Choose the best answer.

1.      Do you mind .................... to John ask him ............................ us?

   A) speaking/ to help     B) to speak/ help                C) speak/ help                     D) speaks/ to help

2.      I’ll begin ........................... this novel later.

   A) read                          B) to reading                      C) reading                           D) to read

3.      Please stop ................................... me in the middle of the sentence.

   A) interrupt                   B) to interrupt                    C) interrupting                    D) interrupts

4.My brother gave up ................................. two years ago.

   A) smokes                     B) smoke                             C) to smoke                         D) smoking

5.      We arranged ..................... the scientists here.

   A) met                           B) to meet                          C) meeting                          D) meet

6.      I wish .................. the principal at my school.

   A) see                            B) to see                             C) seeing                             D) saw

7.      My girl friend is afraid of  ................. out alone when it gets dark.

   A) goes                          B) to go                               C) going                              D) go

8.      He continues ....................... after his illness. But now, he is having stomachache.

   A) working                    B) to work                           C) worked                           D) works

9.      I’d like ......................... there .......................... my girlfriend’s parents.

   A) go/ see                     B) to go/ to see                   C) going/ seeing                 D) goes/ seen

10.  Would you like ........................ to the party with us?

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

11.  I was very tired. I tried .......................... my eyes open, but I couldn’t.

   A) keep                         B) kept                                C) keeping                           D) to keep

12.  I want ............. a pair of shoes in this shop, but I need to try ....................... them.

   A) buy/ to wear                 B) to buy/ to wear     C) buying/ wearing                            D) to buy/ wearing