Gerund and Infinitive 1

Read the texts that follow. A word or phrase is missing in some of the sentences. Four answer choices are given below each of the sentences. Select the best answer to complete the text.

Questions 1 through 4 refer to the following news report.

Motorists wishing …(1)… into central London will have to pay a toll from February 2003. London`s (current) mayor Ken Livingstone hopes making drivers pay to enter the city centre will cut traffic by at least 10%.
to drive
drive
driving
driven
công thức wish to do something: muốn làm gì, đáp án đúng là to drive.

Congestion charging
London has always been congested. But in recent years the situation has got worse. The average speed in London dropped to 9 miles an hour - that`s slower than when Londoners drove around in vehicles drawn by horses. So Ken Livingston, the first elected Mayor of London, decided …(2)… something about the situation.
do
to do
doing
done
Công thức: decide to do something: quyết định làm gì, đáp án đúng là to do

The result is a Congestion Charge - a £5 fee that most vehicles entering central London now have to pay. Some vehicles are exempt and don`t have to pay the charge. Others - for example, cars …(3)… to people living in central London - qualify for a discount.
belong
to belong
belonging
belonged
Đáp án đúng là belonging - là dạng rút gọn của which belong

But everyone else has to pay. Cameras all around the central area automatically read the number plates of cars. Drivers must …(4)… the charge that same day - or they`ll get a fine of £80.
paying
to pay
paid
pay
Công thức: must do something: phải làm gì, đáp án đúng là pay
Questions 5 through 8 refer to the following news report.

North `rubbish` at Recycling
The North-South divide has been split open again - this time by a survey into recycling.
A report by the environmentalists behind the Keep Britain Tidy campaign says people in the North West and Yorkshire are the worst at …(5)….
recycle
recycling
to recycle
recycled
Sau giới từ at cần dùng V-ing, đáp án đúng là recycling

The "greenest" are well-off home-owning couples in their 40s and 50s, mostly …(6)… in the South West, South East and London. The survey was carried out by charity Environmental Campaigns (ENCAMS) to find out why England is lagging so far behind its European counterparts on recycling.
living
to live
live
lived
Đáp án đúng là living - là dạng rút gọn của who live

The biggest incentive for people …(7)… was the fear that a landfill site could be opened up on their doorstep or that the government would start charging them for the amount of rubbish they binned, the survey found.
recycle
recycling
recycled
to recycle
Công thức: incentive for somebody to do something: là động lực cho ai làm gì, đáp án đúng là to recycle

Those who admitted …(8)… absolutely nothing included those who do not read newspapers and believe the only people who do recycle are "hippies, loonies and anoraks".
do
doing
to do
did
Công thức: admit doing something: thú nhận đã làm gì, đáp án đúng là doing

Questions 9 through 12 refer to the following news report.

Speed dating
Speed dating involves men and women …(9)… in a room and finding out as much as they can about possible partners in three minutes. It`s proving very popular with Britain`s young people who find that they haven`t got the time to meet that special one.
meet
meeting
to meet
met
Đáp án đúng là meeting - dạng rút gọn của who meet.

At a speed dating event you are given three minutes …(10)…, one on one, with a member of the opposite sex. Then a bell is rung and you move to another person and start chatting again. By the end of the evening you will have spoken with up to twenty men or women!
to talk
talking
talk
talked
Đáp án đúng là to talk - để nói

If, by the end of a conversation, you fancy the person or would like …(11)… them again, you write it down on a card. Then, if the other person also fancies you, the organisers will contact you with their details.
see
saw
seeing
to see
Công thức: would like to do something: muốn/thích làm gì, đáp án đúng là to see

But is three minutes long enough …(12)… an impression and work out if you want to see someone again? Research suggests that chemistry can be felt within the first thirty seconds of meeting someone, and that is what speed dating is all about, knowing quickly if you are going to like someone.
make
making
to make