1. They refused ______ to Tim’s proposal. They decided ______ their work. A. to listen / continuing B. to listen / to continue C. listening / to conti

1. They refused ______ to Tim’s proposal. They decided ______ their work.
A. to listen / continuing B. to listen / to continue
C. listening / to continue D. listening / continuing
2. I enjoy ______ to a number of programs on the radio. I am also fond of ______ novels.
A. to listen / to read B. listening / reading
C. to listen / reading D. listening / to read
3. No one will leave the classroom until the guilty student admits ______ the money.
A. steal B. stealing C. to steal D. stolen
4. Jack Anderson was caught ______ a match at the time of the fire. He was accused of
______ the fire.
A. to hold / set B. held / setting C. holding / to set D. holding /
setting
5. I cannot imagine you ______ married to Peter. He might make you ______ unhappy.
A. to get / are B. get / being C. got / to be D. getting / be
6. Her boss promised ______ her a raise because she never minds ______ the night shift.
A. offering / work B. offered / to work C. to offer / working D. offer / worked
7. He disagrees ______ a new car. He prefers ______ by bus to by car.
A. to buy / travel B. buying / to travel C. to buy / travelling D. bought /
traveled
8. The questions are easy ______ We hope ______ high scores.
A. to answer / to get B. answering / to get C. to answer / getting D. answered / got
9. The man asked me how ______ to the airport. He said he had to ______ the 9.00 plane to
Paris.
A. getting / taken B. to get / take C. got / taking D. get / took
10. You were the last one ______ the office. Did you see anyone ______ the building?
A. leaving / to enter B. to leave / enter C. left / entering D. leave / entered
11. It is no use ______ the car. It would be cheaper ______ a new one.
A. repair / bought B. repaired / buy C. to repair / buying D. repairing / to
buy
12. She wanted ______ home, but her boss made her ______ until the work was finished.
A. to go / staying B. go / stayed C. going / to stay D. to go / stay
13. I will make an effort ______
A. stopping smoking B. stop smoke C. to stop smoking D. stop smoking
14. I am not sure if I have met Mr. Martino, but I remember ______ his name.
A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. heard
15. He will never forget ______ so much money and time on his first computer. He bought it
two years ago and managed ______ on it himself.
A. spending / to work B. to spend / working
C. spent / work D. spend / worked
16. When I lived with my parents, they did not let me ______ TV at night. I was made ______
a lot.
A. watching / study B. watched /studying C. watch / to study D. to watch /
studied
17. If the printer does not work, try ______ everything off and then ______ again.
A. to turn / to start B. to turn / starting C. turning / to start D. turning /
starting
18. – Are you thinking of ______ London?
– Oh, yes. I look forward to ______ my vacation there next summer.
A. being visited / spending B. visit / spend
C. visiting / spend D. visiting / spending
19. Everyone likes ______ when they have succeeded ______ something.
A. being congratulated / for doing B. being congratulated / in doing
C. be congratulating / do D. to be congratulated / to do
20. The police charged him ______ at a wrong space.
A. park B. to park C. parking D. with parking
21. The workers in our company have raised an objection ______ overtime.
A. to work B. to working C. working D. worked
22. We have discussed ______ a new house, but there is no point ______ further.
A. buying / talking B. to buy / talk
C. about buying / to talk D. buy / talked
23. You can open it ______ the wrapping paper.
A. remove B. to remove C. removing D. by removing
24. He recommended that we ______ overnight at a hotel, but we felt like ______ our journey.
A. to stay / continued B. stayed / continue C. stay / continuing D. staying/to
continue
25. It is twelve o’clock. We should stop ______ lunch. We will go on ______ our work by
5pm.
A. having / finish B. have / finishing C. to have / to finish D. had / finished
26. He warned me ______ all my money in that company.
A. not to invest B. do not invest C. did not invest D. not investing
27. I regret ______ the lecture, which was not worth ______
A. attending / to listen B. to attend / listening
C. to attend / to listen D. attending / listening
28. The teacher expected Sarah ______ harder. He gave her a lot of homework ______
A. studied / do B. studying / done C. study / doing D. to study / to
do
29. Do you know what ______ if there is a fire in the shop where you go ______
A. doing / to shop B. to do / shopping C. do / shop D. do / shopped
30. This advertisement needs ______. We will have Peter ______ it.
A. to redesign / doing B. redesigning / do
C. redesigned / did D. redesign / to do
31. I remember ______ John promised ______, but now he was nowhere ______
A. hearing / to come / to be seen B. hear / coming / being seen
C. hearing / to come / to see D. to hear / come / been seen