1. Ministers must avoid …….. too quickly.
a. to speak b. of speaking c. in speaking d. speaking
2. This knife is ……... wood.
a. to carve b. for carve c. for carving d. to carving
2. She had difficulty in ……….. a parking place.
a. to find b. finding c. to finding d. for finding
4. Closing the factory means …….... 200 people out of work.
a. to put b. of putting c. in putting d. putting
5. I would never think ............
a. to escape b. of to escape c. of escaping d. in escaping
6. …………... animals is sometimes very stupid.
a. Killing b. The kill of c. The killing d. To killing
7. ……….… TV is my wife’s favourite pastime!
a. To watch b. Watching c. To watching d. The watching
8. They are thinking ………….... to America.
a. in emigrating b. to emigrate c. of emigrating d. in emigrate
9. Well, I don’t mind …………….. that you were right.
a. telling b. saying c. to say d. to tell
10. They say that …………….. French is very easy.
a. to read b. reading c. the reading d. to reading
11. Besides …………... a liar he has very bad manners.
a. being b. to be c. of being d. to being
12. She thanked me ……………….. her.
a. to help b. to helping c. for helping d. for help
13. ……………….. up the classroom won’t solve your problems.
a. Breaking b. To break c. To breaking d. The breaking
14. ………………. English is easier than speaking it.
a. Reading b. To read c. The read d. The reading
15. I’m interested in …………... for them.
a. working b. work c. to work d. to working
16. She stopped ………... when she saw him.
a. to talk b. talk c. talking d. to talking
17. ………….. is very tiring.
a. Run b. To run c. To running d. Running
18. I’m no good at ……………... games.
a. playing b. play c. to play d. to playing
19. It’s not worth .................. so early.
a. come b. to come c. to coming d. coming
20. He finished …………………... the car.
a. to wash b. washing c. wash d. to washing
1. Ministers must avoid …….. too quickly.
a. to speak b. of speaking c. in speaking d. speaking
2. This knife is ……... wood.
a. to carve b. for carve c. for carving d. to carving
2. She had difficulty in ……….. a parking place.
a. to find b. finding c. to finding d. for finding
4. Closing the factory means …….... 200 people out of work.
a. to put b. of putting c. in putting d. putting
5. I would never think ............
a. to escape b. of to escape c. of escaping d. in escaping
6. …………... animals is sometimes very stupid.
a. Killing b. The kill of c. The killing d. To killing
7. ……….… TV is my wife’s favourite pastime!
a. To watch b. Watching c. To watching d. The watching
8. They are thinking ………….... to America.
a. in emigrating b. to emigrate c. of emigrating d. in emigrate
9. Well, I don’t mind …………….. that you were right.
a. telling b. saying c. to say d. to tell
10. They say that …………….. French is very easy.
a. to read b. reading c. the reading d. to reading
11. Besides …………... a liar he has very bad manners.
a. being b. to be c. of being d. to being
12. She thanked me ……………….. her.
a. to help b. to helping c. for helping d. for help
13. ……………….. up the classroom won’t solve your problems.
a. Breaking b. To break c. To breaking d. The breaking
14. ………………. English is easier than speaking it.
a. Reading b. To read c. The read d. The reading
15. I’m interested in …………... for them.
a. working b. work c. to work d. to working
16. She stopped ………... when she saw him.
a. to talk b. talk c. talking d. to talking
17. ………….. is very tiring.
a. Run b. To run c. To running d. Running
18. I’m no good at ……………... games.
a. playing b. play c. to play d. to playing
19. It’s not worth .................. so early.
a. come b. to come c. to coming d. coming
20. He finished …………………... the car.
a. to wash b. washing c. wash d. to washing
