Chuyên đề tự học Tiếng Anh (theo tham chiếu Châu Âu 6 bậc) - Infinitives - Đỗ Bình

Exercise 1. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.
1. You should study hard to___________ your classmates.
 A. catch sight of 	B. feel like 	C. get in touch with 	D. keep pace with
2. Conservationists_____________ that experiments on animals be stopped.
A. banned 	B. complained	C. said	D. recommended
3. The child who was caught____________ was made to stand in the corner of the classroom. 
 A. behaving 	B. misbehave 	C. misbehavior	D. misbehaving
4. UNICEF_______ supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world. 
 A. presents	B. assists 	C. provides 	D. offers 
5. Is there anyone who_____________ the plan put forward by the committee?
 A. differs	B. disagrees 	C. objects 	D. opposes
6. Doctors are supposed to_____________ responsibility for human life.
 A. do 	B. take 	C. rush 	D. join
7. The policeman____________ me off with a warning as it was Christmas.
 A. sent 	B. gave 	C. let 	D. set
8. You need more exercise - you should______________ jogging. 
 A. try on 	B. take up 	C. carry out 	D. hold up 
9. Please_____________ our letter of the 14th. We have not had a reply.
 A. know 	B. knowledge 	C. acknowledge 	D. unknow
10. He is going to take extra lessons to____________ what she missed while she was away.
A. catch up on
B. cut down on
C. put up with
D. take up with
11. It’s essential that every student___________ the exam before attending the course.
A. pass 
B. passes 
C. would pass
D. passed 
12. It’s a formal occasion so we’ll have to______ to the nines- no jeans and pullovers this time! 
A. hitch up
B. put on 
C. wear in 
D. get dressed up
13. After her illness, Lam had to work hard to______________ his classmates.
 A. catch sight of 	B. keep pace with	 C. get in touch with D. make allowance for 
14. ___________ for farming purposes, soil must contain the minerals plants require.
 A. To be good 	B. Being good	C. Be good 	D. That's good
15. Please____________ your cigarette. I am going to get choked.
 A. cut down 	B. blowout 	C. put aside 	D. put out
16. The contract was signed by the three partners who thus agreed to____ by terms and conditions contained in it. A. follow B. adhere 	C. abide 	D. stick
17. It is not easy to ____________ our beauty when we get older and older.
A. develop 	B. maintain 	C. gain 	D. collect
18. She has been told by her doctor that she is _________, she cannot have a child of her own.
	A. childish	B. childhood 	C. childless D. child
19. The baby does nothing but____________ all day.
 A. to sleep and to eat 	B. to sleep and eat 	C. sleep and eat 	D. sleeping and eating
20. It is very difficult to____________ the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language. 
A. convert
B. convey
C. exchange
D. transfer
Exercise 2. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.
1. A washing machine of this type will certainly_____________ normal domestic use.
 A. stand up for	B. come up with	C. get on to	D. take down with 
2. He is doing very badly but he tries to____________ appearances.
A. hold on 	B. stick to 	C. keep up 	D. make out
3. He was so mean that he could not bear to________ the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.
A. part with 	B. pay off 	C. give in 	D. let out 
4. The mother told her son ___________ so impolitely.
A. not behave 	B. not to behave 	C. not behaving 	D. did not behave
5. “Excuse me! I’m looking for the library.” – “____________”
 A. Where’re your eyes? It’s in front of you. 	B. Look no further! 
 C. Find it yourself. I’m busy. 	D. Oh, nice to meet you.
6. “Can you_____________ me a favor, Bill?” Peter said. 
