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208. I think you’d better _____ by the time they return.

A) having gone B) have gone

C) to have gone    D) gone

209. I prefer my meat well _____.

A) to be done

B) be done

C) been done

D) done

210. _____ ill, she couldn’t participate in the contest.

A) Being

B) To be

C) Been

D) Was

211. The teacher made us _____ the whole exercises.

A) to rewrite

B) rewrite

C) rewritten

D) rewriting

212. His wife got him _____ drinking.

A) stops

B) stopping

C) stop

D) to stop

213. _____ that tea will make you feel_____.

A) To drink / relaxing

B) Drinking / relaxing

C) Drinking / relaxed

D) To drink / relax

214. I’ll have the clothes _____ and _____.

A) wash / iron

B) washed / ironed

C) to wash / to iron

D) to be washed / ironed

215. They were _____ it but they forgot.

A) brought

B) have been brought

C) to have brought

D) to be brought

216. I was just about_____ you when you phoned me.

A) phoned

B) phoning

C) to phone

D) having phoned

217. She is certain _____ by plane.

A) to come

B) come

C) coming

D) comes

218. I would _____ him if I had seen him in time.

A) tell

B) have told

C) told

D) had told

219. He seems _____ something.

A) to have lost

B) to be lost

C) to have been lost

D) lost

220. The new bridge should_____ by now.

A) be finished

B) to be finished

C) have been finished

D) have finished

221. It’s said that he retired last month. He is said _____ last month.

A) to retire

B) retired

C) retiring

D) to have retired

222. Do you happen _____ when Kennedy was assassinated?

A) knowing

B) to know

C) to have known

D) knew

223. I happen _____ him in 1983.

A) to meet

B) meeting

C) met

D) to have met

224. It’s well worth _____ that book again.

A) to study

B) study

C) studying

D) be studied

225. It’s no good _____ that. I’ve tried it before.

A) doing

B) to do

C) done

D) to be done

226. It’s a waste of time _____ his advice.

A) to ask

B) asking

C) ask

D) having asked

227. The children have their teeth _____ every six months.

A) check

B) checking

C) to check

D) checked

228. Mind you don’t get your fingers _____ in the door.

A) to catch

B) catching

C) caught

D) catch

229. I had my binoculars_____ when I was at the stadium.

A) stolen

B) stole

C) to steal

D) stealing

230. The Olympic Games were held in Tokyo in 1964. As a result, many

new stadiums and hotels were built.
As a result of the Olympic Games _____ in Tokyo in 1964, many
new stadiums and hotels were built.
A) had held

B) held

C) being held

D) was held

231. Murat studied until late last night. As a result he did very well on

today’s English test.
As a result of _____ until late last night, Murat did very well on today’s
English test.
A) he had studied

B) having been studying

C) he studied

D) (his) studying

232. The population of Moscow has increased rapidly. As a result there is a

housing shortage.
As a result of the population of Moscow _____ rapidly, there is a
housing shortage.
A) increasing

B) had increased

C) having increased

D) has increased

233. Because we didn’t hurry, we were late.

Because of_____ we were late.
A) our not hurrying

B) hadn’t hurried

C) we not hurried

D) we didn’t hurry

234. I expect her _____ the job by five o’clock.

A) finishing

B) to have been finished

C) to have completed

D) to be completed

235. Tokyo was destroyed during World War II. As a result of _____ during

World War II, there’s nothing remaining of old Tokyo.
A) Tokyo destroyed

B) Tokyo was destroyed

C) Tokyo’s being destroyed

D) Tokyo’s been destroyed

236. _____ a dancer myself, I have excellent posture.

A) Having been

B) Being

C) To be

D) Having to be

237. Anyone _____ in seeing the film can leave now.

A) not interesting

B) interesting

C) not interested

D) not to be interested

238. Planners who want to eliminate heavy traffic have suggested that

people_____ to share their cars.
A) asking

B) asked

C) have been asked

D) be asked

239. Can you swear to his _____ in your house that evening?

A) been

B) to have been    C) to be

D) having been

240. We were made _____ still with our arms folded.

A) sat

B) to sit

C) sitting

D) to sitting

241. When fully _____ the men cut off all the lower branches.

A) growing

B) to grow

C) had grown

D) grown

242. Would you approve if I had this article _____?

A) to be copied

B) to copy

C) been copied

D) copied

243. _____ them, she didn’t answer.

A) Not having heard

B) Not having been heard

C) Not to have heard

D) Not being heard

244. Mr. Walker, _____ the opportunity, could become a first class

mathematician.
A) given

B) giving

C) to give

D) to be given

245. It is essential that he _____ the computer test.

A) will take

B) takes

C) take

D) taken

246. I should _____ the exam in January, but I was ill.

A) be taking

B) be taken

C) have taken

D) have been taken

247. All relevant documents , duly _____, should _____ in at the secretary’s

office one week before the start of term.
A) completed / hand

B) completing / handed

C) completed / be handed

D) to be completed / hand

Book 1 Part B

Gerund - infinitive (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)