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44. I don’t regret _____ her what I thought, even if it upsets her.

A) tell

B) to tell

C) to have told

   D) telling

45. I tried _____ her flowers but it didn’t have any effect.

A) to send

B) sending

C) sent

D) to be sent

46. I once tried _____ Spanish.

A) to learn

B) learning

C) have learned D) learnt

47. It was a tragedy that she was killed on her wedding-day.
To _____ was a tragedy.

A) killed on her wedding-day
B) have been killed on her wedding-day
C) being killed on her wedding-day
D) have killed on her wedding day

48. They should have shown me more consideration.
I ought _____.

A) been shown more consideration
B) be shown more consideration
C) to have been shown more consideration
D) to have shown more consideration

49. I remember _____ for the job, but t forgot the exact amount.

A) to be paid

B) be paid

C) being paid

D) paid

50. I have to do a lot of work today. There is a lot of work _____.

A) done today

B) to be done today

C) be done today

D) being done today

51. You should give your baby Vitamin C. Vitamin C ought_____ to all

babies.
A) to give

B) given

C) be given

D) to be given

52. Dust the furniture thoroughly. The furniture is _____ thoroughly.

A) dusted

B) to be dusted

C) be dusted

D) being dusted

53. I insist on _____ this small present as a token of my appreciation.

A) your accepting

B) you to accept

C) yours accepting

D) you accept

54. I wonder if Mary posted that letter.

A) Yes, I remembered her post it.
B) Yes, I remember her posting it.
C) Yes, I remember her to post it.
D) Yes, I remembered her to post it.

55. Did you notice the little boy _____ away?

A) take the candy and run
B) took the candy and ran
C) taking the candy and run
D) who is taking the candy and running

56. I bought a camera last year but I never use it. I _____ a record player

instead.
A) ought to buy

B) should buy

C) must buy

D) ought to have bought

57. _____ about his problem, Susan wrote Tom a letter.

A) Hearing

B) Heard

C) To hear

D) To be heard

58. _____, Mrs. Young returned to the house.

A) Waiting tiredly

B) For waiting

C) After tiring

D) Tired of waiting

59. It must have been an interesting performance. I would like _____.

A) to go

B) to be there

C) to have gone D) having gone

60. Before taking a test, it is important _____.

A) to have studied

B) studying

C) that you will study

D) you would study

61. The roof _____ before winter comes.

A) requires to be repaired

B) must be repairing

C) has to repairing

D) needs repairing

62. _____ she washed the cup and put it away.

A) Having the coffee

B) Drinking the coffee

C) Having drunk the coffee

D) Has drunk the coffee

63. _____ he ran out of the classroom.

A) Turning suddenly, with tears in his eyes
B) Having tears in his eyes and turned suddenly
C) With a sudden turn, tearful eyes
D) With tears in his eyes and a sudden turn

64. When the teacher fell off his chair, the students _____.

A) weren’t able to stop laughter
B) could not stop but laughing
C) couldn’t help laughing
D) could not avoid to laugh

65. Have you met the secretary _____ last week?

A) hired

B) was hired

C) she was hired

D) when she was hired

66. “War and Peace” is a long novel _____ by Leo Tolstoy.

A) was written

B) it was written

C) written

D) when it was written

67. I would appreciate _____ it a secret.

A) your keeping

B) you to keep

C) that you would give

D) that you are keeping

68. Before the computer could be repaired, a special part had _____

from Germany.
A) to import

B) a very long delivery

C) to have been important

D) to be imported

69. Susan hoped _____ to Terry’s party.

A) for being invited

B) to be invited

C) she will be invited

D) being invited

70. If you need advice, Mr. Wisdom is the person you should talk to.

If you need advice, Mr. Wisdom is the person _____.
A) should talk to B) being talked to
C) talking to

D) to talk to

71. The easiest thing you can do is to start again.

The easiest thing _____ is to start again.
A) being done B) to do

C) done

D) to have done

72. The hardest thing to do is to start again.

The hardest thing you _____ is to start again.
A) have to do

B) having to do

C) should have done

D) to do

73. Where is the computer that was sent this morning?

Where is the computer _____ this morning?
A) to be sent

B) being sent

C) sent

D) to send

74. I told him _____ so bad-tempered.

A) not being

B) not to be

C) not to have been

D) not be

75. His eyes need _____.

A) to have been tested

B) be tested

C) to test

D) testing

76. A: Your hair needs _____, doesn’t it?

B: Yes, I’m getting it _____ this weekend.
A) to be cut / cut

B) cutting / to be cut

C) be cut / cutting

D) cutting / be cut

77. _____ in every match this season, Borussia Dortmund will go down

to the second division.
A) Having been beaten

B) Beaten

C) To be beaten

D) Having beaten

78. They say he is terribly stingy. He is supposed _____ terribly stingy.

A) to be

B) being

C) to have been D) been

79. They say the universe is expanding all the time.

The universe is supposed _____ all the time.
A) to expand

B) expanding

C) to have expanded

D) to be expanding

Book 1 Part B

Gerund - infinitive (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)