Exercise 3: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

____ cigarettes for years, he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

A. Smoking                 B. Having smoked      C. Having been smoked          D. Being smoked

While ____ the historical building, they had to get some of the missing tiles specially made.

A. to restore                B. restore                     C. restoring                 D. being restored

I think ____ outside in the open air is much more enjoyable than ____ exercise in some stuffy gyms.

A. to walk – done                                            B. walking – doing

C. walk – to be doing                                      D. having walked – do

Authorities should warn people against ____ hazardous foods containing additives.

A. to be using              B. having used            C. using                       D. being used produced

____ contaminated water from a nearby river, lots of people in this village suffer from cancers.

A. Drinking                 B. Having drunk         C. Having been drunk             D. Drunk

Every member of the team praised him for ____ the team win the championship.

A. having helped         B. helping                   C. having been helped            D. being helped

There's someone ____ on the door. Come to see who he/she is.

A. knock                     B. knocking                 C. to knock                  D. having knocked

____ between the two attacks, the commander tried to prevent the enemy troops ____ their strength.

A. Without delaying – to gather                     B. By not delaying – from gathering

C. In delaying – for gathering                         D. Having delayed – without gathering

The power failure resulted in many of the underground trains ____ for up to one hour.

A. to delay                  B. to have delayed      C. to be delayed          D. being delayed

Did you actually see the boy ____ over the fence into Mr. Jones’ garden, or did you just hear other boys ____ about it?

A. jumping – talking                                       B. to jump – being talked

C. having jumped – to talk                             D. to be jumping – talk

1 B

2 C

3 B

4 C

5 B

6 A

7 B

8 B

9 D

10 A

Exercise 3: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

____ cigarettes for years, he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

A. Smoking                 B. Having smoked      C. Having been smoked          D. Being smoked

While ____ the historical building, they had to get some of the missing tiles specially made.

A. to restore                B. restore                     C. restoring                 D. being restored

I think ____ outside in the open air is much more enjoyable than ____ exercise in some stuffy gyms.

A. to walk – done                                            B. walking – doing

C. walk – to be doing                                      D. having walked – do

Authorities should warn people against ____ hazardous foods containing additives.

A. to be using              B. having used            C. using                       D. being used produced

____ contaminated water from a nearby river, lots of people in this village suffer from cancers.

A. Drinking                 B. Having drunk         C. Having been drunk             D. Drunk

Every member of the team praised him for ____ the team win the championship.

A. having helped         B. helping                   C. having been helped            D. being helped

There's someone ____ on the door. Come to see who he/she is.

A. knock                     B. knocking                 C. to knock                  D. having knocked

____ between the two attacks, the commander tried to prevent the enemy troops ____ their strength.

A. Without delaying – to gather                     B. By not delaying – from gathering

C. In delaying – for gathering                         D. Having delayed – without gathering

The power failure resulted in many of the underground trains ____ for up to one hour.

A. to delay                  B. to have delayed      C. to be delayed          D. being delayed

Did you actually see the boy ____ over the fence into Mr. Jones’ garden, or did you just hear other boys ____ about it?

