have seen
B. lots
C. interesting
D. went
85. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listens intently.
A.heard
B.moving
C.listens
D. intently
86. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A.The police
B.while
C. is having
D.in
87. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
A.first
B. in 2006
C. are
D. now

The last time + clause + was …

Ex: I haven’t heard him since August.
The last time I heard him was in August.
I haven’t seen him since I was a student.
I last saw him when I was a student.
Choose the sentence A, B, C or D nearest in meaning to the one in italic.


91. Mr. Brown was last seen in July 1928.
A. Mr. Brown has not been able to see since July 1928.
B. No one has seen Mr. Brown since July 1928.
C. Mr. Brown didn’t see anyone in July 1928.
D. No one saw Mr. Brown until July 1928.
92. When the power failed, we went to a restaurant for dinner.
A. We had dinner at a restaurant because of a power cut.
B. The power failed just as we were going out for dinner.
C. We were having dinner at a restaurant when the power failed.
D. There was going to be a power cut, so we went out for dinner.
93. She told me she had to be home by ten o’clock
A. She told me she had to be home by ten o’clock.
B.She said me it was necessary for her to get home before ten o’clock.
C.She told me that she would be going home at ten o’clock.
D.She said that she usually reached her home before ten o’clock.
94. She hasn’t seen her family for years.
A. She didn’t see her family for a long time.
B. It’s the last time she saw her family years ago.
C. It’s years ago she has seen her family.
D. It’s years since she last saw her family.
95. Could you tell me her address?


Để dễ nhớ, ta chia hình thức động từ loại động từ :
+ Bare infinitive(động từ nguyên mẫu không To) ---->Vo
+ To infinitive (động từ nguyên mẫu có To)

----> V1

+ Simple past( qúa khứ đơn)

----> V2

Vo-ED/ V2

+ Past participle: qúa khứ phân từ : V3/ Vo-ED ---> V3
+ Present participle Hiện tại phân tư :Vo+ing

---> V4

( chức năng như tính từ hay dùng trong thì tiếp diễn
+ Gerund Danh động từ:(Vo+ing)
(chức năng như danh từ hoặc động từ)----> V4


* Động từ chia theo ý nghĩa có động từ đặc biệt và động từ thường, chia theo dạng có 3 dạng chính
như sau:
Bare infinitive (V0)
Infinitive :
To infinitive (V1)
Gerund (V0 + ing )
Past Participle → Vo ed/V3 ( V3 )


review how to


5b. Rút gọn : clause of purpose theo mẫu sau ( phrase of purpose )
to inf
S+V+

in order for object to inf
so as to inf

6. It + take+ (object) + time + to inf
7. Causative form: S+ get + object ( chỉ người ) + to inf
8. Sau một số động từ sau đây:
8.a Những động từ sau đây, theo sau là to infinitive : S + V + to inf
1. afford

: cung cấp đủ

21. manage

: xoay xở

2. agree

: đồng ý

22. mean

: muốn


: chuẩn bị

7. beg

: đề nghị, xin

27. pretend

: giả vờ

8. care

: quan tâm

28. promise

: hứa

9. claim

: cho là, tuyên bố

29. refuse

: từ chối

10. consent

: đồng ý, tán thành


: trông đợi

34. swear

: thề

15. dare

: dám

35. threaten

: dọa

16. fail

: thất bại

36. tend

: có khuynh hướng

17. forget

: quên ( tương lai )

37. volunteer

: tình nguyện, xung phong

23. require :

yêu cầu

2. allow:

cho phép

24. recommend :

khuyên

3. ask :

hỏi, đòi hỏi

25. teach :

dạy

4. beg :

năn nỉ, xin

26. tell :

bảo

5. cause :



9. encourage

:khuyến khích

31. would like

: thích

10. expect :

trông đợi

32. would prefer :

thích

11. forbid :

cấm

33. appoint :

chỉ định ai làm gì

12. force :

bắt buộc

34. charge :


38. desire :

ao ước, thèm thuồng

17. tempt :

cám dỗ

39. direct :

hướng dẫn, chỉ huy

18. intend :

dự định

40. implore :

yêu cầu

19. order :

ra lệnh

41. provoke :

xúi giục

20. permit :


6. Sau hai tính từ : busy, worth
7. Thành lập noun compound ( danh từ kép )
N + gerund →child bearing
Gerund + N → flying machine
B. Gerund as a verb : có object hoặc được bổ nghĩa bởi một trạng từ
1. admit

: thừa nhận

26. hate

: ghét

2. advise

: khuyên ( không object )

27. mention

: nhắc tới, nĩi tới

3. anticipate

: tham gia

28. mind

: phiền



: trì hõan

33. recall

: gợi lại, nhớ lại.

9. dread

: sợ

34. recollect

: gợi lại.

10. detest

: ghét

35. recommend : khuyên, dặn dò.

11. discuss

: thảo luận

36. regret

12. dislike

: không thích


41. stop

: ngừng, từ bỏ.

