1. Little boys like _____ trees.

A) climb B) climbing C) swing from D) having a swing

2. I couldn’t help _____ when you fell down.

A) laughed B) to laugh C) at laughing D) laughing

3. Don’t be nervous. I want you _____.

A) not nervous B) relax C) to relax D) relaxing

4. Excuse me, officer, I’d like you _____ me.

A) helping B) help C) to help D) for helping

5. If you’re not careful in the crowd, you _____ your money _____.
A) get / steal B) got / stolen C) will get / stolen D) will get / steal

6. We are both looking forward _____ next Saturday.

A) to going on vacation B) to go on vacation C) to be going on vacation D) to have gone on
vacation

7. George wants me _____.

A) going along with him B) go along with him C) to go along with him D) will go along with
him

8. People are not allowed _____ in the lecture hall.

A) smoking B) smoke C) to smoking D) to smoke

9. I’m considering _____ your offer.

A) to accept B) accept C) accepted D) accepting

10. They were in danger of _____.

A) injuring B) to be injured C) being injured D) been injured

11. He should _____ care of now that he is old.

A) to be taken B) to take C) taking D) be taken

12. There was no way of _____ the accident.

A) avoiding B) avoided C) to avoid D) to have avoided

13. I forgot_____ off the lights again.

A) to switch B) switching C) switched D) to have switched

14. She found her radio _____.

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

15. He tried _____ us by _____ huge cigars.

A) impressing / smoking B) to be impressed / smoking C) to impress / smoked D) to
impress / smoking

16. On _____ the news she drove straight home.

A) heard B) to hear C) hearing D) being heard

17. I’d rather she _____ away next week rather than this week.
A) stays B) stay C) stayed D) had stayed

18. I’d rather she _____ away last week rather than this week.
A) stays B) stay C) stayed D) had stayed

19. He imagined the man _____ him.

A) to want to follow B) to be following C) were following D) follows

194. After _____ questioned, he left.

A) being B) to be C) having D) asking

20. The doctor advised _____ in bed for a week.

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

21. The doctor advised her _____ in bed for a week.

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

22. I can’t help _____ her.

A) liking B) to liking C) to like D) liked

23. What they need is clean, well- ____, and reasonably-_____ houses.
A) equipped / priced B) equipping / pricing. C) equipped / pricing D) equipping / priced

24. One way of _____ the wealth or poverty is by _____ out how much
A) to determine / finding B) determining / finding C) determine / finding D) determining /
to find

25. The term _____ to describe the amount of goods and services _____ in a country for each
person in one year is per capita GNP.
A) using / produced B) used / producing C) used / produced D) used / used

26. Can the rich live for ever, _____ to their affairs?
A) attending B) attended C) to attend D) having attended

27. Peace and stability cannot be achieved unless progress is made toward _____ solutions to
the world’s most _____ problems, including poverty.
A) finding / pressing B) to find / pressed C) to find / pressing D) finding / pressed
28. The children made this mess, so see that they get it _____ up right away.
A) cleaning B) to clean C) cleaned D) clean

29. It is no use_____ over_____ milk.

A) crying / spilt B) crying / spilling C) to cry / spilt D) cry / spilt

30. I’m sorry I didn’t mean _____ you.

A) hurting B) to be hurt C) to hurt D) hurt