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Ngữ pháp thực hành 1 - Bài tập

The document contains a test with multiple choice questions on English grammar tenses. It consists of two parts: Part 1 has 30 questions testing the correct use of verb tenses in sentences. Part 2 contains a passage with 50 blanks to be filled in with the appropriate tense of the given verbs. The answers provided are in Vietnamese with notes on the reasoning for right and wrong answers. The document aims to test knowledge of English verb tenses and their usage through multiple choice questions and a cloze test format. It analyzes the test taker's ability to choose the right tense based on time frames and sequences indicated in the sentence structures.

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Ngữ pháp thực hành 1 - Bài tập

The document contains a test with multiple choice questions on English grammar tenses. It consists of two parts: Part 1 has 30 questions testing the correct use of verb tenses in sentences. Part 2 contains a passage with 50 blanks to be filled in with the appropriate tense of the given verbs. The answers provided are in Vietnamese with notes on the reasoning for right and wrong answers. The document aims to test knowledge of English verb tenses and their usage through multiple choice questions and a cloze test format. It analyzes the test taker's ability to choose the right tense based on time frames and sequences indicated in the sentence structures.

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1.

Part 1: Chọn đáp án đúng

1. Yesterday while I was jogging in the park,


Matthew __________ on the company’s annual
report.
A. has worked
B. had been working
C. was working
D. works

2. "That book __________ on the table for weeks.


Haven’t you read it?
A. is lying
B. has lied
C. lied
D. has been lying

3. "I bought a new house last year, but I


__________ my old house yet, so at the moment I
have two houses.
A. do not sell
B. did not sell
C. had not sold
D. have not sold

4. Even though they __________ for a flat for a


month now, they __________ able to find one
anywhere.
A. is looking/ are not
B. have been looking/ have not been
C. have looked/ have not been
D. have looked/ are not

5. " __________ any more of this, or shall I tell the


waiter to take it away?
A. Will you eat
B. Do you eat
C. Are you going to eat
D. Did you eat

6. "We __________ a very hard lesson the day


before yesterday.
A. had been studying
B. had studied
C. was studying
D. studied

7. "It was a fine day and the roads were crowded


because a lot of people __________ to the seaside.
A. had been rushing
B. had rushed
C. rushed
D. were rushing

8. "The two robbers have been arrested and


__________ in court tomorrow.
A. will be appeared
B. will appear
C. appeared
D. to appear

9. He __________ as a cashier for twenty five


years. Then he __________ and went to live in the
country.
A. had been working/ had retired
B. worked/ retired
C. had been working/ retired
D. have worked/ had retired

10. How long __________ here by the end of next


year?
A. have you worked
B. have you been working
C. will you work
D. will you have been working

11. "I waited at the traffic lights for ten minutes


before they __________ green.
A. had changed
B. were changing
C. had been changing
D. changed

12. "The car stopped for the children who


__________ to cross the road.
A. had waited
B. waited
C. were waiting
D. had been waiting

13. "When John and I got to the theatre, the movie


__________.
A. has already started
B. already has started
C. already had started
D. had already started

14. “Does Peter own that car?” -“No, I think his


brother __________ it now.”
A. is owning
B. can own
C. owns
D. has owned

15. "When we arrived, there was the smell of


cooking __________ from the kitchen.
A. came
B. come
C. coming
D. has come

16. "I cannot begin sewing my dress until mother


__________ it out for me.
A. will cut
B. cut
C. will be cutting
D. has cut

17. Her boss __________ up as she came in. ""You


have been late every morning"", he growled.
A. looks
B. had looked
C. has looked
D. looked

18. He ran over the cat as it __________ across the


road.
A. runs
B. had run
C. was running
D. ran

19. In a break-in last week the burglars __________


all my jewellery but left the pictures.
A. took
B. take
C. have taken
D. were taking

20. He __________ the tickets, but he had no time


to call at the cinema.
A. could book
B. was going to book
C. might book
D. would book

21. "Their football team __________ a


championship until last season.
A. is never winning
B. had never won
C. has never won
D. had never been winning

22. "There is only one student in the classroom


__________ his lesson.
A. to prepare
B. preparing
C. prepares
D. was preparing

23. The children __________ football when their


mother came back home.
A. play
B. is playing
C. were playing
D. played

24. I __________ sunglasses today because the sun


is very strong.
A. wear
B. have worn
C. have been wearing
D. am wearing

25. By the end of this year, Tom __________


English for three years.
A. will be studying
B. has been studying
C. will have studied
D. has studied

26. "Up to then I __________ such a fat man.