17. forget

: quên ( qúa khứ )

42. start

: ( hoặc To inf )

18. forgive

: tha thứ

43. suggest

: đề nghị

19. fancy

: tưởng tượng

44. tolerate

: bỏ qua

20. imagine


: thích

* busy, worth

: tiếc nuối ( quá khứ )

IV. Past participle : qúa khứ phân từ – VoED/V3
1. Thêm trợ từ have+Vo-ED/V3 ( past participle )→ perfect tense
2.Thêm trợ từ Be +VoED/V3(past participle)→ passive voice
3. Làm chức năng như adjective ⇒ passive meaning ⇒ cĩ thể rút gọn mệnh đề tính từ
( adjective clause or relative clause )
+ Có thể rút gọn mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian.
+ Có thể rút gọn câu khi một chủ ngữ thực hiện hai hành động.
4. Thành lập adjective compound: tính từ kép
→ man – made

N
Adj
Adv

+ V ( PP – VoED/V3 )

→ new – born
→ well – known

6. Thêm “the” để thành lập danh từ tập hợp → V(plural )
educated(adj)→ the educated:những người có giáo dục.
7. Thành lập causative form : thể truyền khuyến
S +have/get +object (chỉ vật)+ V ( PP – Vo ED/V3 )


+Vo – ing → chỉ quá khứ
3. Stop

to infinitive → ngừng việc đang làm để làm việc khác.
Vo – ing : → ngừng việc đang làm

4. Try

to infinitive : cố gắng
Vo – ing : thử

5. Need, want, require
To inf : mang nghĩa chủ động
Vo+ ing : mang nghĩa bị động (need: tobe + V (PP)
6. Would you mind + Vo- ing?
Would you mind if + S + past Subjunctive …?
7. Advise, allow, permit

obj + to infi
∅ + Vo- ing

8. Prefer: + V-ing to V-ing:thích cái gì hơn cái gì
+ to infinitive: thích cái gì đó
9. Feel like + Vo ing: thích cái gì đó
Gerund , infinitive, participle
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (gerund , infinitive, participle).
1.

I caught him (climb) _____ over my wall. I asked him (explain) _____ but he refused (say) _____

(see) _____him.

8.

Why did you go all round the field instead of (walk) _____ across it?
I didn't like (cross) _____it because of the bull. I never see a bull without (think) _____that it wants
(chase) _____ me.

9.

The people in the flat below seem (be) _____ having a party. You can hear the champagne corks
(thud)_____ against their ceiling.

10. I don't like (get) _____bills but when I do get them I like (pay) _____them promptly.
11. Ask him (come) _____in. Don't keep him (stand) _____at the door.
12. The boys next door used (like) _____(make) _____ and (fly) _____ model aero planes, but they seem
to have stopped (do) _____ that now.
13. I knew I wasn't the first (arrive)_____, for I saw smoke (rise) _____from the chimney.
14. We watched the men (saw) _____the tree and as we were walking away heard it (fall) _____with a
tremendous crash.
15. I hate (see) _____a child (cry) _____.
16. We watched the children (jump) _____from a window and (fall) _____into a blanket held by the people
below.
17. It is very unpleasant (wake) _____ up and (hear) _____ the rain (beat) _____on the windows.
18. He saw the lorry (begin) _____ (roll) _____ forwards but he was too far away (do) _____ anything
(stop) _____it.
19. There are people who can't help (laugh) _____when they see someone (slip) _____on a banana skin.
20. I prefer (drive) _____ to (be driven) _____.
Exercise 2. Multiple choices
1. All the passengers were made ________ their seat belts during the turbulence.


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

C. allow me going

D. allow to go

11. My parents wouldn't _______ to the party.
A. allow me go

B. allow me to go

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

Bpainting

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



D. be repaired

C. to ask

D. to be asked

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

B. being 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


1. My mother was afraid to let the boy _____ the tree.
A. to risk climbing
B. to risk to climb
C. risk climbing
1. You had better _____ at home until you feel better.
A. stay
B. to stay
C. staying
2. Peter usually helps his mother ______.
A. to do housework
B. do housework
C. with housework
3. She used that money _____ a new car.
A. buy
B. buying
C. to buy
4. Can you manage_____ ______ the report in the morning?
A. finishing / to write
B. to finish / writing
C. finishing / writing
5. Rex hotel was the best place for us _____.
A. stays
B. staying
C. to stay
6. You can’t stop me from _____ what I want.
A. doing
B. do
C. to do
7. I must go now. I promise _______ late.
A. not being

A
B
C
D
4. I noticed the boy to creep into the house through a hole at the foot of the wall.
A
B
C
D
5. Faraday’s father was not rich enough to sending him to school.
A
B
C
D
6. Would you please tell me how doing this?
A
B
C
D
7. My parents never let me going out in the evening.
A B C
D
Exercise 6: Choose the best answer
1.
It was late, so we decided ______ a taxi home.
A. to take
B. taken
C. taking
2.
Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed _______ him some money.

