E 9 – BT VỀ GERUND & INF – DẠNG TỪ ĐÚNG – MỆNH ĐỀ IF (4)

Gerund and infinitive.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (gerund or infinitive)
He hates (answer) the phone, and very often just lets it (ring).
If you go on (let) your dog (chase) cars he’ll end by (be) run over.
I prefer (drive) to (be driven).
I advised you (start) (look) for a flat at once.
Would you mind (lend) me 5$? I forgot (cash) a cheque.
(Lie) on this beach is much more pleasant than (sit) in the office.
She likes her children (go) to the dentist every six months.
By (neglect) (take) ordinary precautions he endangered the life of his crew.
An instructor is coming (show) us how (use) the aqualung.
I have no intention of (go) to that film; I couldn’t bear (see) my favorite actress in such a dreadful part.
I suggest (telephone) the hospital before (ask) the police (look) for him.
After (hear) the conditions I decide (not enter) for the competition.
Some people seem (have) a passion for (write) the newspaper.
He expects me (answer) by return but I have no intentions of (reply) at all.
I tried (explain) to him but he refused (listen) and went on (grumble).
By (offer) enormous wages he is persuading men (leave) their present jobs and (work) for him.
He postponed (make) a decision till it was too late (do) anything.
Image (have) (get) up at five a.m. every day.
Try (forget) it; it isn’t worth (worry) about.
There is no point in (remain) in a dangerous place if you can’t do anything (help) the people who (stay) there.
The horse won’t be well enough (run) in tomorrow’s race. He doesn’t seem (have recovered) from his long journey.
At first I enjoyed (listen) to him but after a while I got tired of (hear) the same story again and again.
It is usually easier (learn) a subject by (read) books than by (listen) to the lectures.
It wouldn’t be safe (start) down now; we’ll have (wait) till the mist clears.
After (discuss) the matter for an hour the committee adjourned without (have reached) any decision.
It’s not much use (have) a bicycle if you don’t know how (ride) it.
He didn’t dare (leave) the house because he was afraid of (meet) someone who might (recognize) him.
I distinctly remember (pay) him. I gave him 2 $.
Did you remember (give) him the key of the safe.
- No, I didn’t. I’ll go and do it now.
Please forgive me for (interrupt) you but would you mind (repeat) that last sentences?
IX. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets:
It’s quite an (excite)……………… game.
When I saw it, I felt (excite)…………………….
I went home early because I felt (bore)…………………….
He seems quite (satisfy)………………… with his new job.
It’s an (astonish)……………… news. All of us are (astonish)………………...
She was (amaze)…………………. to see that London drivers kept their cars to the left.
The government has promised to deal with the problem of (employ)…………… among young people.
She was very (shock)………………….. by the news.
He cycled (care)……………….. and had an accident
It was a very (tire)……………… meeting.
No tree can grow on that soil . It is (tree)………………….
Julia sings more (beauty)………………… than Susan does.
I was (delight)………………… to get your letter this morning.
They all passed their exams without the slightest (difficult)…………………...
The lesson was so (interest)………………. that most of them went to sleep in the middle.
I feel (interest)……………….. in this book.
I think that the price here are (reason)……………………..
They were (disapoint)……………….. when they read the result.
The weather this summer has been (disappoint)…………….
Were they (satisfy)……………….. when they got the job?
If you work hard, you’ll eventually (success)……………………...
The result of the test was (satisfy)………………….
X. Rewrite these sentences using an if construction.
I didn’t see the signal, so I didn’t stop.
I didn’t know your number, so I didn’t ring.
She didn’t know you were in hospital, so she didn’t visit you.
We only came by bus because there were no taxis.
She didn’t speak to him, possible because she was so shy.
Landlord: She threatened to set fire to her flat; that’s the