A. make 	B. get 	C. put 	D. do
7. Boy, stop reading____________ the book down and go to bed.
A. Take 	B. Put 	C. Set 	D. Pick
8. Our English teacher would like ______________.
 A. that we practicing our pronunciation 	 B. us practicing our pronunciation
 C. us to practice our pronunciation 	D. we to practice our pronunciation
9. We are not allowed___________ jeans at school.
 A. wear 	B. to wear 	C. wearing 	D. worn
10. Jack offered____________ care of my garden while I was out of town.
 A. take 	B. taking 	C. to have taken 	D. to take
11. I got Barbara___________ her car for the weekend.
 A. to let me to borrow 	B. let me borrow	 	C. to let me borrow 	D. let me to borrow
12. ___________ sure that you follow the instructions carefully. 
A. Believe 	B. Try 	C. Do 	D. Make
13. Professor Alan insisted that every student______________ their report by Friday.
 A. finish	B. finishes	C. finished	D. had finished
14. The students refused_____________ to school in the afternoon.
 A. returning 	B. to return 	C. to be returned 	D. return
15. In view of the serious problems associated with the takeover the newspaper company has decided to_____________ its offer of financial help.
 A. throw 	B. reject 	C. cancel 	D. deter
16. The main problem was that the newly formed organization was not attracting enough work and so they decided to____________ the services of a public relations expert.
 A. call 	B. engage 	 C. enter 	D. register
17. She is never willing_____________ any personal question.
A. answer 	B. to answer 	C. answering 	D. answered
18. If you need any support, you can rely on me to______________.
   A.  set you down        	B. face up to you       	C. back you up       	D. put you through
19. The manager had his secretary_____________ the report for him. 
 A. to have typed 	B. typed 	C. type 	D. to type
20. Sports competition are held to_____________ cooperation and solidarity among countries.
 A. grow	B. upgrade	C. spring up	D. promote 
Exercise 3. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.
1. ___________ a doctor, you have to meet some certain requirements of the medical college.
A. To become 	B. Become 	C. Becoming 	D. Became
2. Our teacher often said, "Who knows the answer? ___________ your hand."
 A. Rise 	B. Lift 	C. Raise 	D. Heighten
3. The tin opener seemed____________________ for left-hand people. 
 A. to be designed 	B. being designed	C. to design	D. designing
4. The doctor asked his patient to_____________ down the coach.
 A. lay 	B. sit 	C. lie 	D. come
5. The inspector_____________ to say whether there were any suspects.
  A. avoided                       	B. denied                 	C. refused         	D. stopped
6. Jack has decided to____________ the time he spends watching television.
 A. come up with             	B. cut down on         	C. run out of           	D. see to 
7. Could you please come over? I need you____________ the refrigerator.
 A. help me moving 	B. helping me to move C. to help me move 	D. help me to move
8. He lost the race because he_____________ petrol on the last lap.
 A. got out of 	B. ran out of	C. made out of 	D. put out of
9. Is there a bank where I can_____________ these pounds for dollars?
 A. exchange 	B. turn 	C. alter 	D. arrange
10. _____________ the gold medal, he will have to do better than that
 A. To win 	B. So he win 	C. So that he win 	D. Winning
11. The twins look so much alike that almost no one can____________ them_____________.
	A. take/apart	B. tell/away	C. tell/apart	D. take/on
12. The players’ protests____________ no difference to the referee’s decision at all.
	A. did	B. made	C. caused	D. created
13. Shy people often find difficult to______________ group discussion. 
	A. take part in	B. get on with 	C. take place in D. get in touch with
14. The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to_________ her attention. A. attract 	B. pull 	C. follow 	 D. tempt
15. The boy made his father____________ him a new bag.
 A. buy 	B. to buy 	C. buying 	D. buys
16. We, the local residents were asked to____________ for the best activist of the local council.
 A. elect 	B. shortlist 	C. support 	D. vote
17. The dear waters here____________ some of the world's best divers
 A. draw attention 	B. attract 	C. appeal 	D. provoke
18. A lot of people who live in the outskirts have to______ to work every day by train or tube.
 A. tour 	B. commute 	C. travel 	D. Move
19. It took the man forty five minutes to____________ to his office every day.
 A. riding	 	B. ride 	C. rode 	 	D. rides
20. Mary was the last applicant_____________________.
 A. to be interviewed	B. to be interviewing C. to interview	D. to have interviewed
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1. Mr. Brown didn’t afford___________ a car.
