Exercise 8: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. She doesn’t want you _________ to her arrival.
A. mention B. to mention C. mentioning D. mentions
2. Did you manage _________ _________ these parcels alone?
A. finishing / to pack B. finishing / packing C. to finish / to pack D. to finish / packing
3. Have you ever watched people _________ _________ fish?
A. try / catch B. to try / to catch C. trying / to catch D. tried / catch
4. Can someone _________ me how _________ into film from the camera’s pictures?
A. show / change B. to show / to change C. showing / change D. show / to change
5. I’ll try _________ such a foolish thing again.
A. not to cause B. to not cause C. not causing D. to cause not
6. Susan has decided _________ her friends pleased.
A. to do B. to make C. make C. do
7. Everybody would like _________ to a higher position.
A. promote B. promotes C. promoting D. to promote
8. He climbed over the wall without _________ by anybody.
A. seeing B. to see C. being seen D. to be seen
9. I remember _________ a toy car on my fifth birthday.
A. to be given B. being given C. to give D. giving
10. They always try _________ _________ the bridge as they promised before.
A. to postpone / to build B. postpone / build C. to postpone / building D. postponing / built
11. I can’t help _________ for her acceptance.
A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited
12. Don’t be afraid of _________ that animal.
A. touch B. touches C. touching D. to touch
13. I am accustomed to _________ on my own.
A. living B. to live C. live D. lives
14. They are looking forward to _________ your news.
A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. heard
15. American women have got used to _________ independently recently.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lives
16. We won’t let you_________ what we are going to do with him.
A. know B. to know C. knowing D. known
17. The manager told me _________ harder.
A. work B. working C. to work D. worked
18. Americans often say “Thank you” when you help them _________ something.
A. do B. makes C. to doing D. doing
19. I can’t help _________ anxious about the exam results.
A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. felt
20. I can hear a cat _________ on the roof.
A. scratching B. scratches C. to scratch D. was scratching
Exercise 8: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. She doesn’t want you _________ to her arrival.
A. mention B. to mention C. mentioning D. mentions
2. Did you manage _________ _________ these parcels alone?
A. finishing / to pack B. finishing / packing C. to finish / to pack D. to finish / packing
3. Have you ever watched people _________ _________ fish?
A. try / catch B. to try / to catch C. trying / to catch D. tried / catch
4. Can someone _________ me how _________ into film from the camera’s pictures?
A. show / change B. to show / to change C. showing / change D. show / to change
5. I’ll try _________ such a foolish thing again.
A. not to cause B. to not cause C. not causing D. to cause not
6. Susan has decided _________ her friends pleased.
A. to do B. to make C. make C. do
7. Everybody would like _________ to a higher position.
A. promote B. promotes C. promoting D. to promote
8. He climbed over the wall without _________ by anybody.
A. seeing B. to see C. being seen D. to be seen
9. I remember _________ a toy car on my fifth birthday.
A. to be given B. being given C. to give D. giving
10. They always try _________ _________ the bridge as they promised before.
A. to postpone / to build B. postpone / build C. to postpone / building D. postponing / built
11. I can’t help _________ for her acceptance.
A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited
12. Don’t be afraid of _________ that animal.
A. touch B. touches C. touching D. to touch
13. I am accustomed to _________ on my own.
A. living B. to live C. live D. lives
14. They are looking forward to _________ your news.
A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. heard
15. American women have got used to _________ independently recently.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lives
16. We won’t let you_________ what we are going to do with him.
A. know B. to know C. knowing D. known
17. The manager told me _________ harder.
A. work B. working C. to work D. worked
18. Americans often say “Thank you” when you help them _________ something.
A. do B. makes C. to doing D. doing
19. I can’t help _________ anxious about the exam results.
A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. felt
20. I can hear a cat _________ on the roof.
A. scratching B. scratches C. to scratch D. was scratching