A. had never seen
B. will never seen
C. never had seen
D. never saw

27. During the game, the rain __________ so we


had to stop suddenly.
A. has started
B. started
C. have started
D. was starting

28. Firemen __________ to receive an increase in


pay next month.
A. will be
B. are
C. have been
D. would be

29. He kept looking at her, wondering where he


__________ her before.
A. saw
B. has seen
C. sees
D. had seen

30. How many times __________ him since he


went to Edinburgh?
A. did you see
B. did you see
C. have you seen
D. have you seen

2. Part 2: Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B hoặc


C hoặc D) để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn
sau: Choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that
corresponds to the correct answer.

In a recent survey __________ (31) by Leisurama,


150 travel agents __________ (32) to solve certain
holiday problems. As a result, it __________ (33)
that most travel agents frequently give inaccurate
information and unsound advice. They simply did
not know enough about the places that they
recommended. When a tourist asked a travel agent
__________ (34) a hotel on the Greek island of
Corfu, the travel agent booked a hotel on the island
of Kos, 500 miles away. When they __________
(35) for advice about crossing the Adriatic Sea from
Italy to Corfu, several travel agents said it
__________ (36) impossible to go by sea. Two
others suggested __________ (37) all the way
round to the Greek mainland. Many agents didn't
know whether visas __________ (38) for certain
countries and some didn't even know what the local
money was called. Leisurama said that they often
received better advice from students who were able
to use the reference books and guides which were
available.
31.
A. conducted
B. conducting
C. conduct
D. to conduct

32.
A. were invited
B. invited
C. inviting
D. were inviting

33.
A. finds
B. was finding
C. found
D. was found

34.
A. recommend
B. recommending
C. recommended
D. to recommend

35.
A. asked
B. were asking
C. asking
D. were asked

36.
A. will be
B. has been
C. is being
D. was

39.
A. have just lost
B. was losing
C. had just lost
D. lost

40.
A. left
B. leave
C. had left
D. have left

Dear Sir, I am writing to you because I __________


(39) my case. I __________ (40) it on the seat of
the 8.30 bus from Station to Rosedale this morning.
After I__________ (41) the bus, I suddenly
__________ (42) leaving it and I __________ (43)
back to the bus. However, it __________ (44) no
longer on the seat and no one __________ (45)
anything about it. I __________ (46) the principal
of my college but no one __________ (47) the
missing case yet. I __________ (48) the case for
three years and I __________ (49) it a lot. I
__________ (50) to hearing from you as soon as
possible. I can call at the bus station on Tuesday to
collect the case.
41.
A. was getting off
B. get off
C. had got off
D. got off

