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I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences/Or identify the underlined part that needs correction: 1. I saw him __________off. A. to drive B. drive C. driven D. drove 2. Youd better ____________ an umbrella. A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken 3. Would you mind if I _____________ the window? A. to open B. opened C. opening D. open 4. Wouldnt you rather _____________? A. succeed B. to succeed C. succeeding D. succeeded 5. He made me __________it all over again. A. done B. do C. to do D. doing 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 doesnt 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. Lets ____________ 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 12. Why dont you ____________ for a job? A. applying B. applied C. to apply D. apply 13. I am planning __________ Da Lat next week. A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. to visit 14. I must go now. I promised _____________ late A. not being B. not to be C. not being D. wont be 15. Suddenly he stopped the car in order __________. A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked 16. It was late, so we decided ____________ a taxi home. A. to take B. taken C. taking D. take 17. How old were you when you learnt _______________? A. how to drive B. how drive C. how driving D. how driven 18. She always encourages her son ____________ harder. A. to study B. studied C. study D. studying 19. Dont forget __________ the letter I gave you. A. to post B. posting C. post D. posted 20. I got my father ________________ my bike. A. repair B. to repair C. repairing D. repaired 21. The fire isnt hot enough _________________ a kettle. A. boiling B. to boil C. boil D. boiled 22. It is too cold for us ______________________. A. went out B. go out C. to go out D. going out 23. He went to Britain ___________English. A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned 24. I have some letters ________________. A. to write B. writing C. wrote D. write

25. It takes me ten minutes _________to school every day. A. walking B. to walk C. walk D. walked 26. We expect him ______________ tomorrow. A. arrive B. arriving C. to arrive D. will arrive 27. Would you like __________to my birthday party? A. coming B. come C. came D. to come 28. I tried ___________the bus, but I missed it. A. catch B. catching C. to catch D. caught 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. A. sell 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 35. He often lets me to use his mobile phone. A B C D II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning remains unchanged, using the given words: 1. My parents dont allow me to play games on computer. My parents dont let 2. I had my friend answer the questions. I got my friend . 3. He spent an hour doing his homework last night. It took 4. I am going to the post office. I want to send some letter. I am going to the post office in order 5. My grandfather is very weak. He cant lift the box. My grandfather is too 6. My father said that I could use his car. My father allowed me 7. The sudden noise caused me to jump. The sudden noise made me 8. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary. Mary told John.. 9. I dont really want to visit the museum. Id rather 10. Lan told Nam: Remember to send your parents my regard Lan reminded Nam.. 11. The lesson was too long for us to learn by heart. The lesson wasnt short enough. 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.

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