A. jumping – talking                                       B. to jump – being talked

C. having jumped – to talk                             D. to be jumping – talk

B

B

b

1. There’s a ____ lamp in his room for him to read books every single day.

A. round small reading                                                     B. small reading round

C. reading round small                                     D. small round reading

2. The windows are in ____ frames and they are decorated with colorful flowers.

A. circular huge wooden                                  B. huge circular wooden

C. wooden huge circular                                  D. wooden circular huge

3. When she came home, she gave me a ____ to apologize to me for going home late at night.

A. delicious small cupcake                                               B. small delicious cupcake

C. cupcake delicious lovely                                              D. delicious cupcake small

4. It is a(n) ____ woman. I’m too lucky to work with her at the office.

A. English young intelligent                                             B. young intelligent English

C. intelligent young English                                             D. intelligent English young

5. He bought a ____ house as a gift for his new wife.

A. big pink beautiful                                                          B. beautiful pink big

C. big beautiful pink                                                          D. beautiful big pink

6. This is a ____ bag for my baby on the next trip to Thailand.

A. new black sleeping                                       B. sleeping new black

C. black sleeping new                                       D. new sleeping black

7. Yesterday, my husband gave me a(n) ____ painting he bought when he went on a business trip.

A. French old interesting                                 B. interesting old French

C. old interesting French                                  D. French interesting old

8. We bought some ____ glasses for our children who like collecting glasses.

A. German lovely old                                                        B. old lovely German

C. German old lovely                                                         D. lovely old German

9. He has sold a ____ car for a beautiful woman in his neighborhood.

A. modern Vietnamese racing                                        B. racing modern Vietnamese

C. Vietnamese racing modern                                        D. modern racing Vietnamese

10.   Peter is the ____ runner-up although he is not good at running.

A. oldest American idol                                    B. American idol oldest

C. oldest idol American                                    D. American oldest idol

11.   She has her ____ hair cut by her mother, who is very meticulous.

A. short black beautiful                                    B. black long beautiful

C. beautiful short black                                    D. short beautiful black

12.   Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by ____ rocking chair.

A. an old wooden European beautiful                         B. a beautiful old European wooden

C. an old beautiful wooden European                         D. a wooden old beautiful European

13.   In the kitchen there is a ____ table.

A. round large wooden beautiful                  B. large beautiful wooden round

C. wooden round large beautiful                   D. beautiful large round wooden

14.   My friend bought ____ from a shop on Tran Phustreet.

A. a nice brown leather belt                                           B. a brown nice leather belt

C. a leather brown nice belt                                            D. a nice leather brown belt

15.   She has just bought ____.

A. a French old interesting painting                              B. an interesting old French painting

C. a French interesting old painting                              D. an old interesting painting French

1.a                        2.b                               3.c 

Exercise: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

1. When I was going to school this morning, I saw a ____ girl. She asked me how to get to HoanKiem Lake.

A. beautiful young blonde Russian                                B. beautiful young Russian blonde

C. blonde young beautiful Russian                                D. Russian young blonde beautiful

2. Indiana University, one of the largest ones in the nation, is located in a ____ town.

A. small beautiful Midwestern                                       B. beautiful Midwestern small

C. Midwestern beautiful small                                       D. beautiful small Midwestern

3. Her father bought her ____ when he went on holiday in Singapore last week.

A. a beautiful silk yellow scarf                                        B. a beautiful yellow silky scarf

C. a beautiful yellow scarf silk                                        D. a beautiful yellow silk scarf

4. It is really a (n) ____ which is suitable for my daughter.

A. undergraduate interesting economics course      B. economics course interesting undergraduate

C. interesting economics undergraduate course      D. interesting undergraduate economics course

5. I’d give anything to have a look at the ____ world.

A. modern British wizard intriguing                              B. wizard British wizard intriguing

C. wizard intriguing wizard British                                 D. intriguing modern British wizard

6. When my parents traveled to Singapore, they bought me a ____ piano on my birthday.

A. precious grand ancient wooden                               B. wooden grand ancient precious

C. precious grand wooden ancient                               D. ancient grand precious wooden

7. Our house is located near a(n) ____ school. I usually go on foot to school.

A. large prestigious international Catholic B. prestigious large international Catholic

C. Catholic prestigious large international D. prestigious catholic international large

8. My daughter likes playing with a(n) ____ rope to get lean in the early morning.

A. old black leather skipping                                           B. Leather black old skipping

C. Skipping black old leather                                           D. Leather old black skipping

9. Peter’s wife gave him a (n) ____ bike as a birthday present last week.

A. blue Japanese cheap                                    B. cheap Japanese blue

C. Japanese cheap blue                                    D. cheap blue Japanese

10.   I remember she wore a ____ dress to go out with her boyfriend last week.

A. cotton white Vietnamese                                           B. Vietnamese white cotton

C. white Vietnamese cotton                                           D. white cotton Vietnamese

1 B

2 C

3 B

4 C

5 B

6 D

7 A

8 C

9 C

10 A

Exercise 3: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

She is looking forward to ____ you again.