5. She always encouraged her son _____ .
A. to jog
B. jogged
6. They seem _____ plenty of money.
A. are having
B. to have
7. I like Simon, but I think he tends _______ too much.
A. to talk
B. talking
8. I don’t know whether ______ for the job or not.
A. to applying
B. apply

C. attracting

D. attracted

C. is jogging

D. jogging

C. having

D. had

C. talk

D. is talking

C. to apply

6. I had the boy ___________ a letter yesterday.
A. posting
B. to post
C. post
D. posted
7. You must _____________ a lot of people.
A. to know
B. know
C. knowing
D. known
8. My father doesn’t let me _____________ out at night.
A. going
B. to go
C. go
D. gone
9. We heard him __________________ downstairs.
A. ran
B. to be run
C. to run
D. run
10. Let’s ____________ an English song.
A. singing
B. sing
C. to sing
D. sang
11. We watched him ______________ the car.
A. park
B. parked
C. to park
D. to be parked

18. She always encourages her son ____________ harder.
A. to study
B. studied
C. study
19. Don’t forget __________ the letter I gave you.
A. to post
B. posting
C. post
20. I got my father ________________ my bike.
A. repair
B. to repair
C. repairing
21. The fire isn’t hot enough _________________ a kettle.

D. studying
D. posted
D. repaired


A. boiling
B. to boil
C. boil
22. It is too cold for us ______________________.
A. went out
B. go out
C. to go out

D. boiled
D. going out


29. Remember _____________Lan a present because today is her birthday.
A. send
B. sending
C. to send
D. sent
30. We were allowed ___________ photographs in this room.
sell A.
B. to sell
C. selling
D. sold
31. It took me a very long time recovering from the shock of her death.
A
B
C
D
32. Remember taking off your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
A
B
C
D
33. My parents permitted me going out at weekends.
A
B
C
D
34. Money is used to buying food and clothes.
A
B
C
D


12. She was very stupid when she went out without a raincoat.
 It was very stupid of her_________________________
13. Would you mind making me some tea?
 Would you please______________________________
14. They got out of the car.
 I watched them_______________________________
15. He was the first man who reached the top of the mountain.
He was the first man to_____________________________________
Exercise 9: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
1.
I am considering (take) _________________a trip to Europe next year.
2.
Do you mind (wait) _________________ a few minutes in the reception
room?
3.
We should avoid (give) ________________ an answer immediately.
4.
They have finished (paint) ________________ our apartment at last.
5.
You shouldn’t risk (go) __________________out if you have a cold.
6.
The room needs (clean) ___________________. It is very dirty.
7.
It is a waste of time (read) ___________________that book.
8.
We spend two hours a day (learn) __________________English.
Exercise 10. Give the correct verb form:
1. Students stopped (make) ___________ noise when the teacher came in.
2. She couldn’t help (shed) __________ tears when she saw the film “Romeo and Juliet”.

3. Would you mind not _________ the radio on until I’ve finished with this phone call?
A. turning
B. to turn
C. being turned
D. to be turned
4. Julia’s children are used to _____ after school every day. They don’t have to walk home.
A. picking up
B. to pick up
C. being picked up D. to be picked up
5. It’s not good to avoid _________ the teacher’s questions in class.
A. answer
B. answering
C. answered
D. to answer


6. It is no good _________ sorry for yourself.
A. to feel
B. feeling
C. feel
D. felt
7. Everyday I spend two hours _________ speaking English.
A. practise
B. to practise
C. practising
D. practised
8. Tommy admitted _________ the rock through the window.
A. throwing
B. being throwing
C. to throw

A. playing
B. play
C. to play
D. played
16. I really regret _________ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.
A. hurt
B. hurting
C. being hurt
D. to hurt
17. I can’t go on __________ here any more. I want a different job.
A. working
B. to work
C. work
D. worked
18. My uncle has given up ___________ for 3 years.
A. to smoke B. smoking
C. smoke
D. smoked
19. This girl can't bear ____________alone.
A. being
B. is
C. to be
D. was
20. I must drive more carefully. I can’t risk____________ another speeding ticket.
A. get
B. getting
C. to get
D. got
Exercise 14. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
21. You had better learn a foreign language before apply for a job.

C
D
28. Before to go out, remember to turn off the computer.
A
B
C
D
29. People want to conserve the environment, but they can’t help pollute it.
A
B
C
D
30. I enjoy not have to get up early when I’m on holiday.
A
B
C
D


Exercise 15. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
31. Shall we go for a ride?
A. What about going for a ride?
B. What about go for a ride?
C. What about to go for a ride?
D. What about to going for a ride?
32. Why don’t we go to the cinema for a change?
A. I suggest going to the cinema for a change.
B. I suggest go to the cinema for a change.
C. I suggest not going to the cinema for a change. D. I suggest to go to the cinema for a change.

4. I suggest _____ some more mathematical puzzles.
A. do
B. to do
C. doing
D. done
5. The driver stopped _____ a coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. have
B. to have
C. having
D. had
6. That old man tried to stop _____ because of his bad health.
A. smoke
B. smokes
C. smoked
D. smoking
7. She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help ______.
A. laughing
B. to laugh
C. that she laughed
D. laugh
8. He tried to avoid ______ my question.
A. answering
B. to answer
C. answer
D. how to answer
9. 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