Knowledge comes from learning.

Wisdom comes from living

Exercise: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence

1. Many young people are fond of -------------- football and other kinds of sports.
A. Play B. To play C. Playing D. Played
2. Your house needs -------------- .
A. Redecorated B. Redecorating C. Being redecorated D. To redecorate
3. It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid -------------- by the
supervisors?
A. To recognize B. To be recognized C. Recognizing D. Being recognized
4. I suggest -------------- some more mathematical puzzles.
A. Do B. To do C. Doing D. Done
5. Have you ever considered -------------- a pharmacist?
A. Become B. Becoming C. To become D. Became
6. My father would like me -------------- a pilot.
A. Become B. To become C. Becoming D. Became
7. Please wait a minute. My boss is busy -------------- something.
A. Write B. Writing C. To write D. To writing
8. My teacher doesn’t allow us -------------- while he is explaining the lesson.
A. Talk B. To talk C. Talking D. Talked
9. Psychiatrists and doctors have failed -------------- people not to drink.
A. To tell B. Telling C. Tell D. Told
10. The students are used to -------------- in the school library.
A. Working B. WorkC. To work D. Worked
11. I am planning __________ Da Lat next week.
A. Visit B. Visiting C. Visited D. To visit
12. It was late, so we decided ____________ a taxi home.
A. To take B. Taken C. Taking D. Take
13. She always encourages her son ____________ harder.
A. To study B. Studied C. Study D. Studying
14. The fire isn’t hot enough _________________ a kettle.
A. Boiling B. To boil C. Boil D. Boiled
15. It is too cold for us ______________________.
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A. Went out B. Go out C. To go out D. Going out
16. He went to Britain ___________English.
A. Learn B. Learning C. To learn D. Learned
17. It takes me ten minutes _________to school every day.
A. Walking B. To walk C. Walk D. Walked
18. We expect him ______________ tomorrow.
A. Arrive B. Arriving C. To arrive D. Will arrive
19. They invited me ........... The weekend with them.
A. Spends B. Spend C. To spend D. Spending
20. He reminded me .......... The letter.
A. Post B. To post C. Posting D. To posting
21. She advised him..................harder.
A. To study B. To studying C. Study D. Studying
22. My mother asked me ..............the window.
A. Open B. Opening C. To opening D. To open
23. Susan insisted on ............ Mary to the beach.
A. Drive B. Driving C. To drive D. To driving
24. Huong congratulated me on .............. The entrance exam.
A. To pass B. To passing C. Passing D. Passed
25. Mr Smith thanked Linda............. Inviting him to the party.
A. For B. Of C. On D. To
26. Mary refused ........... Me any more money.
A. To lend B. To lending C. Lend D. Lending
27. The supervisor apologized…………………
A. For be late B. For being late C. On being late D. On be late.
28.The board of dircector discuss the project, then went on…………another topic.
A.to discuss B.discuss C.discussing D.discussed
29. My doctor doesn’t permit me………..red meat.
A.to eat B.eating C.ate D.eat