A. meet                       B. meeting                   C. met                         D. be met

____ photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there.

A. Have seen               B. Had seen                 C. Having seen            D. To have seen

____ the museum, we decided to have lunch in the park.

A. Visited                    B. Having visited        C. Have visited           D. Visiting

____ the story before, she didn’t want to hear the story again.

A. Heard                     B. To hear                   C. Having heard          D. Hearing

We can't count on ____ by our parents every time we get into financial difficulty.

A. rescuing                  B. being rescued         C. to rescue                 D. to be rescued

Mary’s children are used to ____ up after school every day.

A. picking                   B. pick                         C. be picked                D. being picked

____ the red light, he was fined 120 thousand VND by the police.

A. Having run                         B. Being run                C. Running                  D. Being running

The soldier was punished for ____ to obey his commanding officer’s orders.

A. being refusing        B. having refusing      C. having refused        D. being refused

____ the money, they began quarrelling about how to divide it.

A. Have found            B. Found                     C. Having found         D. Finding

____ all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job.

A. Having spent          B. Spent                      C. Spending                D. Have spent

Exercise 3: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

She is looking forward to ____ you again.

A. meet                       B. meeting                   C. met                         D. be met

____ photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there.

A. Have seen               B. Had seen                 C. Having seen            D. To have seen

____ the museum, we decided to have lunch in the park.

A. Visited                    B. Having visited        C. Have visited           D. Visiting

____ the story before, she didn’t want to hear the story again.

A. Heard                     B. To hear                   C. Having heard          D. Hearing

We can't count on ____ by our parents every time we get into financial difficulty.

A. rescuing                  B. being rescued         C. to rescue                 D. to be rescued

Mary’s children are used to ____ up after school every day.

A. picking                   B. pick                         C. be picked                D. being picked

____ the red light, he was fined 120 thousand VND by the police.

A. Having run                         B. Being run                C. Running                  D. Being running

The soldier was punished for ____ to obey his commanding officer’s orders.

A. being refusing        B. having refusing      C. having refused        D. being refused

____ the money, they began quarrelling about how to divide it.

A. Have found            B. Found                     C. Having found         D. Finding

____ all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job.

A. Having spent          B. Spent                      C. Spending                D. Have spent

Exercise 3: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

You can't prevent him from ____ alcohol.

A. drink                       B. to drink                   C. drinking                  D. drank

In spite of ____ extremely tired, I went to school.

A. to be                       B. be                            C. being                       D. am

He got good marks at his exams because he spent almost his time ____ his lessons.

A. revise                      B. revising                   C. to revise                  D. to be revised

We saw the first star ____ in the sky.

A. twinkling                B. twinkle                   C. to twinkle               D. twinkled

It’s no good ____ to him, he never answers letters.

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

Ask him to come in. Don’t keep him ____ at the door.

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

The children loved ____ the old castle.

A. explore                   B. exploring                C. explored                 D. to explore

He devoted most of his time ____ novels.

A. to having written    B. to write                   C. to writing                D. to have written

Who suggested ____ here for the picnic?

A. come                       B. came                       C. to come                   D. coming

At last, he admitted ____ that box.

A. to open                   B. open                        C. to be opened           D. opening

You can't prevent him from ____ alcohol.

A. drink                       B. to drink                   C. drinking                  D. drank

In spite of ____ extremely tired, I went to school.

A. to be                       B. be                            C. being                       D. am

He got good marks at his exams because he spent almost his time ____ his lessons.

A. revise                      B. revising                   C. to revise                  D. to be revised

We saw the first star ____ in the sky.

A. twinkling                B. twinkle                   C. to twinkle               D. twinkled

It’s no good ____ to him, he never answers letters.

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

Ask him to come in. Don’t keep him ____ at the door.

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

The children loved ____ the old castle.

A. explore                   B. exploring                C. explored                 D. to explore

He devoted most of his time ____ novels.

A. to having written    B. to write                   C. to writing                D. to have written

Who suggested ____ here for the picnic?

A. come                       B. came                       C. to come                   D. coming

At last, he admitted ____ that box.

A. to open                   B. open                        C. to be opened           D. opening

1 C

2 C

3 B

4 A

5 C

6 B

7 B

8 C

9 D

10D

D

D

a b c