	A. buy 	B. to buy 	C. buying 	D. bought
2. We’ve got a new computer in our office. I haven’t learnt how____________ it yet.
	A. to operate 	B. operating 	C. operate 	D. be operated
3. We were all too afraid to speak. Nobody dared ______ anything.
	A. saying 	B. being said 	C. says 	D. to say
4. They had a boy___________ that yesterday.
	A. done 	B. to do 	C. did 	D. do
5. We get our mail___________ yesterday.
	A. been delivered 	B. delivered 	C. delivering 	D. to deliver
6. Tom hopes___________ a solution soon.
	A. to be found 	B. finds 	C. to find 	D. finding
7. You must___________ a lot of people here.
	A. to know 	B. knowing 	C. know 	D. known
8. This involves having a good memory and___________ hard.
	A. work 	B. to work 	C. worked 	D. working
9. They claimed___________ the problem.
	A. have solved 	B. solve 	C. solving 	D. to have solved
10. I’ve been invited to the party but I don’t know___________ or not.
	A. whether I should to go B. whether go 	C. whether going 	D. whether I should go
11. Health experts advise___________ breakfast.
	A. us not skipped 	B. us not skipping 	C. us not to skip 	D. us not skip
12. I would rather___________ this job.
	A. not taken 	B. not take 	C. not to take	D. not taking
13. I spent some time___________ around the shops in Elizabeth street yesterday.
	A. looked 	B. be looking 	C. look 	D. looking
14. She will probably offer___________ the stereo for you.
	A. to repair 	B. to be repairing 	C. repair 	D. repairing
15. She always proves___________ a true friend.
	A.be 	B. being 	C. to been 	D. to be
16. There’s no point in___________ that.
	A. persuade him to do B. persuading him to do C. persuading him do D. persuading him doing 
17. If you delay___________ it back, you will risk___________ your rights as a customer.
	A. to take/ losing 	B. taking/ to lose 	C. being taken/ losing 	D. taking/ losing 
18. You should be willing___________.
	A. to do that 	B. that do 	C. doing that 	D. to be done that
19. Just keep on___________ what you like.
	A. do 	B. did 	C. doing 	D. done
20. He made me___________ it all over again.
	A. do 	B. doing 	C. to do 	D. done
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1. It is easy___________ wise after the event.
	A. be 	B. to be 	C. being 	D. is
2. It is up to you___________ the laws of your own country.
	A. learn 	B. to learn 	C. learning 	D. learned
3. Aren’t you fed up___________ the same thing every day?
	A. of doing 	B. with doing 	C. with do 	D. on doing
4. Are you ready___________?
	A. cooperate 	B. cooperated 	C. to cooperate 	D. cooperation
5. There are a lot of people___________ London every day.
	A. visit 	B. to visit 	C. visiting	D. have visited
6. We enjoy___________ that film.
	A. see 	B. to see 	C. seeing 	D. seen
7. ___________ is my hobby.
	A. Collect 	B. Collecting 	C. Collected 	D. A and C
8. It’s no use___________ about pollution in big cities.
	A. to complain 	B. complain 	C. complaining 	D. complained
9. Excuse me for___________ late and it is very kind of you___________ for me
	A. to be/ to wait 	B. been/ waiting 	C. being/ to wait 	D. being/ waiting
10. ___________ her sweetheart, she smiled happily.
	A. Look 	B. To look 	C. Looking 	D. Looked
11. When___________ each other, the American women do not usually shake hands.
	A. meet 	B. to meet 	C. met 	D. meeting
12. On___________ at the airport, I was very worried to find that no one___________ for me.
	A. arriving/ was waiting 	B. arrive/ was waiting
 	C. arriving/ had waiting 	D. arrive/ had been waited
13. ___________ a foreign language requires great effort.
