PRACTICE GERUND

1. I am looking forward to _______ you.

A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. being seen
2. He is tired of _______ to school.
A. to walk B. to be walked C. walking D. being walked
3. Sarah gave up______ to find a job in this country
A. to try B. try C trying D. tried
4. He regrets not seeing his grandparents in Paris.
A.to go B. went C. gone D. going
5. Students stopped _______ noise when the teacher came in.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
6. Who is responsible for _______ the garbage – the husband of the wife?
A. taking out B. to take out C. took out D. takes out
7. She couldn’t bear _______ tears when she saw the film “Romeo and Juliet”.
A. shed B. to shed C. shedding D. sheds
8. It’s no use _______ him. He never allows anybody to give advice.
A. advise B. to advise C. advising D. advising
9. My watch’s hands keep _______
A. stopping B. to stop C. stopped D. stop
10. This girl can’t bear _______ alone.
A.am B.to be C. being D. been
11. Do you mind _______ to John ask him to help us?
A. speaking B. to speak C. speak D. speaks
12. Is there anything worth _______ here?
A. buy B. to buy C. buys D. buying
13. I don’t regret _______her what I thought even if it upset her.
A. to tell B. told C. tell D. telling
14. I am accustomed to _______on my own.
A. living B. to live C. live D. lives
15. Your house needs _______.
A. redecorated B. redecorating C. being redecorated D. to redecorate
16. ______ is useful for our health.
A. Swam B. To Swim C. Swimming D. Swim
Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
17. His doctor advised him (give) ____________ smoking.
18. It took me 2 hours (buy) ____________ the clothes and shoes.
19. Those questions need (reply) ____________.
20. They promised (read) ____________ my report today
21. It tends (rain) ____________ a lot in Da Lat.
22. It is difficult (understand) ____________ him.
23. Her aunt remembers _________ the first car in her village. (see)
24. They threatened (deport) ____________ her on the next flight.
25. Mary reminded me (be / not) ____________ late for the meeting.
26. When do you expect (leave) ____________ on your trip?
27. They stopped the car_________ a chat with their friends. (have)
28. Oh no! I forgot _________ the iron off after using it. We need ____ back home, so I
can turn it off. (turn, go)
29. Why don't you try _______your breath, or _________ a glass of water? (hold, drink)
30. ________ old bottles are strange hobby. (collect)
PRACTICE
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Mr. Edwards chose _________ the management position in Chicago
rather than the position in Miami.
A. accept B. accepting C. to accept D. not to
accept
2. Witnesses reported _________ the bank robber as he was climbing
out of the second-story window.
A. to see B. seeing C. to have seen D. have seen
3. My grandmother recalled ________ a plane for the very first time
when she was six.
A. to see B. to have seen C. seeing D. see
4. I can't understand _________ such a big car when gas prices are so
high, not to mention what it does to the environment.
A. driving B. to drive C. drive D. having
driven
5. Don't hesitate _________ for help if you don't understand the
directions.
A. asking B. having asked C. to ask D. to be asked
6. Because the weather is so changeable here, I usually take a
cardigan with me in case it gets colder later in the day as I can't
stand _________ cold all day.
A. to be feeling B. feeling C. feel D. have to feel
7. Just let me ________ which day your parents will arrive, and I'll be
glad _____ them around Hanoi.
A. know / to B. to know / to C. knowing/ to D.
show show show knowing/showing
8. Smoking is known as hazardous, yet a large number of people keep
_________ it.
A. to be/ doing B. to be/ to do C. being/ to do D. being/ doing
9. He has just phoned _________ me that the supplier prepared the
price by one hundred dollars.
A. informing / B. to inform / C. to inform / D. informing /
to reduce reducing to reduce reducing
 10. At first, my father struggled _________ to retire, but slowly he began
to enjoy ____ in the garden.
A. adjusting / B. to adjust / C. to adjust / to D. to adjust /
working work work working
11. I'd rather _________ a new television because it's not worth such an
old TV set repaired.
A. bought / to B. buy / having C. to buy / to D. buying /
have having have
12. It was Mrs. Kent who suggested Mary _________ abroad.
A. study B. studying C. to study D. studies

13. I am very busy. I hate right _________ now.

A. being B. disturbing C. disturbed D. to be
disturbed disturbed
14. It's no use _________ him. You'll have _______ till he stops.
A. trying to interrupt/ to wait/ talking B. to try to interrupt/ to
wait/ to talk
C. trying interrupting/ to wait/ to talk D. trying to interrupt/
waiting/ talking
15. Julia’s children are used to_________ after school every day. They
don’t have to walk home.
A. picking up B. to pick up C. being picked D. to be picked
up up
16. Sorry I didn’t mean _________you in the middle of your meeting, but I
urgently need a look at the files in that cabinet.
A. having B. to be C. disturbing / D. to disturb /
disturbed / disturbed / to be having to have
having had have
17. Jenny is an early riser, and she shouldn’t object _________ the trip
before 7 am.
A. to have to B. to start C. against D. to starting
start starting
18. Jason says he doesn’t like _________ to lend money because he can
never refuse his friends even when he is short of cash himself.
A. to ask B. asking C. being asked D. to have
asked
19. I think I’ll postpone _________ my homework to another day. It
doesn’t need in until Thursday anyway.
A. to do / being B. to be doing / C. do / to have D. doing / to be
given giving given given
20. I was reading my books, but I stopped _________ a programme on TV.
A. reading to B. to read to C. to read for D. reading
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21. Many people have difficulty _________ their lives when they come out
of prison.
A. rebuild B. rebuilding C. rebuild D. rebuilt
22. I don’t understand! All I did was slap my teacher in the face! Why
did I make _________ just because of that?
A. apologizing B. apologize C. to apologize D. A and C are
both correct
23. After _________ ill for over ten days, my son appeared quite a bit of
weight.
A. being / to be B. to be / C. having D. to have been
lost having lost been / to have / to be losing
lost
24. George mentioned _________ in an accident as a child, but he never
told us the details.
A. Having B. having been C. To have D. to have been
injured injured injured injured

25. The man jumped out of the boat. He was bitten by a shark.
A. Bitten by a shark, the man jumping out of the boat.
B. After jumping out of the boat, the man was bitten by a shark.
C. After bitten, the shark jumping out of the boat.
D. After jumping out of a boat, the shark bit the man

26. After Louie had written his composition, he handed it to his teacher.
A. Handed the composition to his teacher, Louie wrote it
B. Having written his composition, Louie handed it to his teacher.
C. Writing the composition. Louie handed it to his teacher.
D. Handing the composition, Louie had written his composition.
27. While the director was guiding us through the museum, he gave us
a special explanation.
A. Guiding us through the museum, a special explanation was given by
the director
B. Guided us through the museum, the director gave us a special
explanation
C. A special explanation was given to us while guiding us through the
museum
D. Guiding us through the museum, the director gave us a special
explanation.
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that needs
correction.
28. Learning (A) a language means to be (B) interested in (C) another
(D) culture.
29. I got to (A) the office late (B) this morning because I had trouble to
get (C) my car started (D).
30. Pass (A) a driver’s test is a necessary (B) requirement for all people
wishing (C) to drive (D) a motor vehicle