Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 1/ Can you get the teacher ______ us less homework? a. give b. giving c. to give d. her giving 2/ “Mary hasn’t been feeling well lately.” – “Yes, we want _________ by a doctor.” a. him to examine b. that he be examined c. him to be examined d. he is examined 3/ “How did you travel so cheaply in Europe?” – “We reduced our expenses by taking the train and _____ in inexpensive restaurants.” a. eat b. to eat c. eating d. ate 4/ “Your homemade ice cream is so good. What’s your secret?” – “_____ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.” a. For make b. to make c. Making d. Make 5/ “I’d like to go bowling tonight.” “Don’t forget we’ve already made plans _______ to dinner at the Calhoun’s’ ” A. to go b. going c. for go d. go 6/ “Why are you mad, Katherine?” – “That traffic jam _____ be late.” A. made us B. caused us C. had us to D. forced us 7/ “My mother says I can’t marry Jim” – “ She should let ______ your own mind.” A. you make up B. that you make up c. you to make up D. you making up 8/ I can’t open the top of this apple juice.” – “________ it.” A. Mark have to do B. Make Mark to do Trung Tâm Ngoại Ngữ Amsterdam – Vì Một Khát Vọng Cống Hiến - 0982 473 845 ( Thầy Hải) - Page 49 C. Have Mark do D. Have Mark done 9/ I can hear a cat ______ at the widow. A. scratching B. scratches C. to scratch D. was scratching 10/ “Why do the police want to talk to you ?” – “ Because we saw the money _____ last night.” A. stealing B. been stolen C. stole D. stolen 11. I enjoy ------------ to the park on summer evenings. A. to go B. going C. being gone D. go 12. Don’t forget ------------ home as soon as you arrive at your destination. A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called 13. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my phone number -----------. The process was easier than I expected it to be. A. change B. changed C. to change D. changing 14. Jean should seriously consider ---------- an actress. She is a very talented performer. A. to become B. become C. becoming D. will become 15. ---- television to the exclusion of all other activities si not a healthy habit for a growing child. A. To be watched B. Being watched C. Watching D. Watch 16. After their children had grown up. Mr. and Mrs. Sills decided ------------- to a condominium in the city. They’s never been sorry. A. to have moved B. moving C. move D. to move 17. I truly appreciated ------------ to give the commencement address, but I wasn’t able to accept the honor because of a previous commitment. A. asking B. to have asked C. to ask D. having been asked 18. The store manager caught the cashier ------------ money from the cash register and promptly called the police. They discovered that it had been going on for a long time. A. to sneak B. sneaking C. to have sneaked D. being sneaked 19. My roommate’s handwriting is very bad, so he had me ---his paper for him last night. A. to type B. type C. to have typed D. boil 20. The municipal authorities advised --------- all drinking water during the emergency. A. to boil B. to be boiled C. boiling D. boi