Choose the best answer for each sentence below: Choose the best answer for each sentence below: 1. They should postpone _________ for another week or so. A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left 2. He noticed two thieves _________ out of a house. A. to come B. are coming C. in coming D. come 3. She couldn’t bear _________ tears when she saw the film “Romeo and Juliet”. A. shed B. to shed C. shedding D. sheds 4. Ann likes _________ but she hates _________ up. A. cook / washing B. to cook / wash C. cooking / washed D. cooking / washing 5. It’s no use _________ him. A. helping B. to help C. help D. helps 6. I enjoy _________ to classical music. A. listening B. to listen C. listens D. listen 7. I really regret _________ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question. A. hurt B. to hurt C. hurting D. hurts 8. He’ll try _________ the same mistake again. A. not make B. to not make C. not making D. not to make 9. Would you mind _________ me a newspaper? A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought 10. Would you like _________ the next dance with me? A. to have B. having C. has D. had 11. I hate him _________ friends with those guys. A. make B. to make C. making D. made 12. Did you remember _________ Ann? – Oh, no. I completely forgot it.- 2 - A. phone B. to phone C. phoning D. phoned 13. Does the city government intend _________ anything about pollution? A. do B. to do C. doing D. did 14. They finished _________ and then they wanted _________ out for pleasure. A. learn / to go B. to learn / go C. learnt / goes D. learning / to go 15. When you see Tom, remember _________ him my regards. A. give B. to give C. giving D. given 16. I hope _________ that tiring work again. A. not do B. not to do C. not doing D. to not do 17. They postpone _________ an Element School for the lack of finance. A. built B. to build C. building D. builds 18. It’s no use _________ him. He never allows anybody _________ advice. A. advise / give B. to advise / to give C. advising / giving D. advising / to give 19. Are his ideas worth _________ to? A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. listened 20. He always avoids _________ me in the streets. A. meet B. to meet C. met D. meeting 21. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late. A. take B. to take C. taking D. took 22. Do you agree _________ me some money? A. lend B. to lend C. lending D. lent 23. Tom refuses _________ his address. A. give B. giving C. to give D. gave 24. The passengers asked her how _________ to the police station? A. to get B. getting C. got D. get 25. My friends arranged _________ to the airport in time. A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met 26. Do you plan _________ out or _________ at home at this weekend? A. go / stay B. to go / stay C. going / stay D. to go / staying 27. I dislike _____ in line. - So do I. That’s why I prefer ___ at night when there are fewer people. A. wait / shop B. to wait / shopping C. waiting / shopping D. waiting / to shop- 3 - 28. He continued _________ after his illness. A. worked B. work C. to working D. working 29. My watch’s hands keeps _________. A. stopping B. to stop C. stopped D. stop 30. Have you ever watched people _________ _________ fish? A. try / catch B. to try / catching C. trying / to catch D. tried / caught 31. My grandfather is used to _________ up early in the morning. A. getting B. to get C. get D. got 32. Don’t forget _________ her message when you see her. A. give B. to give C. giving D. gave 33. I can’t help _________ his opinions. A. consider B. to consider C. considering D. considered 34. You should try _________ any shirts you want to buy. A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. wears 35. He used to fall asleep without _________ his shoes off. A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken 36. I stopped ______ about her illness and went on _______ you about all her other problems. A. to talk / telling B. to talk / to tell C. talking /to tell D. talk / tell 37. I’d love _________ coat like that. A. have B. to have C. having D. has 38. I intend _________ her what I think. A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told 39. Every hour I stop ____________ a little rest. A. working / to have B. to work / to have C. working / having D. to work / having 40. You should give up _________ right now if you want _________ longer. A. smoke / lived B. to smoke / living C. smoking / to live D. smoked / live 41. Students stopped _________ noise when the teacher came in. A. make B. to make C. making D. made 42. When you see her, don’t forget _________ her my postcards. A. give B. to give C. giving D. given 43. Don’t forget _________ her the message when you see him.