PRACTICE 1

PRACTICE 1

1. Does your husband do his fair share of the household _________?
A. work B. job C. chores D. activities

2. When you unwind, you ________.
A. clean sth up B. relax C. handle sth D. operate sth

3. The doctor told me to take it ________ and avoid working hard for a few weeks.
A. easy B. for pleasure C. simple D. plain

4. I hope John is actually doing some work at college; he seems to spend all his time ___________.
A. reviewing B. sweeping C. presenting D. socializing

5. I’ll just ________ the main points of the argument in a few words if I may.
A. illustrate B. summarize C. preach D. lecture on

6. They made him _________ for two hours.
A. waited B. wait C. to wait D. waiting

7. I helped my brother ________ a table.
A. make B. made C. making D. makes

8. We believe him _________ of doing the job well.
A. be capable B. to be capable C. being capable D. capability

9. Jack offered _________ take care of my garden while I was out of town.
A. take B. to have taken C. taking D. to take

10. Pete, ________ her good friend, will help her.
A. is B. being C. be D. been

11. He could not help _________.
A. to cry B. cried C. cry D. crying

12. Most of the students have difficulty _________ English.
A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D. spoken

13. Sam always remembers ________ in the garage so that the driveway is free for others’ cars.
A. parking B. being parked C. to park D. to be parked

14. We are opposed to ________ without him.
A. having a party B. had a party C. have a party D. have been a party

15. Mr. Brown is seriously considering _________ for further studies.
A. having had to leave B. leaving C. to leave D. having left


KEY

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. B