12. They can never escape______.
A. to be punished B. punishing C. to punish D. being punished
13. He objected to ______early.
A. leave B. be left C. leaving D. to be leaving
14. He has given up ______.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. being smoked
15. His mother insisted on ______ College.
A. he to go to B. his going C. he go to D. his going to
16. The bees are busy________ pollen.
A. gathering B. to gather C. to gathering D. with gather
17. Don’t risk ____ alone in the river.
A. to swim B. swiming C. swimming D. swim
18. I have never expected_________ such a strange thing in my life.
A. seeing B. having seen C. to see D. to be seen
19. Please let it______ clearly. I am not used_______ something twice.
A. understand, to saying B. to understand, to say
C. be understood, to saying D. be understood, to say
20. Do not delay _________him.
A. to answer B. to answering C. answering D. to be answering
21. She can't stand ________ under such terrible condition.
A. working B. to work C. to be working D. work
22. It is no use ______ over spilt milk.
A. crying B. to cry C. to be crying D. cried
23. It is a busy season. The farmers have the tractors________ all day long.
A. to run B. runing C. ran D. running
24. We watched the little girl__________ across the street.
A. to walk B. walk C. is walking D. walked
25. Though he often made his little sister _______, today he was made _______ by her.
A. cry/cry B. cry/to cry C. to cry/ to cry D. to cry/ cry
26. His speech ______us a great deal.
A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. is interested
27. The school required ______.
A. rebuilding B. rebuilt C. to rebuild D. to be rebuilding
28. His speech is easy ______.
A. to follow it B. to follow C. following D. to be followed
29. English is too hard______.
A. to learn B. to be learned C. learning D. to learning
30. It is necessary _____ the books on time.
A. to us to return B. for us to return C. to us returning D. for us returning
31. You are cold. You'd better _____ near the fireplace.
A. sit B. to sit C. sitting D. siting
32. I’d rather______ to the country tomorrow. The weather leaves much to be desired.
A. not to go B. not go C. not going D. to not go
33. He preferred ____ a brown suit.
A. put on B. putting on C. puting on D. to put on
34. When I was waiting in the hall, I saw a girl______ with a file in her hand.
A. came out B. to come out C. come out D. be come out
35. Nobody expected the president of the company _____ to the party.
A. coming B. to come C. come D. came
36. I saw him______ round the comer and_______.
A. turn/ disappear B. to turn/ to disappear C. turning/ disappear D. turn/ disappearing
37. I want his article_______ in November.
A. to publish B. to be published C publishing D. publish
38. He did not expect her _______ about it.
A. to be asked B. ask C. asking D. to be asking
39. He is sure___ a liar. Everybody heard him ______ that in so many words.
A. to be/ to say B. be/ say C. to be/ say D. be/ to say
40. Jack, you seem ______ too fast. The speed is already 100 miles. I am afraid. I want you_____ the speed
till 40 miles.
A. to have driven/ slow down B. to drive/ to slow down
C. to be driving/ to be slowing down D. to be driving/ to slow down
41. Her remark made everybody________ uncomfortable.
A. feel B. feeling C. to feel D. felt
42. They got the manager _______ the contract.
A. sign B. to sign C. signing D. to be signed
43. They got him_______ the car.
A. sell B. sold C. selling D. to sell
44. Let him______ the task himself.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. to be done
45. He had a fireplace__________ in the comer of the sitting room.
A. install B. installed C. installing D. to install
46. She bought a nice dress but she had to get the sleeves ____.
A. shorten B. shortened C. shortening D. be shortened
47. They were made to the police station.
A. to go B. go C. going D. went
48. He got the chairman_________ an announcement.
A. make B. to make C. made D. making
49. There is no point in_________ about these things.
A. worrying B. worry C. to worry D. worried
50. It's worth________ the things properly.
A. arrange B. arranging C. to arrange D. arranged
51. It was his own fault, but I couldn’t help _______ sorry for him.
A. feeling B. to feel C. having felt D. to have felt
52. The medical authorities warned everyone ______ the water without first ____ it.
A. had drunk - being boiled B. not to drink - boiling
C. to drink - having boiled D. drinking - having to boil
53. Most people talk too much and don’t realize how important ______ is.
A. to be listening B. to be listened C. have listened D. listening
54. If you’ve finished_______ the dictionary, I’d like_________ it.
A. to have used - having borrowed B. to use - borrowing
C. using - to borrow D. having used - borrow
55. Would you mind______?
A. that I am reading aloud B. explaining it once again, please
C. what causes you a lot of trouble D. to bring the books back by tomorrow
56. The child was naturally very upset when he saw his new ball _______ out to sea.
A. carrying B. to have carried C. being carried D. to be carried
57. Orphan elephants need_______ the same, companionship as they ____ from their mothers in the wild.
A. to be given — would have received B. to have given - had received
C. to have been given - would receive D. being given - are receiving
58. The first people______ non-stop round the world ______Captain James Gallagher and his crew.
A. to have flown - have been B. to fly - were
C. being flown - are D. to be flying - had been
59. On the whole, I enjoy_____our local club, but I think there are far too many rules and regulations
______ completely at ease.
A. attending - to feel B. attend - having felt
C. to attend - to be feeling D. being attended - feeling
60. I deeply regret _______ to her so severely yesterday. She was badly hurt.
A. to be speaking B. to speak C. having spoken D. being spoken
61. Smokers generally do know that smoking is extremely harmful, but it’s just that they can’t help ____ it.
A. doing B. to do C. do D. having done
62. The tooth had been causing me so much pain that at last I went _______ my dentist and have it____out.
A. seeing - to be pulled B. saw - be pulled
C. being seen - to pull D. to see - pulled
63. I really believe that you should let your son ____his own decisions; he is certainly old enough ____ so.
A. to be making - done B. making - being done
C. to make - for doing D. make - to do
64. The mountaineers who had been trapped by the avalanche were very lucky_____ by the rescue team
within an hour.
A. to have found B. having been found
C. to have been found D. being found
65. As the students who had taken the university entrance exam were waiting for the results____ they
seemed ____ more and more nervous.
A. having announced - to have got B. to be announced - to be getting
C. to announce - having got D. announced - to have been getting
66. It’s important for drivers____ great care when_____ in slippery road conditions.
A. taking - having driven B. take - to drive
C. having taken - drive D. to take - driving
67. I think_____ outside in the open air is much more enjoyable than ____exercise in some stuffy gym.
A. to walk - done B. walking - doing
C. walk - to be doing D. having walked - do
68. Authorities should warn people against______ hazardous foods containing additives. Still better,
perhaps, they shouldn’t allow such products _____ in the first place.
A. to be using - produced B. having used - to produce
C. using - to be produced D. being used - being produced
69. Naturally, she seems quite content_____ first prize in last week’s art competition.
A. to have been awarded B. being awarded
C. to have awarded D. having been awarding
70. In order to avoid_____ unexpected problems on the road, car owners are advised___ out regular
maintenance on their vehicles.
A. to be having - carrying B. to have - to be carried
C. having had - carry D. having - to carry