42.
A. have remembered
B. remember
C. had remembered
D. remembered

43.
A. ran
B. have run
C. am running
D. was running

44.
A. was
B. had been
C. is
D. has been

45.
A. know
B. knew
C. have known
D. had known

46.
A. already tell
B. have already told
C. had already told
D. already told

47.
A. was handing
B. had handed
C. handed
D. has handed

48.
A. was having
B. had
C. am having
D. had had

49.
A. have been liking
B. have liked
C. am liking
D. like

50.
A. would look
B. have looked
C. am looking forward
D. will look
Câu Trả lời Đáp án Đúng Ghi chú
1 C C True
2 D D True
3 D D True
4 B B True
5 C C True
6 D D True
7 D False
8 B B True
9 C C True
10 D D True
11 D D True
12 D C False
13 D D True
14 C C True
15 C C True
16 D False
17 D False
18 C False
19 A False
20 B False
21 B False
22 B False
23 C False
24 D False
25 C False
26 A False
27 B False
28 B False
29 D False
30 D False
Đây là mệnh đề được rút gọn
(reduced clause) từ “... a recent
31 A False
survey (which was) conducted
by...”.
Thời gian được xác định qua “in a
32 A False
recent survey”.
Chú ý “it” là impersonal pronoun.
33 D False “It was found that...” (= người ta
tìm ra rằng...)
34 D False Mẫu câu “to ask sb to do sth”.
35 D False
36 D False Chú ý động từ “be” ở đây bị chi
phối trong mối quan hệ về thì với
động từ quá khứ “said” đi trước.
Hành động vừa mới xảy ra (xem
37 A False
1.8).
38 A False
Hành động kế tiếp nhau trong quá
39 D False
khứ.
Hành động kế tiếp nhau trong quá
40 D False
khứ.
Hành động kế tiếp nhau trong quá
41 A False
khứ.
42 A False
Hành động kế tiếp nhau trong quá
43 B False
khứ.
Liên hệ cách dùng 1.7. với
44 B False
“already”.
Liên hệ cách dùng 1.7. với “not
45 D False
yet”.
Chú ý thì Past simple diễn tả sự
46 B False kéo dài nhưng đã chấm dứt trong
quá khứ.
Phải dùng Present simple để diễn
tả sự kiện vẫn đúng ở hiện tại
(facts that are true at the moment
47 D False
of speaking). "am liking" và "have
been liking" sai vì “like” không
được dùng ở hình thức tiếp diễn.
Chú ý lối viết thông dụng ở cuối
48 C False thư “I am looking forward to +
gerund” (=Tôi đang mong đợi ...)
1. Trắc nghiệm: Chọn đáp án đúng

1. How __________ to stop in time when that car shot out in front of you?
A. did you manage
B. were you managing
C. had you managed
D. do you manage

2. "If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years
this beach __________ any more.
A. won't be existing
B. isn't going to exist
C. isn't existing
D. doesn't exist

3. "I bought a new house last year, but I __________ my old house yet, so at the
moment I have two houses.
A. do not sell
B. have not sold
C. did not sell
D. had not sold

4. "When John and I got to the theatre, the movie __________.


A. already had started
B. had already started
C. has already started
D. already has started

5. "The students sat quietly in the classroom __________ to their teacher.


A. listens
B. listening
C. listen
D. listened

6. “How long you __________ your new assistant?” –“I __________ him for two
years.”
A. did you know/ have known
B. do you know/ know
C. did you know/ knew
D. have you known/ have known

7. "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting. I__________ to make telephone call to Rome.
A. will try
B. have been trying
C. tried
D. have tried

8. Fish __________ on the earth for ages and ages.


A. exists
B. have existed
C. exist
D. are existing

9. "Tim __________ go fishing with his father when he was young.


A. is used to
B. was used to
C. has used to
D. used to

10. He ran over the cat as it __________ across the road.


A. was running
B. ran
C. runs
D. had run

11. "The car stopped for the children who __________ to cross the road.
A. waited
B. had waited
C. were waiting
D. had been waiting

12. "You __________ all the house but you still can't find your keys and you are late.
A. searched
B. are searching
C. have searched
D. search

13. Her boss __________ up as she came in. ""You have been late every morning"",
he growled.
A. looks
B. had looked
C. has looked
D. looked

14. "That book __________ on the table for weeks. Haven’t you read it?
A. has lied
B. is lying
C. lied
D. has been lying

15. "I went to collect my car but it was not ready. When I went to the service station it
__________.
A. was still serviced
B. had been still serviced
C. was still being serviced
D. was still servicing

16. George has been collecting matchboxs ever since he left school. Now he
__________ so many that he doesn't know where to put them.
A. is collecting
B. collects
C. collected
D. has collected

17. "The car was stolen because the owner __________ to lock it.
A. has forgotten
B. had forgotten
C. forgets
D. forgot

18. The children __________ football when their mother came back home.
A. is playing
B. were playing
C. play
D. played

19. Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate?"" -""I __________ a delicious
dessert for dinner tonight.
A. am going to make
B. will make
C. make
D. will have made

20. "The teacher asked Bill why he __________ to school the day before.
A. does not go
B. had not gone
C. did not go
D. has not gone

21. How many lessons __________ before you passed your tests?
A. were you having
B. have you had
C. do you have
D. did you have

22. "This type of radio __________ many years ago.


A. was first introducing
B. has first introduced
C. was first introduced
D. has been first introduced

23. By the end of this year, Tom __________ English for three years.
A. has studied
B. will be studying
C. will have studied
D. has been studying

24. "55. The car __________ at full speed when it approached the corner.
A. has been traveling
B. has traveled
C. traveled
D. was traveling

25. "Their football team __________ a championship until last season.


