Tài liệu 8aug_gerund_8grade

I> Fill the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs. 1. My son and daughter adore (hang)…………… out with their classmates. 2. His brother doesn't mind (study) …………… late at night. 3. She detests (work) …………… under pressure. 4. They love (read)…………… bedtime stories before going to bed. 5. My little brother hates (drink) …………… fresh milk. 6. The children prefer ( watch) …………… TV to ( read) books 7. The boys like ( play) …………… games but hate ( do) lessons 8. Would you like ( go) …………… now or shall we wait till the end? 9. I can't find my favorite book. You ( see) …………… it? 10. We used ( dream) …………… of a television set when we (be) …………… small 11. Would you mind ( show ) …………… me how ( send) …………… an e-mail? 12. He always think about (go) …………… swimming 13. She dislikes (do) …………… a lot of housework 14. My children enjoy ( read) …………… books 15. She looked forward to (see) …………… you 16. They are used to (prepare) …………… new lessons 17. By ( work) day and night , he succeeded in ( finish) …………… the job in time 18. His doctor advised him ( give) …………… up ( smoke) …………… 19. Please stop (talk) …………… . We will stop (eat) lunch in ten minutes 20. Stop ( argue) …………… and start( work) …………… 21. I like ( think) …………… carefully about things before ( make) …………… decision 22. Ask him ( come) …………… in. Don't keep him ( stand) …………… at the door 23. Did you succeed in ( solve) …………… the problem? 24. Don't forget ( lock) …………… the door before (go) …………… to bed 25. Don't try ( persuad) …………… me . Nothing can make me ( change) …………… my mind II> Choose the best options to complete the text. Hi everyone! Today I'm going to talk about my leisure activities. I prefer ( to listening / to listen / listening ) to music, especially in the evening. My favourite song ( is /are /be) ‘Another world' by One Direction. I also like (to read /to reading /read ) books and one of my favourites is Harry Potter. Besides, I ( loves /love /loved) skateboarding with my elder brother and sometimes I enjoy ( play / playing /to play) table tennis. My hobby is doing DIY. I think it's very interesting and it needs a lot of creativity. I dislike (to go /go / going) out or hanging out with friends because I hate crowded places. What about you? III. Complete each sentence with one of these verbs: answer, apply, lie, make, try, walk, wash, wait, write, wear. Use -ing form 1. Could you please stop ________ so much noise? 2. He tried to avoid _________ my question 3. Have you finished ___________ your hair yet? 4. I considered ____________ for the job but in the end I decided against it 5. Tim suggested _________ for a while 6. I like ___________ on the beach. I always spend my holidays sunbathing 7. I hate __________ letters. I can never think what to write 8. Caroline dislikes __________ uniform at work 9. Andrew doesn't mind ___________ home 10. Sandra gave up ___________ to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad IV. Choose the best answer 1. The little boy denied ( going/ to go/ surfing/ to surf) the net during the class 2. Tommy suggested( to visit/ visit/ visiting/ visited) the shrine on the mountain 3. How much time do you spend ( posting/ responding/ surfing/ using) the web a day? 4. When I was on holiday, I enjoy(not having to/not have to/no have to/have to no)get up early 5. I finally finished (to cook/being cooked/cooking/to be cooked)at 7.00 pm and served dinner 6. Sam always remembers ( to park/ parking/ being parked/ to be parked in the garage so that the drieway is free for other cars 7. He still denies ( murder/ to murder/ murdering/ to have murderd) his wife 8. I really dislike ( asking/ to ask/ being asked/ to asked) to answer questions in class 9. We can drive half the distance before we stop ( having/ to have/ having had/ for having) lunch 10. Mai often think of ( establish/ establised/ establishing/to estabish) a charity organization IV. Combine two sentences into one, using gerunds Model: He made a mistake. He was surprised -> He was surprised at making a mistake 1. I am reading. I'm interested. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. He likes going swimming. He always thinks about of it ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The children want to go to the circus. They insist on it ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. I do a lot of housework to help mum. I don't mind it ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. She has to do that awful work. She dislikes it ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. My children read books. They enjoy it ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. She is cooking. She is busy with it ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I want to see you. I look forward to it …………………………………………………………………………………………………………