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165. I’m not accustomed to _____ in that way.

A) be treated

B) treat

C) have been treated

D) being treated

166. Don’t let yourself _____ by your failure.

A) to be depressed

B) be depressed

C) being depressed

D) depress

167. He wanted nothing except _____ in peace.

A) to be left

B) to leave

C) be left

D) being left

168. Was she very upset at not _____ the job?

A) offered

B) to be offered C) being offered D) to offer

169. What makes me _____ all the time, stuffs up my nose, and makes

my eyes _____?
A) cough / water

B) to cough / to water

C) coughing / watering

D) coughs / water

170. He saw me _____ in the garden and asked me what I _____.

A) working / was doing

B) work / was doing

C) to work / did

D) working / done

171. It’s very expensive _____ by ship.

A) to go

B) is going

C) go

D) for going

172. Always put medicine after _____ it.

A) take

B) took

C) you took

D) taking

173. You should always check your tires before _____ your car.

A) drive

B) you drove

C) driving

D) you’re driving

174. Mary’s father approved of _____ in England for another year in order

to improve her English.
A) her staying

B) her to stay

C) she will stay

D) she to stay

175. Little boys like _____ trees.

A) climb

B) climbing

C) swing from

D) having a swing

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

A) laughed

B) to laugh

C) at laughing

D) laughing

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

A) not nervous B) relax

C) to relax

D) relaxing

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

A) helping

B) help

C) to help

D) for helping

179. 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

180. 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

181. 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

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

A) smoking

B) smoke

C) to smoking

D) to smoke

183. I’m considering _____ your offer.

A) to accept

B) accept

C) accepted

D) accepting

184. They were in danger of _____.

A) injuring

B) to be injured

C) being injured

D) been injured

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

A) to be taken B) to take

C) taking

D) be taken

186. There was no way of _____ the accident.

A) avoiding

B) avoided

C) to avoid

D) to have avoided

187. I forgot_____ off the lights again.

A) to switch

B) switching

C) switched

D) to have switched

188. She found her radio _____.

A) break

B) broken

C) breaking

D) broke

189. He tried _____ us by _____ huge cigars.

A) impressing / smoking

B) to be impressed / smoking

C) to impress / smoked

D) to impress / smoking

190. On _____ the news she drove straight home.

A) heard

B) to hear

C) hearing

D) being heard

191. I’d rather she _____ away next week rather than this week.

A) stays

B) stay

C) stayed

D) had stayed

192. I’d rather she _____ away last week rather than this week.

A) stays

B) stay

C) stayed

D) had stayed

193. 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

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

A) stay

B) to staying

C) staying

D) to stay

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

A) stay

B) to staying

C) staying

D) to stay

197. I can’t help _____ her.

A) liking

B) to liking

C) to like

D) liked

198. What they need is clean, well- ____, and reasonably-_____ houses.

A) equipped / priced

B) equipping / pricing.

C) equipped / pricing

D) equipping / priced

199. One way of _____ the wealth or poverty is by _____ out how much

it produces in one year.
A) to determine / finding

B) determining / finding

C) determine / finding

D) determining / to find

200. 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

201. Per capita GNP is just a rough way of _____ the ability of different

countries _____ goods and services, _____ into account the fact that
they have different populations.
A) compared / producing / taking
B) comparing / producing / taken
C) comparing / to produce / taking
D) comparing / producing / to take

202. Can the rich live for ever, _____ to their affairs?

A) attending

B) attended

C) to attend

D) having attended

203. 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

204. The children made this mess, so see that they get it _____ up right

away.
A) cleaning

B) to clean

C) cleaned

D) clean

205. It is no use_____ over_____ milk.

A) crying / spilt

B) crying / spilling

C) to cry / spilt

D) cry / spilt

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

A) hurting

B) to be hurt

C) to hurt

D) hurt

207. She tried _____ high heels, to make herself _____ taller .

A) to wear / look

B) wearing / to look

C) wearing / look

D) to wear / looking

Gerund - infinitive (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)

Book 1 Part B

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400 questions in English Grammar

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