1.

I felt someone _____ me on the shoulder but when I turned round,

there was no-one there.
A) tapping B) to tap C) tapped D) tap

2. Look at that old man _____ to cross the road.

A) trying B) tries C) to try D) tried

3. I can feel something _____ up my leg.

A) crawling B) crawl C) to crawl D) crawls

4. I won’t waste time _____ to his letter.

A) reply B) to reply
C) replying D) to have replied

5. It’s high time we _____.

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

6. I’d rather _____ in tonight.

A) stayed B) stay C) to stay D) staying

7. There is no point in _____ with her.

A) to argue B) arguing
C) argued D) to have argued

8. I think we’d better _____.

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

9. Would you care _____ a look at my latest report?

A) having B) to have C) have D) had

10. She seems _____ better today.

A) to be feeling B) feeling C) feel D) felt

11. I daren’t _____ out after dark.

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

12. Passengers are forbidden _____ to the driver.

A) to talk B) talking C) talk D) talked

13. A: Won’t you stay? There is a good Japanese film on TV.

B: No thanks, I hate _____ Japanese films.
A) to watching B) watch
C) watching D) having watched

14. She is afraid of the dentist, so she always puts off _____ till the last
possible moment.
A) to go B) going C) go D) gone

15. I simply couldn’t resist _____ you to tell you the good news!
A) phoning B) to phone C) phone D) phoned

16. They were expected _____ back by eleven.

A) being B) been C) have been D) to be

17. We’ll get Robert _____ it.

A) delivers B) delivering C) to deliver D) deliver

18. Let’s not waste time _____ about this.

A) argue B) arguing
C) having argued D) to have argued

19. I went to the airport _____ to meet her, but she didn’t arrive.
A) to have expected B) expecting
C) to expect D) to be expected

20. _____ that I would be late for school,I took a taxi instead of a bus.
A) Thinking B) Thought C) To think D) To be thinking

21. A: Why does your sister bite her nails?

B: She doesn’t enjoy _____ them; she just can’t help _____ it.

A) bite / do B) biting / to do
C) biting / doing D) to bite / doing

22. You seem to be _____ problems with your washing machine.

A) have B) to have C) have had D) having

23. Susan _____ the mechanic _____ her car yesterday.

A) had / repair B) has / to repair
C) had / to repair D) having / repair

24. Richard is _____ the doctor _____ his chest.

A) to be having / examine B) to have / to examine
C) having / examine D) being had / to examine

25. The police are looking for a man with dark hair.
A _____ man is being sought by the police.
A) dark hair B) dark-haired
C) to have dark hair D) having dark hair

26. Living in London is expensive. It is expensive _____ in London.

A) to live B) living C) to have lived D) lived

27. She left without _____ goodbye.

A) to say B) said C) having said D) saying

28. I can’t forgive Tim’s _____ his promise.

A) to break B) breaking C) break D) broken

29. Will you come _____ with me?

A) to shopping B) to shop C) shopping D) shop

30. You must see their newly _____ supermarket.

A) decorating B) be decorated
C) decorated D) to be decorated

31. The boy _____ a blue jacket is an excellent tennis player.

A) worn B) wearing C) to be worn D) wears

32. The freshly _____ store is clean.

A) has been painted B) painted
C) painting D) to paint

33. She is the person whom you should see. She’s the person _____.
A) seeing B) should be seen
C) ought to see D) to see

34. The person who was driving the blue truck almost had an accident.
The person _____ the blue truck almost had an accident.
A) to drive B) to have driven
C) had been driving D) driving

35. Mr. Hopkins plans on ___ his students ___ the English test tomorrow.
A) to have / take B) having / take
C) having / to take D) to have / to take

36. Galileo is supposed _____ the telescope.

A) having invented B) have invented
C) to have invented D) to invent

37. She went into the kitchen _____ dinner ready.

A) getting B) to get C) get D) to have got

38. Can you tell me how _____ to the library?

A) getting B) to get C) got D) to have got

39. Do you want _____ something _____ now?

A) having / drinking B) to have / drinking
C) have / for drink D) to have / to drink

40. They were waiting _____ what the Premier had to say.
A) to hear B) heard C) to have heard D) hear

41. A: Did someone really write those words on the wall?

B: Yes, I actually saw them_____ on the wall.
A) written B) to write C) to be written D) writing

42. A: Did they play that song on the radio?

B: Well, I heard it _____ on the radio this morning.

A) play B) playing C) played D) to be played

43. I regret _____ you that you are to be dismissed next month.
A) inform B) to inform
C) informing D) having informed

44. I don’t regret _____ her what I thought, even if it upsets her.
A) tell B) to tell C) to have told D) telling

45. I tried _____ her flowers but it didn’t have any effect.
A) to send B) sending C) sent D) to be sent

46. I once tried _____ Spanish.

A) to learn B) learning C) have learned D) learnt

47. It was a tragedy that she was killed on her wedding-day.

To _____ was a tragedy.
A) killed on her wedding-day
B) have been killed on her wedding-day
C) being killed on her wedding-day
D) have killed on her wedding day

48. They should have shown me more consideration.

I ought _____.
A) been shown more consideration
B) be shown more consideration
C) to have been shown more consideration
D) to have shown more consideration

49. I remember _____ for the job, but t forgot the exact amount.
A) to be paid B) be paid C) being paid D) paid

50. I have to do a lot of work today. There is a lot of work _____.

A) done today B) to be done today
C) be done today D) being done today

51. You should give your baby Vitamin C. Vitamin C ought_____ to all
babies.
A) to give B) given C) be given D) to be given

52. Dust the furniture thoroughly. The furniture is _____ thoroughly.

A) dusted B) to be dusted
C) be dusted D) being dusted

53. I insist on _____ this small present as a token of my appreciation.

A) your accepting B) you to accept
C) yours accepting D) you accept

54. I wonder if Mary posted that letter.

A) Yes, I remembered her post it.
B) Yes, I remember her posting it.
C) Yes, I remember her to post it.
D) Yes, I remembered her to post it.

55. Did you notice the little boy _____ away?

A) take the candy and run
B) took the candy and ran
C) taking the candy and run
D) who is taking the candy and running

56. I bought a camera last year but I never use it. I _____ a record player
instead.
A) ought to buy B) should buy
C) must buy D) ought to have bought

57. _____ about his problem, Susan wrote Tom a letter.

A) Hearing B) Heard C) To hear D) To be heard

58. _____, Mrs. Young returned to the house.

A) Waiting tiredly B) For waiting
C) After tiring D) Tired of waiting

ANSWERS
1-A
2-A
3-A
4-C
5-C
6-B
7-B
8-D
9-B
10-A
11-B
12-A
13-C
14-B
15-A
16-D
17-C
18-B
19-B
20-A
21-C
22-D
23-A
24-C
25-B
26-A
27-D
28-B
29-C
30-C
31-B
32-B
33-D
34-D
35-B
36-C
37-D
38-B
39-D
40-A
41-A
42-C
43-B
44-D
45-B
46-A
47-B
48-C
49-C
50-B
51-D
52-B
53-A
54-B
55-A
56-D
57-A
58-D