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Gerund - infinitive (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)
Book 1 Part B

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124. I expect that I’ll be able to pass my class this year.
I expect _____ my class this year.
A) to be able to pass
B) to be passed
C) passing
D) having passed
125. The child was punished _____ his tongue out his uncle.
A) for putting
B) to put
C) to be put
D) having put
126. A: Why didn’t you enjoy your holiday?
B: Well, _____ a long story short, the hotel was dirty and the food
_____ gave me incessant indigestion.
A) cutting / being served
B) to cut / serving
C) having cut / served
D) to cut / served
127. There will be a crisis if nothing is done _____ inflation.
A) for controlling
B) to control
C) to be controlled
D) control
128. I am against children _____ to school before they are six.
A) being sent
B) to send
C) to be sent
D) having been sent
129. She is very clever at _____ people _____ her ideas are their own.
A) making / to think
B) to make / thinking
C) making / think
D) being made / think
130. He hates _____ when he is having his after-lunch nap.
A) to disturb
B) being disturbed
C) to have disturbed
D) having been disturbed
131. We were made _____ a lot of boring history books at school.
A) read
B) reading
C) to read
D) having read
132. He’s the second man _____ in this way.
A) stabbing
B) having stabbed
C) to stab
D) to be stabbed
133. It’s stupid of you _____ so much.
A) smoked
B) smoking
C) to smoke
D) smoke
134. The woman _____ in the _____ house was screaming hysterically.
A) to be trapped / blazing
B) trapping / blazed
C) trapped / blazing
D) trapped / blazed
135. The drunkard spoke aggressively when _____ by the police to
accompany them to the police station.
A) asking
B) asked
C) having asked D) to be asked
136. Floods _____ away the bridge, the river was impassable,
A) to have carried
B) carrying
C) to be carried
D) having carried
137. We spent a very enjoyable evening _____ about old times.
A) talking
B) talked
C) having talked D) to talk
138. _____ their final check, the astronauts boarded their spacecraft.
A) Received
B) To be received
C) Having received
D) To have received
139. It’s no use _____ to him. He’s asleep.
A) to talk
B) talking
C) talk
D) having talked
140. Come in now. I’m sorry _____ you waiting so long.
A) keeping
B) to have kept
C) kept
D) had kept
141. He lost his interest, _____ to obtain promotion.
A) to fail
B) have failed
C) failing
D) having failed
142. The film was so terrifying that I could hardly bear _____ it.
A) watching
B) to watch
C) to be watching
D) to have watched
143. The police found the money _____ in a disused cottage house.
A) hidden
B) hiding
C) to have hidden D) hide
144. A job worth _____ is worth _____ well.
A) to do / doing B) doing / to do
C) doing / doing
D) to do / to do
145. Don’t stand there _____ nothing.
A) to do
B) doing
C) to have done D) being done
146. If I catch you _____ again, I’ll make you _____ in after school _____
some extra work.
A) cheating / to stay / to do
B) to cheat / to stay / to do
C) to cheat / stay / to do
D) cheating / stay / to do
147. This form is _____ in ink.
A) has been filled
B) to be filled
C) to fill
D) to have been filled
148. You mentioned _____ in a car accident last month.
A) to have been
B) to be
C) having been
D) to have
149. I’m annoyed about your _____ to phone me yesterday.
A) forgetting
B) forget
C) to forget
D) to have forgotten
150. Do you object to _____?
A) have smoked
B) be smoked
C) smoke
D) smoking
151. I’m not used to _____ up early.
A) got
B) have got
C) getting
D) to get
152. Every half hour he stops work _____ a cigarette.
A) to smoke
B) smoking
C) smoked
D) smoke
153. He advised me _____ a Renault.
A) buy
B) buying
C) bought
D) to buy
154. He advised _____ a Renault.
A) buy
B) buying
C) to buying
D) to buy
155. I got my friend _____ me to the airport.
A) to drive
B) driving
C) drive
D) driven
156. I had my friend _____ me to the airport.
A) to drive
B) driving
C) drive
D) driven
157. I had a hard time _____ his house.
A) find
B) to find
C) found
D) finding
158. Mary spent all day _____ ready to leave on vacation.
A) get
B) getting
C) to get
D) to be
159. When she needed a passport photo, she had her picture _____ by a
professional photographer.
A) taken
B) to be taken
C) take
D) taking
160. The main idea behind _____ a lot of buildings is _____ new office
blocks.
A) to demolish / to erect
B) demolishing / erect
C) demolishing / to erect
D) to demolish / erecting
161. Excuse me. Would you mind _____? It makes it impossible for me
to enjoy my meal.
A) my smoking
B) to have smoked
C) not smoking
D) not to smoke
162. _____ a horseshoe on the door is supposed _____ good luck.
A) To have / bringing
B) Having / to bring
C) Having had / bringing
D) To have / to be brought
163. I’d intended _____ on you, but was prevented from_____ so.
A) to call / doing
B) calling / doing
C) call / to do
D) to be called / doing
164. He knows enough English and German to make himself _____ and
_____ other people.
A) understand / understanding B) understood / understood
C) understood / to understand
D) understood / understand