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Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each
sentence.
1/ Can you get the teacher ______ us less homework?
a. give b. giving c. to give d. her giving
2/ “Mary hasn’t been feeling well lately.” – “Yes, we want _________ by a doctor.”
a. him to examine b. that he be examined
c. him to be examined d. he is examined
3/ “How did you travel so cheaply in Europe?”
– “We reduced our expenses by taking the train and _____ in inexpensive restaurants.”
a. eat b. to eat c. eating d. ate
4/ “Your homemade ice cream is so good. What’s your secret?”
– “_____ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.”
a. For make b. to make c. Making d. Make
5/ “I’d like to go bowling tonight.”
“Don’t forget we’ve already made plans _______ to dinner at the Calhoun’s’ ”
A. to go b. going c. for go d. go
6/ “Why are you mad, Katherine?” – “That traffic jam _____ be late.”
A. made us B. caused us C. had us to D. forced us
7/ “My mother says I can’t marry Jim” – “ She should let ______ your own mind.”
A. you make up B. that you make up c. you to make up D. you making up
8/ I can’t open the top of this apple juice.” – “________ it.”
A. Mark have to do B. Make Mark to do
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C. Have Mark do D. Have Mark done
9/ I can hear a cat ______ at the widow.
A. scratching B. scratches C. to scratch D. was scratching
10/ “Why do the police want to talk to you ?”
– “ Because we saw the money _____ last night.”
A. stealing B. been stolen C. stole D. stolen
11. I enjoy ———— to the park on summer evenings.
A. to go B. going C. being gone D. go
12. Don’t forget ———— home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called
13. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my phone number
———–. The process was easier than I expected it to be.
A. change B. changed C. to change D. changing
14. Jean should seriously consider ———- an actress. She is a very talented performer.
A. to become B. become C. becoming D. will become
15. —- television to the exclusion of all other activities si not a healthy habit for a growing child.
A. To be watched B. Being watched C. Watching D. Watch
16. After their children had grown up. Mr. and Mrs. Sills decided ————- to a condominium in
the city. They’s never been sorry.
A. to have moved B. moving C. move D. to move
17. I truly appreciated ———— to give the commencement address, but I wasn’t able to accept
the honor because of a previous commitment.
A. asking B. to have asked C. to ask D. having been asked
18. The store manager caught the cashier ———— money from the cash register and promptly
called the police. They discovered that it had been going on for a long time.
A. to sneak B. sneaking C. to have sneaked D. being sneaked
19. My roommate’s handwriting is very bad, so he had me —his paper for him last night.
A. to type B. type C. to have typed D. boil
20. The municipal authorities advised ——— all drinking water during the emergency.
A. to boil B. to be boiled C. boiling D. boi