A. is never winning
B. has never won
C. had never been winning
D. had never won

26. "The movie was very boring and many people began to leave early. By the end,
most people
A. had already left
B. were already leaving
C. were already left
D. had already been leaving

27. The breakdown service arrived five minutes after he __________.


A. was phoning
B. phoned
C. had phoned
D. had been phoning

28. "The policeman wants to know whether anybody __________.


A. injured
B. have been injured
C. has been injured
D. were injured

29. "We __________ our evening meal at half past seven yesterday and then we
watched a film on television.
A. had been having
B. were having
C. had
D. had had

30. "Our teacher told us yesterday that he __________ England in 1970.


A. would be visiting
B. visited
C. had visited
D. has visited

2. Trắc nghiệm theo đoạn: Chọn đáp án đúng

According to a recent survey, most Chinese in Hong Kong preferred to work for
Americans. They said that during the past ten years or so American businesses
__________ (31) well and were very friendly. Almost all of them who had worked
for Americans said they __________ (32) happy in their work. They were then asked
why they liked working for American bosses. Most replied that they were usually fair,
kind, friendly and generous. When asked whether __________ (33) working for
British bosses, however, the Chinese __________ (34) that the British bosses were
too strict and proud. The survey__________ (35) among 200 Chinese managers and
advance business students in Hong Kong. Most of the people__________ (36) said
that the working condition were also much better in American companies. When
managers were asked where they often conducted business, they replied that they
__________ (37) to tea houses. A few people said that__________ (38) business with
Americans over lunch at expensive hotel restaurants.
31.
A. paid
B. pay
C. will pay
D. are paying

32.
A. were
B. are
C. have been
D. will be

33.
A. liked they
B. they liked
C. did they like
D. they did like

34.
A. answer
B. will answer
C. answered
D. have answered

35.
A. has conducted
B. was conducted
C. conducted
D. was conducting

36.
A. to interview
B. interview
C. interviewed
D. interviewing

37.
A. have gone
B. will go
C. are going
D. went

38.
A. often had they done
B. had they often done
C. they often had done
D. they had often done

The man who made and lost a fortune __________ (39) kitchen furniture is back in
business again. 37 year old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing furniture for offices
from the director's suite to the secretarial office. Lindlaw had always had a lot of good
ideas. After he __________ (40) a highly successful computer business for two years,
he started his second business in a small garage, selling and installing kitchen
furniture. He__________ (41) his first million pounds by the time he was thirty. Then
he went on to earn over five million in three years. But, after__________ (42) with
the managers of his company, he suddenly dismissed them. Within six months the
business had gone bankrupt. And so__________ (43) Lindlaw. " I had made five
million pounds before things__________ (44) to go wrong", he said. "I was just
unlucky to lose it later. All companies __________ (45) through good times and
through bad times. Now I__________ (46) several lessons which I 'll never forget.”
He said that he__________ (47) to call his new company "Office- Fit” and was
already very successful. Lindlaw said that it was a market worth hundreds of millions.
He added that until he started, no one__________ (48) of designing and supplying
furniture for whole business companies, according to their individual requirements.
39.
A. to manufacture
B. manufactured
C. manufacturing
D. manufacture

40.
A. was running
B. runs
C. had run
D. has run

41.
A. used to make
B. has made
C. had made
D. would make

42.
A. have quarreled
B. quarreled
C. quarrel
D. quarrelling

43.
A. had had
B. has had
C. had
D. has

44.
A. begin
B. began
C. would begin
D. have begun

45.
A. went
B. had gone
C. have gone
D. go

49.
A. had just lost
B. have just lost
C. was losing
D. lost

50.
A. leave
B. have left
C. left
D. had left

51.
A. get off
B. got off
C. had got off
D. was getting off

Dear Sir, I am writing to you because I __________ (49) my case. I __________ (50)
it on the seat of the 8.30 bus from Station to Rosedale this morning. After
I__________ (51) the bus, I suddenly __________ (52) leaving it and I __________
(53) back to the bus. However, it __________ (54) no longer on the seat and no one
__________ (55) anything about it. I __________ (56) the principal of my college but
no one __________ (57) the missing case yet. I __________ (58) the case for three
years and I __________ (59) it a lot. I __________ (60) to hearing from you as soon
as possible. I can call at the bus station on Tuesday to collect the case.
52.
A. remembered
B. remember
C. had remembered
D. have remembered

