A PARTY
TEST 1
Choose the word in which the letter l, r, or h his silent.
a. cold b. calm c. light d. film
a. honey b. healthy c. honest d. happy
a. work b. parent c. drive d. dairy
a. horrible b. hospital c. holiday d. honour
a. follow b. fold c. folk d. file
a. ring b. uniform c. hungry d. pretty
a. should b. shoulder c. sailor d. slow
a. carry b. around c. burn d. Europe
a. inherit b. enhance c. exhale d. exhaust
a. calf b. climb c. world d. glass
a. home b. hour c. how d. hear
a. talk b. guilty c. health d. help

Complete these sentences with the correct form or tense of the verb in the box.

celebrate sing joke divorce receive decorate serve gather invite clap

Paula`s parent _______ when she was only a child.
Everyone _______ us when we went up to get our prize.
Let`s have a party _______ your birthday.
_______ you _______ your Christmas tree yet?
I`d have liked to have gone to their party but I_______.
She _______ a camera as a twenty-fifth birthday present.
Traditionally, Auld Lang Syne _______ at midnight on New Year Eve.
I thought he _______ when he said he`d resigned.
By the time we got to the party, the pasta ________.
They _______ for a major conference at the moment.

Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
They organized a party in _______ of the year`s successes. (celebrate)
The 50th wedding anniversary is called the ______ anniversary. (gold)
After they got _______, she never remarried. (divorce)
We wish them every _______ in their new life. (happy)
The lighting in the room is functional as well as_______.(decorate)
The _______ postponed the race because of heavy snow. (organize)
We`re having a small family _______ to mark our wedding anniversary. (gather)
I have no _______ of changing jobs. (intend)
The food was good but the _______ was very slow. (serve)
Nobody in the office had received an _______ to the party. (invite)

Which verb form is correct?
a. Passing the kitchen, he stopped drinking/ to drink a large glass of water.
b. They stopped talking/to talk when the teacher walked into the classroom.
a. Although she asked him to stop, he went on tapping/ to tap his pen on the table.
b. Dr Harris welcomed the members of the committee and went on
introducing/ to introduce the subject of the meeting.
a. I regret telling/ to tell you that the model you want is out of stock.
b. It cost me a fortune, `but I don`t regret spending/ to spend a year travelling around the world.
a. Remember checking/ to check your answer before handing in your exam paper.
b. I remember putting/ to put the money in the top drawer, but it`s not there now.
a. Have you forgotten meeting/ to meet me years ago?
b. Don`t forget finding out/ to find out how many people are coming on Saturday.
a. I tried getting/ to get the table through the door, but it was too big.
b. I tried taking/ to take some aspirin, but the pain didn`t go away.
a. He needs working/ to work harder if he wants to make progress.
b. It`s difficult problem. It needs thinking/ to think about very carefully.
a. I think Nick meant breaking/ to break that glass. It didn`t look like an accident.
b. If we want to get there by 7.00, that means getting/ to get up before 5.00.
a. Can you help me getting/ to get the dinner ready?
b. He looks so funny. Whenever I see him, I can`t help smiling/ to smile
a. I`d advise taking/ to take more exercise.
b. I`d advise you taking/ to take more exercise.

Put the verb into correct form infinitive, to-