7. The archaeological excavation ____ to the discovery of the ancient city lasted several years.

A. led                          B. leading                    C. to lead                    D. being led

8. Though ____ many centuries ago, the palace remains practically intact.

A. building                  B. to build                   C. built                        D. people built

9. I picked up some holiday brochures ____ around the table at the travel agency.

A. to lie                       B. lying                       C. to be lying                          D. being lying

10. Situated on Cam Khe Hill, Tomb of Minh Mang is one of the most interesting royal tombs ____ in Hue.

A. to visit                    B. visited                     C. visiting                   D. being visited

11. You may choose one from the five World Heritage Sites in Viet Nam ___ in this leaflet to visit on your next field trip.

A. includes                  B. including                C. included                  D. to include

12. ____ UNESCO criteria for outstanding universal value to humanity, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was added to the World Heritage List in 2014.

A. Meeting                  B. Met                         C. To meet                  D. Having met

13. The most magnificent feature of Taj Mahal ____ is the central dome.

A. noticed                   B. being noticed                      C. to notice                  D. noticing

14. Scientists ____ on the site found many ancient tools, tombs and pottery, and made some important archaeological discoveries.

A. worked                   B. working                  C. to work                   D. to be working

15. ____ with an average of 320 days of sunshine a year, the coastline offers the perfect holiday destination for anyone ____ to switch off and unwind.

A. Blessed/wanting                 B. Blessing/wanting    C. Blessed/wants        D. Blessing/wanted

16. Southern Spain's Costa del Sol, ____ from Nerja in the east to Manilva in the west, is one of the most fascinating tourist areas in the world.

A. stretches                 B. stretching                C. stretched                 D. being stretched

17. As well as its beautiful sun-soaked beaches and excellent gastronomy, the region boasts no fewer than thirty golf courses, ____ amateurs and professionals alike with year-round golfing opportunities.

A. provides                 B. provided                 C. providing                D. is provas

18. The Saga Rose is a good-looking ship. ____ in 1965, she is highly regarded by marine experts for her elegant lines.             A. Launching                B. Was launched                     C. To launch               D. Launched

19. I took up salsa, ____ by dance teacher, Thabo, who made us believe we were good enough to perform in front of passengers and crew.

A. was inspired           B. inspiring                 C. inspired                   D. was inspiring

20. The electromagnetic fields can also cause responses in the brain, ____ observers into thinking they are seeing even more vivid impressions.

A. tricking                   B. tricks                       C. trick                                    D. tricked

21. Henry VIII of England was the only king ____ six times.

A. to marry                  B. married                   C. was married                        D. marrying

22. Travellers are faced with a lot of destinations ____ from.

A. choosing                 B. choose                    C. to be choosing                    D. to choose

23. I think China will be the next country ____ the Olympic Games.

A. who host                 B. hosting                    C. to host                     D. hosted

24. At 24, William Pitt was the youngest person ____ Prime Minister.

A. becoming               B. to become               C. became                   D. was become

25. Tourists ____ the train from London to Stratford have to change at Coventry.

A. take                         B. taking                     C. to take                     D. who takes

26. The capital city of Ecuador was the first city in the world ____ a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

A. to declare                B. declared                  C. declaring                 D. to be declared

27. Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is the 8th World Heritage in Viet Nam ____ by UNESCO.

A. to be recognised                 B. to recognise            C. recognising             D. recognised

28. The London Tower Bridge, ____ 244 metres long, is a World Heritage Site.

A measures                 B. measured                C. measuring                           D. is measured
 

29. Scholars believe that there are still relics ____ under the tomb and awaiting to be excavated.

A. burying                   B. buried                     C. are burying                                     D. are buried

30. ____ the email - supposedly from Boyd's Bank - to be genuine, she was tricked into disclosing her credit card details.

A. Believe                   B. Being believed                   C. To believe                           D. Believing

31. Most of the suggestions _________ at the meeting was not very practical.

A. making                   B. made                       C. to be made              D. which made

32. Today, the number of people _______ from Covid - 19 is finally decreasing.

A. died                        B. dying                      C. they die                   D. die

33. Here are four students representing our university ________ the Asian Meeting next week.

A. attend                      B. attending                C. to attend                 D. attended

34. The management has assured all staffs that anyone ________ the professional development seminars will receive a certificate thanking them for their participation.

A. attend                      B. attended                 C. attending                D. to attend

35. He was the first person ________ in the accident was taken to the hospital.

            A. to be injured           B. to injure                  C. injuring                   D. injured

36. Was Neil Armstrong the first person________foot on the moon?

A. set                           B. setting                     C. to set                       D. who was set

37. The woman _______ next door is a famous singer.

            A. lives                        B. who live                 C. living                       D. that living

38. The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt.

            A. destroyed               B. destroying              C. which destroyed      D. that is destroyed

39. The man _______ at the blackboard is our teacher.

            A. stood                      B. stands                     C. standing                  D. to stand

40. Tom was the last _______ the classroom yesterday.

            A. to leave                   B. leaving                    C. left                          D. leaves

41. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam.

            A. to be asked             B. asking                     C. asks                         D. to ask

42. I live in a pleasant room _________ the garden.

            A. to overlook             B. overlooking            C. overlooked             D. which overlooking

43. Melanie was the only person ________ a letter of thanks.

            A. wrote                      B. written                    C. to write                   D. writing

44. The pilot was the only man ________ after the crash.

            A. was rescued            B. rescued                   C. rescuing                  D. to be rescued

45. Can you please tell me some information _______ to the job ?

            A. relating                   B. that relate               C. that are relating       D. that related

46. None of the people ________ to the party can come.

            A. invite                      B. invited                    C. inviting                   D. to invite

47. The secretaries were the only people ________.

            A. to get a pay rise                                         B. getting a pay rise               

            C. who to get a pay rise                                 D. to whom get a pay rise.

48. The fifth man _______ was entirely unsuitable.

            A. who interviewed    B. interviewing           C. to interview          D. to be interviewed