	A. Learn 	B. Lo learn 	C. Learning 	D. B and C 
14. I regret___________ you that we cannot approve your application.
	A. inform 	B. to inform 	C. informed 	D. informing
15. The rocks in the soil made___________ more difficult.
	A. to plough 	B. ploughed 	C. ploughing 	D. plough
16. I remember___________ you somewhere but I’m sorry I forget your name.
	A. meet 	B. to meet 	C. met 	D. meeting
17. Would you mind___________, please.
	A. to answer the phone 	B. answer the phone
 	C. answering the phone 	D. to the phone answered
18. My mother told me___________ hope.
	A. not to give up 	B. not to giving up	C. not giving up 	D. not give up 
19. My father wanted me__________ a pilot.
	A. become 	B. becoming 	C. to become 	D. became
20. I’m hungry. Is there any food___________?
	A. to be eaten 	B. to eat 	C. eating 	D. for me eating
Exercise 6: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1. My brother___________ his driving test when he was 18. 
 A. has passed 	B. passes 	C. was passing 	D. passed
2. Because it rained very heavily all day they had to_______ the garden party until the following Sunday.
	A. prearrange	B. rearrange	C. postpone	D. preserve
3. The next meeting____________ in May.
 A. will hold 	B. will be held 	C. will be holding 	D. will have held
4. The manager___________ him for a minor mistake. 
 A. accused 	B. charged 	C. complained 	D. blamed 
5. I___________ hurry. It’s nearly 8.00, and my first class starts at 8.15. 
 A. would prefer 	B. can’t help 	C. would rather 	D. had better 
6. ____________ in simpler words?
A. Has this issue expressed 	B. Can't this issue express
C. Can this issue express 	D. Couldn't this issue be expressed
7. All traffic laws____________.
A. is observed 	B. must be observed	C. must have observed D. had better observe
8. He’d hardly finished doing his homework when you arrived, __________? 
 A. didn’t he 	B. had he 	C. would he 	D. hadn’t he 
9. Tomatoes____________ before they are completely ripe.
A. can be picked 	B. can pick 	C. needn't pick 	D. should be picking
10. I can’t_________ this noise any longer. I’m going to write a letter of complaint about this problem. 
 A. put up with 	B. take away from 	C. get back to 	D. make out of 
11. This letter____________, not handwritten.
A. should be typing 	B. should be typed 	C. needn't type 	D. needn't be typed
12. You___________ touch that switch, whatever you do.
A. mustn't 	B. needn't 	C. won't 	D. wouldn't
13. Susan____________ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.
A. mustn't 	B. couldn't 	C. can't 	D. needn't
14. You___________ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven't got a penny to their name.
A. needn't 	B. couldn't 	C. mayn't 	D. mustn't 
15. If she___________ sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.
 A. hasn’t been 	B. wasn’t 	C. weren’t 	D. hadn’t been
16. A water polo cap is used to__________ the players' heads and to identify them.
A. tie 	B. penalize 	C. protect 	D. move
17. If a defender___________ with a free throw, holds or sinks an attacker, he is excluded from the game for twenty seconds.
A. punches 	B. passes 	C. plays 	D. interferes
18. – Jane: Oh no! I completely forgot we were supposed to pick Jenny up at the airport this morning. – Maria: She ___________ there waiting for us.
A. needn't sit 	B. might still sit 	C. must still be sitting D. should have sat
19. This director has___________ some famous films but I think this one is the best. 
 A. done 	B. conducted 	C. made 	D. composed 
20. Hellen often wears beautiful new clothes. She___________ be very rich.
A. must 	B. could 	C. might 	D. needn’t
Exercise 7: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1. Hurry up, or they____________ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant. 
