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Test Your English

Choose Gerund or Infinitive.
1.  Is there anything in that new magazine worth _________?
A. reading                  B. to read
2.  Although I was in a hurry, I stopped ________ to him.
A. talking                   B. to talk
3.  She really must quit _________.
A. smoking                B. to smoke
4.  Would you mind __________ the door?
A. closing                  B. to close
5.  You should remember __________ him. He’ll be at home.
A. phoning                B. to phone
6.  All parts of Prague seem _________ to different epochs.
A. belonging              B. to belong
7.  Do you enjoy ________?
A. swimming             B. to swim
8.  Why have you stopped? Go on __________.
A. reading                  B. to read
9.  The teacher asked some questions and went on _________ us about the climate of England.
A. telling                    B. to tell
10.  When we had finished ______, the waiter brought the bill.
A. eating                    B. to eat
11.  My elder brother entered the college, and I hope ______ it too.
A. entering                 B. to enter
12.  My car badly needs servicing, and Tom offered ______ me with it.
A. helping                  B. to help
13.  Avoid ________ and you will shortly feel better.
A. overeating             B. to overeat
14.  I can’t help _________ about that awful accident.
A. thinking                B. to think
15.  The Adams want ________ for London this week.
A. leaving                  B. to leave
16.  I’ll always remember _________ you for the first time.
A. meeting                 B. to meet

Answers: 1. A; 2. B; 3. A; 4. A; 5. B; 6. B; 7. A; 8. A; 9. B; 10. A; 11. B; 12. B; 13. A; 14. A; 15. B; 16. A

Choose Gerund or Infinitive.
1.  Stop _________ so much noise!
A. to make                 B. making          C. make
2.  I’m looking forward _________ you.
A. meeting                 B. to meet          C. to meeting
3.  She avoided _________ my question.
A. answering             B. to answer       C. answer
4.  He went on _________ even though no one was listening.
A. to talk                   B. talking           C. talk
5.  I remember _________ the door as I left the apartment.
A. to lock                  B. locking          C. locking/to lock
6.  The doctor suggested _________ two aspirin.
A. to take                   B. being taken    C. taking
7.  I tried _____________ as clearly as possible.
A. to explain              B. being explained   C. explaining
8.  Jason’s low test scores kept him from _______________ to the university.
A. to be admitted       B. being admitted    C. admitting
9.  We considered _______________ after breakfast.
A. to go swimming    B. going to swim
C. going swimming
10.  Jack made me _________ as soon as possible.
A. to promise to call  B. promise to call
C. promise calling
11.  Jane had the waiter _________ her some tea.
A. to bring                 B. bringing         C. bring
12.  My parents wouldn’t let me _________ up late when I was a child.
A. stay                       B. to stay           C. staying
13.  The students got the teacher _________ class early.
A. to dismiss              B. dismissing     C. dismiss
14.  I’m sorry I never graduated. I’ve always regretted not ______ college.
A. to finish                B. finish             C. having finished
15.  I didn’t expect _________ to his party
A. be invited              B. to be invited  C. being invited
16.  Are you sure you told me? I don’t recall ________________ about it.
A. having been told   B. having told    C. to have been told
17.  I seem ________________ a cold.
A. to have caught      B. to catch         C. having caught
18.  I appreciated ________________ to your home.
A. be invited              B. being invited C. to be invited
19.  I appreciate _____________ the opportunity to meet my boss yesterday.
A. have had               B. to have had   C. having had
20.  Jane is fortunate ________________ a scholarship last month.
A. being given           B. to have been given
C. to be given

Answers: 1. B; 2. C; 3. A; 4. B; 5 B; 6 C; 7. A; 8. B; 9. C; 10. B; 11. C; 12. A; 13. A; 14. C; 15. B; 16. A; 17. A; 18. B; 19. C; 20. B

Vladimir Pavlov ,
Moscow State Academy of Business Administration