Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences/ Or identify the underlined part that needscorrection
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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. You’d better ____________ an umbrella.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken
3. Would you mind _____________ the window?
A. to open B. opened C. opening D. open
4. Wouldn’t 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 doesn’t 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. Let’s ____________ 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 don’t 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. won’t 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. Don’t 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 isn’t 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 don’t allow me to play games on computer.
My parents don’t 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 can’t 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 don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.
Mary told John………………………………………………..
9. I don’t really want to visit the museum.
I’d 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 wasn’t 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.
He was the first man to……………………………………………
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. You’d better ____________ an umbrella.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken
3. Would you mind _____________ the window?
A. to open B. opened C. opening D. open
4. Wouldn’t 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 doesn’t 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. Let’s ____________ 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 don’t 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. won’t 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. Don’t 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 isn’t 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 don’t allow me to play games on computer.
My parents don’t 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 can’t 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 don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.
Mary told John………………………………………………..
9. I don’t really want to visit the museum.
I’d 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 wasn’t 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.
He was the first man to……………………………………………