Gerunds and Infinitives Advanced Level Test - Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers)

This fourth gap fill test contains 25 multiple choice

questions on the topic of gerunds and infinitives of 5. 5. Your proposals deserve _____ in detail.
English grammar. Both English learners and ESL teachers
can use this online exercise as a revision to check the A) being considered
knowledge of gerunds and infinitives. B) considered
C) to have considered
1. D) having considered
1. ______as severely obese, a person must have a E) to be considered
body mass index of roughly 100 Pounds or
more overweight for an average adult man.

A) To classify
6. 6. My brother and I meant ____ some studying last
B) Classified
night, but Alicia called and we both spent half an
C) To be classified hour on the phone.
D) Being classified
E) Classifying A) doing
B) to have done
C) to do
D) to have been doing
E) to be done
2. 2. _____ a little bit of history, it was thought to be
impossible in any computer system _____ a window
with a functioning channel.

A) To have given / to have

7. 7. The American government has considered _____ a
B) Giving / having
new group of troops to Iraq.
C) To give/to have
D) Given / having A) send
E) To be giving / to have B) sending
C) to send
D) to have sent
E) to be sent

3. 3. For more severe illnesses, medication is likely _____

but this may be supplemented with psychotherapy.

A) to be needed
8. 8. Her refusal_____ the violence left her open to the
B) to need charge of positive support for the campaign.
C) to have needed
D) to have been needed A) to condemn
E) being needed B) condemning
C) being condemned
D) to be condemned
E) to have condemned

4. 4. We regret _____ that all buses to Nottingham will

experience delays due to bad weather conditions.

A) announcing
9. 9. A new tax that is thought _____ protests_____ soon.
B) to announce
C) to have announced A) to have caused / have been introduced
D) to have been announced B) to cause / will be introduced
E) to be announced C) to be causing / has introduced
D) to have caused / introduces
E) to be causing / is introduced

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14. 14. Studies that are under development aim _____

leaders _____ an assortment of public and private
responses related to housing and government
10. 10 ._____ the impact of educational options, performance.
researchers took into account the fact that students
participating in school choice were likely _____ from A) helping / to strengthen
nonparticipants in terms of motivation.
B) to help / strengthening
A) Estimating / to have differed C) to be helped / strengthened
B) To estimate/to differ D) to help / strengthen
C) Estimated / differing E) help / to strengthen
D) To be estimated / to differ
E) Having estimated / being differed

15. 15. To help a Palestinian state____ the challenges in

some areas, the new state was estimated_____ at
least $33 billion in private capital investment over
11. 11. The first boss____ all the employees _____ late in the first ten years of statehood.
the workshop was James Drilldown.
A) to be met / to require
A) to make / stay B) meet / to have required
B) to make / staying C) to meet / requiring
C) made / stayed D) meeting / to be required
D) to have made / stayed E) meet / to require
E) making / staying

16. 16. In the grand drama of geologic time,

12. 12. Some contractors in Iraq_____ ______ deceptive, paleontologists have seen countless species_____
bait-and-switch hiring practices and charging and______the stage.
recruiting fees that indebted low-paid migrant
workers. A) enter / exit
B) to be entering / exitting
A) find / using
C) entered / exitted
B) are found / used
D) being entered / exitted
C) were found / to be used
E) to have entered / exitted
D) have been found / using
E) found / to have been used

17. 17. It is unreasonable______the returns for a

13. 13. We suggest some ways to overcome the
challenges, from _____ state bureaucracies to _____
public awareness that investment shouldn’t be
justified on their academic benefits alone.
A) reorganizing / raising
B) reorganizing / to raise
C) being reorganized / being raised
D) having reorganized / having raised
E) reorganized / raised
program serving a disadvantaged population______
when the same program serves a broader population.
A) to expect / to be matched
B) expecting / to match
C) to be expected / to be matched
D) expecting / matching
E) to be expecting 7 to have matched

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18. 18. We have to plan ahead and recognize what we 21. 21 ._____ quite truthful with you, the meal you made
need _____ _____ the potential damage and loss. was too awful_____ .

A) to do / to limit A) To have been / to eat

B) doing / limiting B) To be / to be eating
C) to do / limit C) Being / eat
D) to have done / to limit D) To be / to have eaten
E) to do / limited E) To be / to be eaten

19. 19. During the 17th century, people left England 22. 22. When infected by extremism, local insurgencies
__from religious persecution. become more violent, difficult_____ , and likely _____
out and spread.
A) to be escaping
B) to have escaped A) to be defeating / to (ash
C) escaping B) defeating / to have lashed
D) to escape C) to have defeated / to be lashed
E) escape D) defeating / being lashed
E) to defeat / to lash

20. 20 ._____ a strong country means _ a leader in your

field among the neighbourhood. 23. 23. In the 1930s, physicists devised machines for
_____ subatomic particles by electromagnetic forces
A) To be /to be and making them ___ _ faster and faster.
B) To have been 7 being
A) pushing / going
C) Being / being
B) having pushed / to go
D) To be / to have been
C) pushing/go
E) Being / to be
D) being pushed / go
E) pushing / gone

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24. 24. New Jersey became the first state in decades_____ 25. 25. The World Health Organisation, trying to attract
the death penalty as Governor Corzine signed a attention to the threat, has called on governments
measure _____ what he called "state-endorsed _____ their pandemic plans _____ the health
killing." consequences.

A) to repeal / to end A) update / to minimise

B) repealing / to have ended B) updating / minimising
C) having repealed / ending C) to have updated/to minimise
D) to repeal / being ended D) to be updating / minimise
E) being repealed / to end E) to update / to minimise

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Answer Key:

1: C 14: D
2: C 15: E
3: A 16: C
4: B 17: A
5: E 18: A
6: C 19: D
7: B 20: C
8: A 21: E
9: B 22: E
10: B 23: C
11: A 24: A
12: D 25: E
13: A

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