1. I want (see)………to see…………….the house where our president was born.
2. The children prefer (watch)…………watching…………….TV to
(read)……reading………………..
3. He gave up (gamble)………gambling……….because he realized it was a waste of
time and money.
4. He is thinking of (leave)…leaving…his job and (go)…going…to America.
5. Don’t (forget)………forget…………..to do your homework before (go)
………going………..to class.
6. Please go on (write)…………writing………………. I don’t mind
(waiting)………waiting…………………
7. I can’t help (sneeze)………sneeze…….. I caught a cold yesterday from
(sit)……sitting………in a draught.
8. The husband tried (explain)………to explain……………, but his wife refused
(listen)…………to listen………………..
9. I couldn’t help (hear)………hear…………………..what you said.
10. Do stop (talk)………talking…  I’m trying (finish)……to finish……..this letter.
11. My watch keeps (stop)………stopping…………. – That’s because you keep
(forget)……forgetting……………..(wind)……to wind…………it.
12. I suggest (telephone)………telephoning…………the hospitals before
(ask)………asking……….the police (look)……to look………….for him.
13. He postponed (make)……making…………a decision till it was too late (do)
………to do…………anything.
14. At first, I enjoyed (listen)……listening………..to him, but after a while I got tired of
(hear)…hearing………..the same story again and again.
15. I know my hair wants (cut)………to cut…………, but I never have time
(go)……to go………….to the hairdresser’s.
16. I clearly remember (pay)……to pay…………him. I gave him 100 dollars.
17. You will never regret (do)……to do…………….a kind action.
18. I didn’t feel like (work)………working……….., so I suggested
(spend)……spending……………the day in the garden.
19. You don’t need (ask)…to ask………….. his permission every time you wish
(leave)……to leave……….. the room.
20. Did you remember (lock) ……to lock…………the door?- No, I didn’t. I will go back
and do it now.
21. Imagine (have) ………having……….(get)………to get………up everyday at 5am!

Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in the city is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to the cities in the hope of having a better life (1) for them and their children. The inhabitants in city work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government workers, factory workers and even street vendors or construction workers. The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially someone with low income, to work harder or to take a part-time job (2, 3). For many people, an ordinary day starts as usual by getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a full day of working and studying, then travelling along crowed boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day (3). They usually live in large houses, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television, and so on (2). Industrialization and modernization as well as global integration have big impact on lifestyle in the cities (4). The most noticeable impact is the Western style of clothes. The "ao dai” - Vietnamese traditional clothes big are no longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women's daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.
1. The most important reason why people move to the city is that............
A. to look for a complicated life
B. to take part-time job
C. to have busy day
D. to look for a better life
2. According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT......
A. the Internet
B. friendly communication with neighbours
C. a variety of jobs in different fields
D. modern facilities
3. We can infer from the passage that.
A. there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city
B. people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time
C. people leave the countryside because life there is simple
D. most of the urban dwellers have low income
4. Industrialization and modernization may lead to .
A. the fact that women no longer wear ao dai
B. the disappearance of Western-styled clothes
C. some changes in lifestyles
D. global integration
5. The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to.
A. force
B. action
C. situation
D. effect