53.
A. am running
B. was running
C. have run
D. ran

54.
A. was
B. has been
C. had been
D. is

55.
A. have known
B. had known
C. knew
D. know
56.
A. already told
B. have already told
C. had already told
D. already tell

57.
A. had handed
B. handed
C. was handing
D. has handed

58.
A. was having
B. had
C. am having
D. had had

59.
A. have been liking
B. have liked
C. like
D. am liking

60.
A. will look
B. would look
C. have looked
D. am looking forward

In a recent survey __________ (61) by Leisurama, 150 travel agents __________ (62)
to solve certain holiday problems. As a result, it __________ (63) that most travel
agents frequently give inaccurate information and unsound advice. They simply did
not know enough about the places that they recommended. When a tourist asked a
travel agent __________ (64) a hotel on the Greek island of Corfu, the travel agent
booked a hotel on the island of Kos, 500 miles away. When they __________ (65) for
advice about crossing the Adriatic Sea from Italy to Corfu, several travel agents said
it __________ (66) impossible to go by sea. Two others suggested __________ (67)
all the way round to the Greek mainland. Many agents didn't know whether visas
__________ (68) for certain countries and some didn't even know what the local
money was called. Leisurama said that they often received better advice from students
who were able to use the reference books and guides which were available.
61.
A. conducted
B. conduct
C. to conduct
D. conducting

62.
A. invited
B. were inviting
C. were invited
D. inviting

63.
A. was finding
B. was found
C. finds
D. found

64.
A. to recommend
B. recommend
C. recommending
D. recommended

65.
A. were asking
B. asking
C. were asked
D. asked

66.
A. has been
B. was
C. will be
D. is being

67.
A. to drive
B. driving
C. drive
D. for driving

68.
A. requires
B. required
C. were required
D. are required
BÀI LÀM
Trả Đáp
Câu Đúng Ghi chú
lời án
1 A A True
2 A B False
3 B B True
4 B B True
5 B B True
6 D D True
7 B B True
8 A B False
9 D D True
10 A A True
11 C C True
12 C C True
13 B D False
14 D D True
15 C C True
16 A D False
17 D B False
18 B B True
19 B A False
20 B B True
21 B D False
22 C C True
23 D C False
24 D D True
25 D D True
26 A A True
27 C C True
28 A C False
29 C C True
30 C C True
31 A A True Thời gian 10 năm đã qua.
32 A A True
Chú ý đây là câu hỏi gián tiếp với “whether”, không cần các trợ
33 B B True
động từ đi trước.
Thời gian trở nên xác định nhờ mệnh đề đi trước “When
34 C C True
asked....
35 B B True
Đây là một participle phrase đã được rút gọn từ “Most of the
36 C D False
people who were interviewed.
37 D D True
38 D D True Hành động “do business” xảy ra trước “said”.
39 A C False
40 C C True Hành động đã xảy ra trước “started”.
41 C C True Chú ý cụm từ “by the time"
42 D D True Phải dùng gerund (danh động từ) sau giới từ.
43 A C False “So had Lindlaw” = “Lindlaw had gone bankrupt, too”
44 B B True
Dùng Present simple để diễn tả sự thật tổng quát (general
45 C D False
truth).
46 B B True Hành động vừa mới xảy ra (xem 1.8).
47 C C True
48 B B True Hành động kế tiếp nhau trong quá khứ.
49 A False Hành động kế tiếp nhau trong quá khứ.
50 D False Hành động kế tiếp nhau trong quá khứ.
51 A False
52 C False Hành động kế tiếp nhau trong quá khứ.
53 B False Liên hệ cách dùng 1.7. với “already”.
54 D False Liên hệ cách dùng 1.7. với “not yet”.
Chú ý thì Past simple diễn tả sự kéo dài nhưng đã chấm dứt
55 B False
trong quá khứ.
Phải dùng Present simple để diễn tả sự kiện vẫn đúng ở hiện
tại (facts that are true at the moment of speaking). "am liking"
56 C False
và "have been liking" sai vì “like” không được dùng ở hình
thức tiếp diễn.
Chú ý lối viết thông dụng ở cuối thư “I am looking forward to +
57 D False
gerund” (=Tôi đang mong đợi ...)
Đây là mệnh đề được rút gọn (reduced clause) từ “... a recent
58 A False
survey (which was) conducted by...”.
59 C False Thời gian được xác định qua “in a recent survey”.
Chú ý “it” là impersonal pronoun. “It was found that...” (= người
60 B False
ta tìm ra rằng...)
61 A False Mẫu câu “to ask sb to do sth”.
62 C False
Chú ý động từ “be” ở đây bị chi phối trong mối quan hệ về thì
63 B False
với động từ quá khứ “said” đi trước.
64 B False Mẫu câu “to suggest doing sth”.
Chú ý động từ “be” ở đây bị chi phối trong mối quan hệ về thì
65 C False
với động từ quá khứ “didn’t know” đi trước.