 A. stopped 	B. will have stopped C. are stopping 	D. would stop 
2. During the Enlightenment, the powers and uses of reason __________. 
 A. were stressed 	B. stressed 	C. were stressing 	D. had stressed 
3. If you__________ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
A. dip into 	B. put away 	C. pick up 	D. put down
4. That style of dress________ have been designed by Titian, because it wasn’t worn till after his death. 
 A. wouldn’t 	B. shan’t 	C. can’t 	D. oughtn’t 
5. This book____________ to Peter. It is not mine.
A. possesses 	B. owns 	C. has 	D. belong
6. It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver____________ in the crash.
 A. were injured 	B. are injured 	C. was injured 	D. have been injured
7. The main task of a defender in a sport game is to___________ the opponents from scoring.
A. prevent 	B. preventing 	C. prevention 	D. preventable
8. Peter was asked to________ to a newspaper article making predictions for technological progress in 10 years. A. expect 	B. invent 	C. develop 	D. contribute
9. My favorite team__________ 15 games so far this season, and will probably win the championship. 
 A. are winning 	B. won 	C. have won 	D. will win 
10. You should have__________ your composition carefully before you handed it in. 
 A. seen through 	B. thought of 	C. looked in 	D. gone over 
11. “Don’t worry about your necklace. Give it to me and I promise to_________ great care of it.” 
 A. bring 	B. take 	C. keep 	D. make 
12. Washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and dish washers are labor___________ devices which help us do housework easily and quickly.
A. improving 	B. making 	C. saving 	D. employing
13. The old houses were___________ down to make way for a block of flats.
 A. banged 	B. hit 	C. knocked 	D. put
14. The Sahara contains complex linear dunes that are____________ by almost 6 kilometers.
A. developed 	B. separated 	C. lay 	D. located
15. Nowadays children would prefer history___________ in more practical ways.
 A. be taught 	B. teach 	C. to be taught 	D. to teach
16. Thanks to pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not ____________ a mystery in our time.
A. hidden 	B. intended 	C. remained 	D. attained
17. Those letters____________ now. You can do the typing later.
A. need typing 	 	B. needn't be typed 	C. need to type 	D. needn't typing
18. The case against the corruption scandal was____________.
A. discarded 	B. refused 	C. eliminated 	D. dismissed
19. The museum is open to everybody. It____________ between 9 a.m and 5 p.m.
A. visits	B. visited 	C. can visit 	D. can be visited
20. A penalty shot is____________ when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line.
A. prevented	 	B. awarded 	C. committed 	D. ranged
Exercise 8: Find the ONE among the underlined and marked A, B, C, D in each of the following sentences that needs correcting:
1. Minh is a bit tired. He does not feel like eaten anything.
 A B C D
2. I noticed the boy to creep into the house through a hole at the foot of the wall.
 A B C D
3. There comes my bus! I must go now. Don’t forget giving me a call.
 A B C D
4. Faraday’s father was not rich enough to sending him to school.
 A B C D
5. She left the house in a hurry without to say goodbye to us.
 A B C D
6. I remember that I have something new to telling you.
 A B C D
7. I couldn’t help get angry when he told me about the problem.
 A B C D
8. Language coming from Latin, such as French, Italian and Spanish are easy learning. 
 A B C D
9. I enjoy not have to get up early when I’m on holiday.
 A B C D
10. I don’t recommend to eat in that restaurant. Its food is awful.
 A B C D
11. The police stopped everybody enter the house.
 A B C D
12. Knew that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.
 A B C D
13. If you don’t allow me entering, I’ll break down the door.
 A B C D
14. Alan advised me reading some more books.
 A B C D
15. Leaves kept to fall and I felt tired of keeping the yard clean.
 A B C D
16. I am only interesting in what he did.
 A B C D
17. Would you please tell me how doing this?
 A B C D
18. My parents never let me going out in the evening.
 A B C D
19. You should do nothing but waiting.
 A B C D
20. Gloria made a lot of friends by work in the cafeteria.
 A B C D