I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. Haven't you started_______ the answer? a. write b. writing c. how to write d. them to write 2. These shoes need_______. a. mending b. mend (sửachữa)c. to mending d. to mend 3. Please excuse_______. a. for being late b. me for being latec. me be late d. I am late 4. It's no good_______ me about your lost cat. a. to tell b. tell c. him tell d. telling 5. My younger brother takes pleasures in (thích) _______ his little sister. a. tease (trêu chọc) b. to tease c. teases d. teasing 6. I often dream of_______ on a trip to Japan. a. to go b. going c. go d. to going 7. She was soon out of breath (thở ko ra hơi), but she continued_______ a. run b. ran c. running d. in running * out of date: lỗi thời * out of work: thất nghiệp * out of order: hỏng 8. It occurred to (xảy ra với ) him to open it. He thought_______. a. of opening b. to open c. to have opened d. opening 9. He answered these questions by_______ his head. a. to nod b. nodding c. nod (gật) d. to nodding 10. I couldn't deny_______ plausible excuses (lỗi hợp lý). a. him having made b. he has made c. that he has done d. his having made