1. Trắc nghiệm: Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B hoặc C hoặc D) để hoàn thành
mỗi câu sau:

1. I meant __________ the car with petrol before we left.


A. to fill
B. fill
C. filling
D. to be filled

2. The film wasn’t very good. The audience started __________ before it was over.
A. leave
B. leaving
C. left
D. leaved

3. My friend forgot __________ a book back to the library, so he had to pay a fine.
A. to take
B. Both take and taking are correct
C. taking
D. take

4. The speaker began by __________ them where the mountain was, and went on
__________ about its history.
A. to tell/to talk
B. tell/talk
C. telling/talking
D. told/talked
5. When my teacher is listening to someone who is speaking English very fast, he
nods his head and pretends __________.
A. to understand it
B. understanding
C. to understand
D. understanding it

6. My father continued __________ his book even though the children were making a
lot of noise.
A. and read
B. reading
C. and reading
D. read

7. I can never forget __________ our team score the winning goal in the final game
against Brazil.
A. watching
B. Both watch and watching are correct
C. watch
D. to watch

8. When his wife arrived home after a hard day at work, he was sitting on the
sofa__________.
A. was watching TV
B. watched TV
C. watch TV
D. watching TV

9. There is only one student in the classroom __________ his lesson.


A. prepare
B. to prepare
C. preparing
D. was preparing

10. The union members discussed __________ the next meeting until next week.
A. postpone
B. Both "postponing" and "to postpone" are correct
C. postponing
D. to postpone

11. One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning __________ it.
A. how repeat
B. to repeat
C. repeating
D. repeat

12. Most of the participants can't help __________ why the president spoke so
angrily.
A. wondered
B. wondering
C. to wonder
D. wonder

13. John volunteered __________ the food supply to the victims in the flood area.
A. take
B. taking
C. Both take and to take are correct
D. to take

14. There are people who can’t help __________ when they see someone
__________ on a banana skin.
A. laughing/ slipping
B. to laugh/ slip
C. laughing/slip
D. laugh/ slip

15. It’s still raining. I’d rather__________ home and watch football on TV.
A. stayed at
B. stay
C. to stay
D. staying at

16. I would advise you__________ that young man in spite of his charming manner.
A. never trust
B. to not trust
C. to never trust
D. never to trust

17. She dislikes__________ by crowds of people.


A. be surrounded
B. being surrounded
C. to surround
D. surrounded
18. Whenever those two ladies meet, they stop__________.
A. talk
B. to talk
C. to talking
D. talking

19. It’s not worth__________ out now. It is much too late.


A. gone
B. it go
C. going
D. to go

20. The woman meant __________ a newspaper but she didn't see anyone
__________ it.
A. buying/to sell
B. buying/selling
C. to buy/selling
D. to buy/to sell

21. He refused __________ us the reason why he didn’t come to the class meeting
last week.
A. to tell
B. having told
C. told
D. telling

22. They didn’t stop__________ until 11 p.m, when there was a power cut.
A. singing and dance
B. to sing and dance
C. singing and dancing
D. to sing and dancing

23. I regret__________ that the sight-seeing tour has been cancelled because of bad
weather.
A. telling you
B. to tell you
C. to say you
D. saying you

24. After Anne got a speeding ticket and had to pay a big fine, she decided
__________ over the speed limit on interstate highways.
A. to stop to drive
B. stopping to drive
C. to stop driving
D. stopping driving

