1. Many young people are fond of ............... football and other kinds of sports.
A. play B.to play C.playing D.played
2. They couldn’t help ............... when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D.laughed
3. Your house needs ...............
A. redecorated B. redecorating C. being redecorated D.to redecorate
4. I remember ............... them to play in my garden.
A. to allow B. allow C. allowing D.allowed
5. 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
6. I can’t bear thinking back of that time. I’d rather ............... equally.
A. treat B. be treated C. have treated D. treating
7. Did you accuse Nam of ............... a plate? Well, I saw him ............... itoff the table with his elbow.
A. break - knock B. breaking - knocking
C. to break - to knock D. breaking - knock
8. We found it very difficult ............... with Gamma.
A. to work B. work C. working D. worked
9. I can’t read when I am traveling. It makes me ............... sick.
A. feel B. to feel C. felt D. feeling
10. I need ............... what’s in the letter. Why don’t you let me ............... it?
A. to know - to read B. know - read C. to know - read D. knowing - read
11. I suggest ............... some more mathematical puzzles.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done
12. We regret ............... you that we cannot approve your suggestion.
A. inform B. to inform C. informing D. informed
13. The driver stopped ............... a coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. have B. to have C. having D. had
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. Peter sometimes helps his sister ...............
A. do homework B. to do homework C. with homework D. all are correct
18. I would rather ............... at home than ............... out with you.
A. staying - going B. to stay - to go C. stay - go D. stayed - went
19. I would rather you ............... carefully.
A. drive B. to driven C. drove D. driven
20. She didn’t say a word and left the room.
A. She left the room without saying a word.
B. She leaving the room without saying a word.
C. She left the room saying a word.
D. She left the room to say a word.
21. My father wanted me ............... a pilot.
A. become B. to become C. becoming D. became
22. Please wait a minute. My boss is busy ............... something.
A. write B. writing C. to write D. to writing
23. My teacher doesn’t allow us ............... while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
24. We have plenty of time. We needn’t ...............
A. hurry B. to hurry C. hurrying D. hurried
25. I ............... promised on time. I mustn’t ............... late.
A. be - be B. to be - to be C. to be - be D. be - to be
* Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. Many people are fond of .... football and other kinds of sports.
a. Play b. to play c. playing d. played
2. They couldn't help ...... when they heard the little boy singing a love song
a. laughing b. to laugh c. laugh d. laughed
3. Your house needs .......
a. redecorated b. redecotating c.being redecorated d. to redecorate
4. I remember ..... them to play in the garden
a. to allow b. allow c. allowing d. allowed
5. 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
1. Many people are fond of .... football and other kinds of sports.
a. Play b. to play c. playing d. played
2. They couldn't help ...... when they heard the little boy singing a love song
a. laughing b. to laugh c. laugh d. laughed
3. Your house needs .......
a. redecorated b. redecotating c.being redecorated d. to redecorate
4. I remember ..... them to play in the garden
a. to allow b. allow c. allowing d. allowed
5. 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