1. The problem with Simon is that he thinks he can succeed without **gaining/having attended** any lectures.
- A. gaining/having attended

2. The social worker gave the students a talk **to warn/taking** them against drugs.
- B. warning/take

3. He's not in the habit **of telling/to take** lies, but he had to make up an excuse to take the afternoon off for his job interview.
- A. of telling/to take

4. We haven't yet decided when **to hold/know** a meeting, so we'll let you know as soon as we've fixed a date.
- A. to hold/know

5. It is his ability **to communicate** well that makes him a great teacher.
- C. to communicate

6. We should appreciate **living/to ease** in the 20th century when we have so many appliances easing the hardships of our lives.
- B. living/to ease

7. You don't appear **to have understood/to explain** the formula. Do you want me to explain it once more?
- C. to have understood/to explain

8. My mother won't allow anyone **to enter/vacuuming** the living room until she finishes vacuuming.
- B. to enter/vacuuming

9. As Sheila is moving house on Monday, she's asked me **to help/pack** her belongings.
- C. to help/pack

10. I was worried about my sister's **getting/wondering** how she'd cope with it.
- B. getting/wondering

11. Innocent people deserve **to be protected** from the gunmen and thieves in the area.
- A. to be protected

12. The first boss **to make/work** all the employees overtime was James Drilldown.
- A. to make/work

13. **To be/to eat** quite truthful with you, the meal you made was too awful to eat.
- A. To be/to eat

14. There are many other problems **to be tackled/doing** before we start doing anything.
- C. to be tackled/doing