- 4 - A. give B. to give C. giving D. gave 44. He spends hours _________ to repair his car. A. try B. to try C. trying D. tries 45. I remember _________ you somewhere last month. A. met B. to meet C. meet D. meeting 46. Mary agreed _________ to the circus with Ann. A. went B. to go C. going D. goes 47. Mike is considering _________ a new car. A. bought B. to buy C. buying D. buys 48. It’s no use _________ his opinion. A. asking B. to ask C. ask D. asks 49. Mrs. Green prefers _________ TV to _________ to the cinema. A. watching / go B. to watch / going C. watching / going D. watches / go 50. She expects _________ him tomorrow, but I look forward to _________ him right away. A. see / see B. to see / see C. see / seeing D. to see / seeing 51. She should avoid _________ other people’s feeling. A. hurting B. to hurt C. hurt D. hurts 52. The soil needs _________ immediately. A. fertilize B. to fertilize C. fertilizing D. fertilized 53. They advise me _________ a raincoat. A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. wore 54. You need _________ these plants as soon as possible. A. fertilize B. to fertilize C. fertilizing D. fertilizes 55. You’d better _________ what you think in front of the conference. A. say B. to say C. saying D. said 56. He always tries _________ _________ there _________ her. A. delaying / coming / meet B. to delay / to come / to meet C. delaying / come / meeting D. to delay / coming / to meet 57. There is nothing _________ this situation to her. A. hide B. to hide C. hiding D. hidden 58. I regret _________ able to attend your birthday party yesterday. A. not to be B. to not be C. not be D. not being- 5 - 59. Thank you for _________ me such a warm message. A. send B. to send C. sending D. sent 60. She detests _________ all day with strangers. A. chatting B. to chat C. to chatting D. chat 61. Can you _________ Chinese? A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoke 62. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late. A. take B. to take C. taking D. took 63. We enjoy _________ here and _________ all your news. A. be / hear B. to be / to hear C. being / hear D. is / hearing 64. Ask your friends about your homework. He would be able _________ you. A. help B. helped C. helping D. to help 65. Please try _________ quiet when you come home. A. be B. to be C. being D. been 66. I don’t like anybody _________ at me. A. shout B. to shout C. shouting D. shouted 67. Do you agree _________ me a hand? A. give B. to give C. giving D. given 68. Would you like _________ to the cinema with us tomorrow evening? A. to come B. come C. coming D. came 69. Pupils started _________ the lesson yesterday. A. write B. to write C. writing D. written 70. I like _________ school by bus, but I hate _________ in the rain and wait for it. A. go / to stand B. to go / stand C. going / standing D. went / stood 71. Does your sister like _________? A. cooks B. cooking C. to be cooked D. being cooked 72. This girl can’t bear _________ alone. A. am B. to be C. being D. been 73. My uncle has given up _________. A. to smoke B. smoke C. smokes D. smoking 74. Do you mind _________ to John ask him _________ us? A. speaking / to help B. to speak / help C. speak / help D. speaks / to help- 6 - 75. I’ll begin _________ this novel later. A. read B. to reading C. reading D. to be reading 76. Please stop _________ me in the middle of the sentence. A. interrupt B. to interrupt C. interrupting D. interrupts 77. My brother gave up _________ two years ago. A. smokes B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoking 78. Did you miss _________ her yesterday? A. to see B. saw C. see D. seeing 79. We arranged _________ the scientists here. A. met B. to meet C. meeting D. meet 80. I wish _________ the principal at my school. A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw 81. My girl friend is afraid of _________ out alone when it gets dark. A. goes B. to go C. going D. go 82. He continues _________ after his illness. But now, he is having stomachache. A. working B. to work C. worked D. works 83. I’d like _________ there _________ my girlfriend’s parents. A. go / see B. to go / to see C. going / seeing D. goes / seen 84. Would you like _________ to the party with us? A. come B. to come C. coming D. came 85. I was very tired. I tried _________ my eyes open, but I couldn’t. A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep 86. 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 87. We have to go _________ this morning. A. shopping B. shopped C. being shopped D. to be shopped 88. He spent hours trying _________ the clock. A. repair B. to repair C. repairing D. repairs 89. It’s no use _________ for her arrival. A. wait B. to wait C. waiting D. waits 90. Is there anything worth _________ here? A. buy B. to buy C. buys D. buying 91. The biologist doesn’t allow us _________ in the laboratory.- 7 - A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked 92. Would you mind _________ your address on the back of this check? A. write B. to write C. writing D. written 93. I don’t enjoy _________ to the dentist’s. A. go B. to go C. going D. goes 94. I don’t regret _________ her what I thought even if it upset her. A. to tell B. told C. tell D. telling 95. Remember _________ Katie my greeting card when you see him. A. give B. to give C. giving D. gave 96. My friends has given up _________ and prefers _________ pork. A. drink / eat B. to drink / eating C. drinking / to eat D. drank / eat 97. I had to ask the boys _________ _________ billiards all the day. A. to stop / playing B. to stop / to play C. stopping / playing D. stops / to play 98. My teacher promised _________ me _________ for my next examination. A. help / prepare B. to help / prepare C. helping / to prepare D. helped / preparing 99. I would like him _________ _________ more English lessons. A. to start / take B. to start / taking C. starting / take D. starting / taking 100. I hate _________ _________ aloud without _________ the new words. A. practise / reading / learn B. to practise / to read / to learn C. practising / reading / learning D. practises / reading / to learn |