Infinitive, Gerund, Participle

1. I didn’t expect our history teacher _____ us 10. I’ve been revising all day and I only stopped
so much homework. for half an hour _____ lunch!
A. giving A. to have
B. give B. having
C. to give C. to having
D. to giving D. have
2. Do you remember _____ to school for the 11. Mr.Anderson refused _____ the policeman
very first time? into his house.
A. go A. allowing
B. to go B. to allowing
C. of going C. that he allowed
D. going D. to allow
3. I started doing my homework when I got 12. The explanation _____ for the problems
home from school but I stopped _____ my favourite didn’t satisfy anybody.
show. A. giving
A. watch B. which gave
B. to watch C. given
C. watching D. having given
D. from watching 13. Eventually, William agreed _____ his teacher
4. Please don’t forget _____ your essays during what he had behind his back.
Friday’s lesson. A. that he shows
A. handing in B. with showing
B. to hand in C. to show
C. hand in D. on showing
D. to handing in 14. Somehow, he managed _____ the locked door
5. Our teacher made the whole class _____ after without _____ it.
the lesson because we had been so noisy. A. to open / damaged
A. staying B. opening / damaging
B. to stay C. to open / damaging
C. for staying D. opening / to damage
D. stay 15. _____ alcohol with medication causes
6. “What was Derek’s reaction to the serious health issues _____.
accusation?”. “Well, he denied _____ anywhere near A. Taking / to occur
the house at the time.” B. To take / occurring
A. being C. Taking / occurring
B. to be D. To take / to occurring
C. be 16. The text was too long for me _____ on my
D. of being own so I asked Steve _____ me with it.
7. I can’t help _____ that Charlotte would look A. to translate / helped
better if she lost some weight. B. translating / to helping
A. to think C. to translate / to help
B. thinking D. translating / help
C. to thinking 17. I'd rather _____ a new television because it's
D. think not worth _____ such an old TV set repaired.
8. Did you remember _____ Cheryl to bring her A. bought / to have
CD player tomorrow night? B. buy / having
A. to ask C. to buy / to having
B. asking D. buying / have
C. to asking 18. Our caravan is big enough for the four of us
D. ask _____ in comfortably for a week.
9. After finishing her course, Rachel went on A. travel
_____ a well-known lawyer. B. having travelled
A. to become C. travelling
B. becoming D. to travel
C. to becoming 28. They don't allow _____ the building until
 D. become they have finished _____it.
19. Mum thinks my hair needs _____ but I don't A. entering / renovating
want _____ it cut yet. B. to enter / renovating
A. having cut / getting C. entering / having renovated
B. cutting / to get D. to enter / renovate
C. being cut / to getting 29. I'd prefer _____ for the next bus rather than
D. to cut / to get travel on a crowded one because I have difficulty
20. What do you suggest _____ after work today _____ up for long.
_____ some fun? A. waiting / to stand
A. to do / to having B. to wait / standing
B. doing / to have C. wait / in standing
C. to do / had D. to be waiting / stand
D. doing / having 30. Will you stop _____ with your fingers? I'm
21. I think I've lost my coat button trying _____ trying _____ on my work.
on the bus in that crowd, so I need _____ one that A. tapping / concentrating
matches the others. B. to tap / to concentrating
A. getting / finding C. having tapped / concentrated
B. to get / to find D. tapping / to concentrate
C. get / find 31. People _____ from dyslexia have problems,
D. to getting / to have found _____ to read and write.
22. I will never forget _____ in that snowstorm A. suffering / learning
for hours. B. to have suffered / to learn
A. driven C. suffering / learnt
B. to be driving D. to suffer / being learnt
C. driving 32. Obsessive people can't help _____ a particular
D. to drive activity over and over again.
23. The Himalayas are known _____ for the past A. having been doing
fifty million years. B. having done
A. to have been rising C. doing
B. to rise D. to do
C. having risen 33. I didn’t hear you _____ in. You must have
D. having been rising been very quiet.
24. They seemed _____ about us because they A. come
kept _____ at us while they were talking. B. to come
A. gossip / to have been looking C. have come
B. to have been gossiping / to look D. came
C. to gossip / looked 34. _____ this article you have to use a
D. to be gossiping / looking dictionary, the article is very difficult.
25. It's no use _____ advice on how _____ A. Having been translated
something when it's already been done. B. To translate
A. giving / doing C. Translated
B. given / to have done D. Being translated
C. giving / to do 35. The interest in this problem appears _____.
D. to give / doing A. growing
26. It took him some time _____ _____ damage B. grow
to the car. C. to be grown
A. admit / to cause D. to be growing
B. to admit / to causing 36. I’m tired. I’d rather _____ out this evening, if
C. having admitted / causing you don’t mind.
D. admitting / caused A. not going
27. I don't think it will be easy for me _____ used B. not to go
_____ on the left in Britain. C. don’t go
A. getting / driving D. not go
B. to be getting / to drive
C. having got / driven 47. We stopped _____ something to eat at a small
D. to get / to driving café just next to the freeway.
 A. getting
37. What makes him _____ so high of himself? B. to get
A. to think C. get
B. thinking D. had got
C. think 48. You can never give up _____ about how you
D. to have thought can do things better.
38. My secretary won’t allow you _____ again. A. to think
A. have interrupted B. having thought
B. to be interrupted C. to have thought
C. interrupts D. thinking
D. interrupt 49. Kate wants _____ a teacher because she
39. You had better _____ her the truth. enjoys _____ with children.
A. have told A. to be / working
B. to tell B. being / to work
C. telling C. to be / to work
D. tell D. being / working
40. We regret _____ you that tonight’s 50. When _____ the scientific articles she gets
performance will be cancelled. much useful information.
A. informing A. having read
B. inform B. reading
C. to inform C. read
D. being informed D. being read
41. Nick hates _____, so he often eats out. 51. The history _____ in this book is of great
A. having cooked interest.
B. cooking A. mentioned
C. to be cooking B. being mentioned
D. to cook C. having mentioned
42. She stopped _____, closed the book, laid it on D. having been mentioned
the table, turned off the light. 52. _____ the translation of this book he published it.
A. to be reading A. Finishing
B. to read B. Being finished
C. to have been reading C. To finish
D. reading D. Having finished
43. I’ll never forget _____ my favourite film star 53. _____ the results, she arrived at some
last year. conclusions.
A. to meet A. To summarize
B. meet B. To have summarized
C. meeting C. Having summarized
D. to have met D. Being summarized
44. There’s no point _____ me. I have no idea 54. All the books _____ from the library must be
what’s wrong with Alan. returned next week.
A. ask A. taking
B. in asking B. having taken
C. in being asked C. taken
D. to be asked D. having been taken
45. He would like _____ jobs because he doesn’t 55. When I opened the door, I saw the girl _____
enjoy _____ outside in bad weather. on the sofa.
A. to change / being A. sat
B. changing / to be B. sitting
C. to change / to be C. having sat
D. changing / being D. having been sat
46. She was aware of not _____ for some time.
A. to eat
B. eating
C. having eaten
D. have eaten
56. _____ the English language well, she can
translate any books.
A. Having known
B. Having been known
C. Knowing
D. Know
57. Measures _____ to improve the situation were
insufficient.
A. taking
B. having taken
C. having been taken
D. taken
58. She saw Mike _____ the building.
A. left
B. leaving
C. having left
D. be leaving
59. _____ a good specialist, he was able to fulfill
this work in time.
A. To be
B. Having been
C. Been
D. Being
60. _____ this part, he became a famous actor.
A. Having performed
B. To perform
C. Performing
D. Performed