Choose the underlined part among a, B, C or D that needs correcting
1. The Nelsons asked us look over their plants for them while they were away on vacation.
2. I couldn’t make my car to start this morning.
3. My boss doesn’t allow me using the telephone for private calls.
4. I’m delighted hearing that you have made much progress in your study recently.
5. She has a lot exercises do this evening.
6. It is impossible for me being there before 8.00 p.m.
7. I saw a man to jump through the widow five minutes ago, but I could not remember his face.
8. It was quite a surprise seeing him again.
9. That was a very old place for visit.
10. I heard him to leave the house early this morning.
11. All students were allowed coming in the class.
12. This room is too small being in.
18. The water was so polluted that the explorers could not drink it.
A. The water was too polluted for the explorers to drink .
B. The water was polluted enough for the explorers to drink .
C. The water was too polluted for the explorers drinking .
D. The water was polluted enough for the explorers drinking.
19. His doctor advised him ……………smoking, but he find it impossible ………..his habit.
A. stopped / quit B. To stop/ quitting C. stopping/ for quitting D. to stop/ to quit
20. The company was made …………….100.000 USD in taxes.
A. pay B. to pay C. paying D. paid
21. I hear you are preparing …………….for Australia.
A. leaves B. to leave C. leaving D. left
22. The children were eager …………. their parents.
A. to see B. see C. seeing D. saw
23. I would rather ………….at home.
A. to stay B. staying C. stayed D. stay
24. He refused …………….her ………….for herself.
A. to allow / think B. allow / to think C. allowing / thinking D. to allow / to think
25. I keep getting this pain in my leg. I think I would better ……………a doctor.
A. seeing B. to see C. see D. x
26. It is impossible for her ………….the office.
A. ringing B. ring C. to ring D. rang
27. The government has few options except …………….interest rates high.
A. keeps B. to keep C. keeping D. of keeping
28. Have you got time …………….the report today.
A. finishes B. to finish C. finishing D. finished
29. She is in a hurry. She has a train ……………….
A. catching B. catches C. to catch D. caught
30. John, I have something interesting …...you but you have to promise …...it secret.
A. for telling / keeping B. to tell / keep C. to tell / to keep D. told / kept
31. The guards were watching a shoplifter ………….along the shop windows.
A. go B. to go C. went D. gone
32. The skiers would rather ……………through the mountain than go by bus.
A. to travel on train B. traveled by train C. travel by train D. traveling by train
9. These employees are made……………………overtime.
A. to work B. work C. working D. worked
10. The teacher never let us ………………out when ……………..
A. to go / explaining B. go/ explaining C. going / explain D. gone / explained
11. The Manager had some letters to sign.
A. That he had to sign C. so that he signed B. for signing D. which are for signing
12. He advised me …………..the facts before I made a decision ……….the job.
A. considering / to accept B. consider / accepting C. consider / accept D. to consider / to accept
13. It’s a nice surprise ………….you here.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. seen
14. It is impossible ………..such a difficult thing without any help.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. done
15. Those tourists were …………….their journey.
A. enough tired to continue B. too tired to continue
C. very tired that they couldn’t continue D. too tired for continuing
16. The police let him …………….after they had asked him some questions.
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
17. The police didn’t permit them ............through the military zone. They forced them to go another way.
A. going B. to go C. went D. go
1. It is possible ………… a train across Canada.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken
2. I think your mother should let you …………….your own mind.
A. make up B. to make up C. making up D. made up
3. I was delighted ………………my old friend again.
A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. to be seen
4. I’d rather ……………to Elvis than the Beatles.
A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. listened
5. Do you know what made so many people ………….their home?
A. evacuate B. to evacuate C. evacuated D. be evacuated
6. The exam is coming so the teacher make their students ………………a lot.
A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied
7. her parents want her ………………….a doctor.
A. become B. to become C. becoming D. became
8. I consider it my affair ……………the newcomers in my class. A. to help B. help C. helped D. helping
1. Good friendship should be based on ..............................understanding.
a. unselfish b. suspicious c. quality d. mutual
2. She is talkative. She can’t ................................a secret.
a. keep b. make c. do d. break
3. ................................is a person we only know but don’t have a deep relationship.
a. an acquaintance b. a relative c. a sister d. all are correct
4. Friends must be loyal .......................each other.
a. to b. too c. two d. on
5. A ............................person don’t want to give, but only want to take.
a. unselfish b. generous c. selfish d. selfless
6. They /an interest /with /take up /enthusiasm, but they /it /are /soon /tired of
a. They take an interest up with enthusiasm, but they are soon tired it of
b. They take up an interest with enthusiasm, but they are soon tired of it
c. They take up an interest with enthusiasm, but soon they are tired of it
d. b&c are corect
7. My friend is .......................... He never tells lies.
a. modest b. honest c. caring d. helpful
8. My best friend, Hà, has a sense of ............................. He always makes us laugh.
a. helpful b. pleasant c. humour d. study
9. letters / I / write / some / have
a. I have some letters writing b. I have some letters to write
c. I have write some letters d. all are correct.
10. I was delighted ............................the news.
a. to hear b. hearing c. to hearing d. hear
11. It is too cold ........................out.
a. go b. going c. to go d. for go
12. I heard them ............................in the classroom.
a. to talking b. talk c. talked d. a&c are correct
13. They see him ............................to school everyday.
a. run b. to run c. to running d. ran
14. She made her son ............................the windows.
a. washing b. to wash c. wash d. washed
15. I didn’t have time ...........................my homework yesterday.
a. finish b. finishing c. finished d. to finish
16. You should let her ..............................her mind.
a. to make up b. making up c. make up d. made up
17. There is nothing ...........................
a. doing b. to do c. do d. did
18. I felt someone ..............................me
a. watched b. watching c. to watch d. watch
19. It’s very important ..............................carefully before saying.
a. to think b. think c. thinks d. thought
20. I have my brother ...............................my broken bike.
a. repair b. to repair c. repairing d. a,b&c are not correct