25. Susan is in the kitchen looking for something __________.


A. to eat
B. to eating
C. eating
D. for eating

26. Language permits us__________ our heritage through literature narratives.


A. preserve
B. preservation
C. preserving
D. to preserve

27. The other motorist drove right in front of me, I couldn’t avoid__________ his car.
A. hit
B. from hitting
C. hitting
D. to hit

28. Mary appeared __________ , but she wasn’t. She was only pretending.
A. to be asleep
B. to asleep
C. being asleep
D. be asleep

29. Graduate students often spend their weekends __________ data for their research.
A. gathering
B. gather
C. to gathering
D. to gathe

30. He won a lottery, and his girlfriend suggested__________ the world.


A. that they traveling around
B. to travel around
C. traveling around
D. traveling in
31. His parents insisted __________ a medical training course.
A. on him taking
B. on taking him
C. on him to take
D. him to take

32. The doctor advised him __________ and to take up some sport.
A. to stop smoke
B. stop smoking
C. to stop to smoke
D. to stop smoking

33. Would you please remind her __________ me tomorrow morning?


A. call
B. to call
C. calling
D. Both call and calling are correct

34. I was very angry. My friend John refused __________ me a lift as he had
promised.
A. gave
B. to give
C. give
D. giving

35. "You are lucky you haven’t got a child __________,” said the woman.
A. looking after
B. to look after
C. for looking after
D. look after

36. Linda regrets __________ to her mother’s advice. She was right.
A. not listening
B. to not listen
C. not listen
D. not to listen

37. It was cold and snowy last Sunday, so we postponed __________ the botanical
gardens until next Sunday.
A. Both "visiting" and "to visit" are correct
B. visited
C. to visit
D. visiting

38. After walking for two hours the guide stopped to let the others __________ with
them.
A. catching up
B. catch up
C. to catch up
D. catched up

39. This examination will test your ability__________ written English.


A. of understanding
B. understanding
C. to understand
D. understand

40. The television programs we allow__________ influence their learning.


A. our children to watch
B. a children to watch
C. our children watching
D. our children watch
BÀI LÀM
Câu Trả lời Đáp án Đúng Ghi chú
1 A False
2 B False
3 A False
4 C False
5 C False
6 B False
7 A False
8 D False
9 C False
10 C False
11 B False
12 B False
13 D False
14 C False
15 B False
16 B False
17 B False
18 B False
19 C False
20 C False
21 A False
22 C False
23 B False
24 C False
25 A False
26 D False
27 C False
28 A False
29 A False
30 C False
31 A False
32 D False
33 B False
34 B False
35 B False
36 A False
37 D False
38 B False
39 C False
40 A False
1.
1.The Tailors left for America this morning. I __________ whether they are traveling
by air or by train. (wonder)
2.The house __________ unpleasant because we are having it repainted. (smell)
3. Look outside! It __________. Everything is beautiful and all white. (snow)
4. “What kind of tea do you like?” -“Well, I’m drinking black tea, but I __________
green tea. (prefer)
5. Thank you for your help in arithmetic. Now I __________ that problem.
(understand)
6. My dog usually barks at the postman - but look at that ! For once he __________
friendly to the poor man. (be)
7. I don’t like garlic when I __________ it, but I love it when I __________ it.
(smell/taste)
8. This magazine isn’t mine. It __________ my sister. (belong to)
9. “Where are the children?” -“They __________ a game outside in the street.” (play)
10. This gallery __________ a number of 19th century artists’ famous works.
(possess)
Trả lời:
Đáp án:
1. wonder- "wonder" là động từ thuộc nhóm state verbs, không thể dùng ở hình thức
tiếp diễn.
2. smells - Tương tự như câu trên.
3. is snowing - Hành động đang diễn ra.
4. prefer - prefer là động từ thuộc nhóm state verbs, không thể dùng ở hình thức tiếp
diễn.
5. understand. - Tương tự như câu trên.
6. is being - Dùng hình thức tiếp diễn vì động từ "be" ở đây diễn tả hành động của chủ
ngữ (= the dog is behaving in a friendly manner to the postman). Xem 8.2.
7. smell/taste - "smell" và "taste" là các động từ thuộc nhóm state verbs, không thể
dùng ở hình thức tiếp diễn.
8. belongs to- Tương tự như câu trên.
9. are playing- Hành động đang diễn ra.
10. possesses - "possess" là động từ thuộc nhóm state verbs, không thể dùng ở hình
thức tiếp diễn.

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