Exercise 3. Complete the correct answer A, B, C or D.

1.   How much time do you spend _______ TV every day?     

A. watch                           B. to watch                C. watching               D. in watching

2.   I’d hate _______ the exams, so I’m doing my best.  

A. failing                          B. to fail                     C. fail                         D. failed

3.   I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.

A. to talk                          B. to talking              C. talking                   D. talk

4.   Could you help me _______ the kitchen? It’s a real mess! 

A. tidy                              B. tidied                     C. tidying                  D. with tidying

5.   Steven dislikes _______, so he usually takes a bus to work.         

A. to drive                       B. to be driven          C. be driven              D. driving

6.   Jane prefers _______ music than to listen to it.        

A. playing                       B. play                       C. to play                   D. played

7.   Marlene can’t wait _______ to the beach again.       

A. to go                            B. going                     C. for going               D. go

8.   I really regret _______ this computer – it’suseless. 

A. buy                              B. to buy                    C. buying                  D. for buying

9.   Your child needs _______ some weight. Tell him _______ less junk food and more exercise.

A. to lose – eat                B. to lose - to eat       C. losing - to eat       D. losing - eat

10. I would love _______ to your party! Thank you for inviting me.

A. come                            B. coming                  C. to come                 D. came

11. Does she fancy __________ a book to the younger children?

A. reads                     B. reading                  C. to read                  D. read

12. They enjoy __________ on Sundays.

A. knit                                    B. knitting                 C. knitted                  D. knitts

13. They love __________ with their friends.

A. hang out               B. ate out                   C. having eaten        D. to eat out

14. I prefer __________ people.

A. message                B. messaging            C. message                D. messages

15. They detest __________ so early in the morning.

A. getting up             B. get up                    C. to get up               D. gets up

16. Mai is into __________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.    

A. hearing                              B. playing                  C. listening                D. talking

17. My sister isn’t fond of ___________ because she’s not good at math.

A. doing puzzles                  B. doing puzzling                C. do puzzles           D. to do puzzles

18. You should avoid __________ too much TV. It's not good for your eyes.

A. seeing                                B. looking                  C. watching                           D. glancing

19. Nga is interested in __________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings.

A. building houses             B. to build houses                C. built houses         D. building a houses

20. Lan used to love ____ in front of the computer for hours but now she doesn't. She takes  part in a judo club.

A. using                                 B. sitting                    C. doing                     D. having

21. ________ DIY means you do yourself without the help of experts.

     A. Playing                        B. Doing                           C. Making                        D. Taking

22. Sue loves making ________. She can fold some animals, birds and flowers.

     A. crafts                            B. origami                        C. stamps                         D. bracelets

23. Melinda ________ hanging out because she is a sociable person.

     A. detests                         B. hates                             C. dislikes                        D. fancies