Exercise 5: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
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.Willy denied a whole bag of chocolate chip cookies before lunch.
A. eat B. to eat C. having eaten D. eaten
12.I was delighted my old friends again.
A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. to be seen
13.We regret you that we cannot approve your suggestion.
A. inform B. to inform C. informing D. informed
14.Have you ever considered a pharmacist?
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
15.You had better at home until you feel better.
A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D. stay
16.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
17.My teacher doesn't allow us while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
18.
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
21.My daughter sometimes practices _____ _ English with her friends after school.

A. to speaking B. to speak C. speak D. speaking
22.When Tommy started to learn French, he had a difficult time _______ the words correctly.
A. pronounce B. pronunciation C. pronouncing D. to pronounce
23.Most women expect________________more help with the housework from their husbands.
A. to get B. getting C. get D. to getting
24.Your house needs ____________________.
A. redecorated B. redecorating C. being redecorated D. to redecorate
25.I can’t read when I am traveling. It makes me __________sick.
A. feel B. to feel C. felt D. feeling
26.I suggest _____________some more mathematical puzzles.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done
27.Have you ever considered ______________a pharmacist?
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
28.My father wanted me __________a pilot.
A. become B. to become C. becoming D. became
29.Please wait a minute. My boss is busy ___________something.
A. write B. writing C. to write D. to writing
30.My teacher doesn’t allow us ___________while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
31.I promised __________on time. I mustn’t be late.
A. be B. to be C. being D. am
32.Mary and I are looking forward ___________you.
A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to seeing D. to see
33.The students are used to ____________in the school library.
A. working B. work C. to work D. worked
34.Our room needs ____________up.
A. tidied B. to tide C. tidy D. tidying
35.“Was the test long?”. “Yes, John was the only one ___________it”
A. to finish B. finishing C. finished D. finish
36.If he really doesn’t feel like _________now, I suggested that he should go out for some fresh air.
A. work B. to work C. worked D. working
37. I (A) spend (B) most of (C) my free time (D) to read books.
38. Would you mind (A) give me (B) a hand (C) with (D) this bag?
39. (A) I’d (B) like to (C) retirement when I (D) am sixty.
40. (A) We expect (B) getting a (C) pay rise (D) next month.
41. He (A) has stopped (B) play football (C) because he's (D) too old.
42. We insist on (A) you (B) leaving the meeting (C) before any (D) further outbursts.
43. She is (A) no longer young (B) enough (C) to entering a beauty (D) contest.
44. He (A) knows to repair (B) the carburetor without (C) taking the whole car (D) apart.
45. She must (A) retyping the report (B) before she (C) hands it in (D) to the director of financing.
46. All the (A) students (B) are looking (C) forward spending (D) their free time relaxing in the sun this
summer

Choose and fill in the gaps with a suitable verb in its past form.

like,    work ,look, take,        earn,   buy,      stay,  move,  spend,     retire,        live,     clean

Ms. White was a very poor and nice woman. She .......... from 5.30 in the morning to 9.30 at night. She usually ............ all the rooms in the house before breakfast. She............$3,500 a year. In 1990, she ................to another family. She........... her job very much because she ..................after the children. There were five children. She..................great care of them. She ....................with that family for twenty years. Ms. White never married. She just ...................on her own. She ................when she was 60 years old. She ................a house and   ..................the rest of her life there.

You speak English very well. When ___ studying English? *

2 points

do you begin

have you begun

did you begin

are you beginning

You speak English very well. How long ___ English? *

2 points

are you study

do you study

did you study

have you studied

last / have / many / read / How / year / you / books / since ? *

2 points

Your answer

Jimmy is jealous ___ his friend's success. *

2 points

on

in

of

about

I was anxious ___ the final examination. *

2 points

on

about

in

at

1.  Choose and fill in the gaps with a suitable verb in its past form.

break,  buy,    teach, sell,     perform,         spend,            revise,             make

1.      I was very hungry, so I          bought        a cake in the shop to eat.

2.      My father                             me how to use the washing machine a week ago.

3.    Jack fell off his bike and                             his arm.

4.    We needed some money, so we                             our TV set.

5.    The Browns                             a lot of money traveling last summer.

6.    The circus                             very well last night. The audience cheered them noisily.

7.    My students                             their lessons well for the exam.

8.    The chairman                              a nice speech at the meeting last night.

A ………………. hotel will be built in the town next month. (Luxury)

People held a meeting against the ………………. policy of the government. (Effect)

A new policy takes a(n) …………………. this month. (Effective)

Most of American …………………got two or more television sets at home. (House)

Hundreds died or lost due to natural ………………. last year. (Disastrously)

A nuclear explosion is the most …………………. because it can be destroyed everything. (Disastrously)

Researchers found some ………… rocks. They are in some active …………… (volcano)

He is ……………. to pass the final exam, so he feels pressured by the high ……………… of his parents. (Expect)

The weather is ………… to rain tomorrow, so remember take umbrella with you.    (predict)

A fortune teller often gives some …………… for your future but I don’t think that can be ………………… (predict)

My old friend came to see me ………  I felt uncomfortable due to that …………… (abrupt)

This power …………………. will last at least two more hours. (Fail)

It’s many years since this volcano last …………………. I really want to see the ………………. of the volcano but I’m also afraid.  (Erupt)

She doesn’t mind their …………………and keeps going. (Warn)

An earthquake ……………………the village last month. (Destroy)

A …………………. storm is coming to the land, so many people are afraid of its ………………… to the city. (Destroy)

The number of ……………. people has been increased since last year. (Home)

National parks cover …………………. (Extend)

Many people believe in the ………………. of the aliens. (Exist)

A man says that he saw a ………………. object in the sky. (Fly)

The company is looking for an ………… employee, so she is refused because she is ………. (experience)

The building has got egg …………… (shape)

It was two months since he last ……………. We were very surprised because he …………without saying a word.  (Appear)

His ……………… was a secret because nobody knows where he was. (Appear)

People believe that there are some ……………. from outer space. (Create)

The crows like something …………………. (Sparkle)

My ……………………. condition got worse, so I feel exhausted. (Physic)

The dress matches with this pair of shoes …………………… (perfect)

I always expect a ………….… and then I realize that there is nothing ………….… (marvelously)

This story is ………………., it isn’t real. (Image)

She always has lots of new ideas. She is an…………………. person. (Image)

Police has been looking for a young man. He disappeared …………………… (mystery)

…………………. creatures just appear in the legend. They are imaginary. (Mystery)

Two ways to save energy are energy ……………….and energy efficiency. (Conserve)

This book is very …………………. I can’t put it down. (Inform)

I need to shop some ………………………. for my new house. (Apply)

Humans will deal with more and more ……………… problems in future. (Environment)

He ………………… his goals last month and his ……………made him proud. (Achieve)

Plastic bags are hard to be …………………… (dissolve)

Bottles and cans can be …………………. (reuse)