21. Prices keep ......

these days
c. rising = Preturi mereu n cretere n aceste zile
22. He is not used ...... by night
a. to drive = El nu este folosit pentru a conduce vehicule de noapte
23. They look forward ...... from you soon
d. to hear
24. His boss hopes he will get used ......
a. to get up
d. to get up
25. She can't help ...... she is right
a. to feel
b. feeling
c. to feeling
d. feel
26. We woldn't like him ...... at once
a. leave
b. leaving
c. to leave
d. left
27. It's no use ...... at him
a. shouting
b. to shout
c. to shouting
d. shouted
28. She objected ...... overtime
a. working
b. work
c. have worked
d. to working
29. Please ring before ...... in
a. come
b. have come
c. coming
d. came

30. Would you mind ......?

a. repeat
b. repeated
c. repeating
d. to repeat
31. They will be surprised ...... you
a. with meeting
b. at meeting
c. meet
d. have met
32. I made him ...... my car
a. repaired
b. to repair
c. repair
d. have repaired
33. They'd better ...... old cars
a. to stop selling
b. they stopped selling
c. stop selling
d. them stop selling
34. He would rather ...... business with them
a. not to do
b. not did
c. not do
d. does not do
35. Why not ...... him to the trade fair?
a. to invite
b. invite
c. inviting
d. invited
36. Our car needs ......
a. be repaired
b. repair
c. repairing
d. repaired

37. It is worth ...... at the supermarket

a. to do shopping
b. do shopping
c. doing shopping
d. done shopping
38. They finally agreed ...... half the money in advance
a. paying
b. to pay
c. paid
d. having paid
39. It won't be any use ...... to borrow any more money
a. you try
b. your/you trying
c. to your trying
d. you tried
40. She couldn't resist ...... on the Internet
a. shop
b. to shop
c. shopping
d. to shopping
41. The police suspect him of ...... stolen goods
a. try to sell
b. trying to sell
c. try sell
d. try selling
42. This problem is too difficult ......
a. explain
b. to explain
c. explaining
d. having explained
43. Would you like to come with me?
a. Yes, I'd love
b. Yes, I'd love to
c. Yes, I would
d. Yes, I will

44. He is always the first ......

a. coming
b. comes
c. to come
d. came
45. He can't ...... TV now because there are no programmes today
a. watch
b. be awatching
c. have watched
d. have been watching
46. Tom prefers reading ......
a. to talking
b. to talk
c. than talking
d. having talked
47. I'd rather fly ......
a. to go by sea
b. than go by sea
c. to going by sea
d. than going by sea
48. I did nothing but ......
a. to agree
b. agree
c. agreed
d. agreeing
49. He could do nothing except ......
a. complaining
b. complained
c. complains
d. complain
50. They were charged ...... stolen goods
a. to have received
b. for received
c. for having received
d. with receiving

51. I apologize ...... before

a. for not write
b. not to write
c. for not writing
d. not having written
52. John used ...... cigarrettes
a. smoking
b. to smoke
c. having smoked
d. smoked
53. His ability ...... with people is his main asset
a. to get on
b. to getting on
c. in getting on
d. get on
54. He showed me ...... a cheque
a. to write
b. writing
c. write
d. how to write
55. Nothing would induce me ...... business with them
a. to doing
b. to do
c. to having done
d. do
56. You can't prevent him ...... his own money
a. to spend
b. from spending
c. spend
d. without spending
57. I appreciate ...... this opportunity
a. to be given
b. being given
c. to have given
d. given

58. "I regret having said it wasn't true" means

a. I was sorry that I said ...
b. I am sorry that I said ...
c. I am sorry that I must now say ...
d. I will be sorry that I said ...
59. "I paid him for translating my letter" means
a. I paid him after the translation
b. I paid him before the translation
c. I paid him do the translation
d. I paid him before doing the translation
60. "I don't remember posting the letter" means
a. must not forget
b. cant' recall, bring to mind the action
c. I don't post the letter
d. I didn't post the letter
61. "He forgot to come to the exam yesterday" means
a. He didn't come to the exam yesterday
b. He might have come to the exam
c. He must have come
d. He was unlikely to come
62. "I shall never forget passing this exam" means
a. I have never passed this exam
b. I will always have this memory
c. I shall never pass this exam
d. I shall have to pass this exam
63. "He was afraid to make his wife angry" means
a. This act frightened him
b. He didn't want to do this because he thought it would make her angry
c. He will be frightened
d. He can't be frightened
64. "He can't do business with you because he is afraid of disturbing his
partners" means
a. the thought of disturbing his partners frightens him, so he doesn't want to do
so

b. he doesn't want to do business with you because this fact might disturb his
business partners
c. he can do business with you
d. he is not afraid of his business partners
65. "I mean to work harder next year" means
a. I want to say I'll work harder
b. I am going to work harder
c. I might work harder
d. I must be working harder
66. "The transport strike meant their having to walk to work every day"
means
a. They intended to walk to work
b. They had to walk to work
c. They should have walked to work
d. They didn't need to walk to work
67. There'll be an opportunity ...... questions before ...... the lecture
a. of asking, hearing
b. to ask, hearing
c. of asking, hear
d. to ask, hearing
68. Don't keep me ...... long before ...... my question
a. waiting, answering
b. wait, answering
c. wait, answer
d. waiting, answer
69. I'd like ...... an opportunity ...... you again
a. to have, to meet
b. to have, of meeting
c. having, to meet
d. having, to meeting
70. Try ...... your suppliers ...... more reasonable
a. persuading, to be
b. to persuade, being
c. to persuade, to be
d. persuading, of being