1. I tried ________ it to him, but he didn’t understand explain to explain explaining explained
2. I decided ______ for the competition enter to enter entering entered
3. The mayor looks forward to the meeting, and to ______ how the two citites can build a strong, positive relationship discuss discussion discussed discussing
4. Some people seem _____ very kind be to be being are
5. Would you mind ______ me lunch? buy to buy buying bought 6. Try ______ your past forget to forget forgetting forgotten 7. I prefer _______ to walking drive to drive driving driven
8. It is usually easier _______ English in English-speaking countries learn to learn learning learned
9. Did you remember _______ him the key? give to give giving given
10. He keeps _______ me such stupid questions ask to ask asking asked
11. I didn’t dare _______ my mother because she felt very sick leave to leave leaving left
12. It is not worth ______ about worry to worry worrying worried
13. _______ on this beach is very pleasant lie to lie Lying laying
14. All members, both new and returning, are invited _______ the monthly seminars presented by noted speakers attend to attend attended attending
15. By ________ enormous wages she persuaded him to work for her offer to offer offering offered
16. After _______ the conditions I left hear to hear hearing heard
17. The recent string of computer viruses has led us ______ that the extra security
software will be worth the additional cost believe believing believed to believe
18. Having finished a national survey of the target group, the marketers suggested
_______ the product’s current price by 10 percent raise raising to raise would raise
19. Fortunately, workers were able _______ the chemical spill before it spread to other parts of the building to contain contains contained to be contained
20. This cleaning solution can be used without _______ additional chemical treatments such as bleach applies applying apply application PART 6:
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. Câu 1
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 Câu 2
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 Câu 3
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 Câu 4
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 No N r o t r h t h ' ru r b u b b i b s i h s ' h a t a tR ec e y c c y l c iln i g n Câu 5
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 Câu 6
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 Câu 7
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 Câu 8
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 Sp S e p e e d e d d a d t a itn i g n Câu 9
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 Câu 10
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 Câu 11
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 Câu 12
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 made 32 CÂU