UNIT 1: GERUNDS & INFINITIES
Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentences
1. The police … … … ... the area near company headquarters.
A. to patrol B. patrolling
C. patrols D. patrol
2. The accountant demands that his clerks … … … ... their work
carefully before submitting it.
A. check B. will check
C. to check D. checking
3. The hotel needs … … … ... better training for its front desk staff.
A. provides B. will provide
C. to provide D. provide
4. Because traffic is heavy, I suggest … … … ... for the airport early.
A. leaving B. to leave
C. will leave D. am going to leave
5. Most of the time in Indonesia was spent … … … ... relatives.
A. to visit B. visiting
C. going visiting D. go to visit
6. My broker advised me to invest in secured bonds before … … … ...
in the stock market.
A. invested B. investing
C. investment D. I will invest
7. It goes without … … … ... that you’ll be paid for all this extra time you’re spending on the project.
A. telling B. saying
C. repeating D. regarding
8. Travel agents advise … … … ... early, in order to avoid disappointment.
A. buying B. postponing C. booking D. canceling
9. We have decided to … … … ... your income with a monthly bonus.
A. implement B. compliment
C. supplement D. compartment
10. By … … … ... what the public liked and didn’t like, we were able
to fine-tune our ads.
A. sighting B. focusing
C. predicting D. pinpointing
11. Can you … … … ... the telephone?
A. answered B. answering
C. to answer D. answer
12. We are restocking the warehouse now that the transport strike is over … … … ... that customers get what they need right away.
A. to ensure B. ensured
C. for ensuring D. ensure
13. … … … ... spending is probably going to maintain this upward trend throughout the year.
A. Consume B. Consumer
C. Consuming D. Consumed
14. The professor praised him for his … … … the class when she was sick.
A. assist B. to assist
C. assisting D. assisted
15. Since most of the business meetings were at night, we were able to spend the day … … … ....
A. to sightsee B. to enjoy sightseeing
C. going to sightsee D. sightseeing
16. The doctor advised her … … … ... more often.
A. swimming B. swam
C. to swim D. to have swum
17. We found them … … … ... down at the beach.
A. playing B. to go play
C. play D. to play
18. The alarm system of a car must … … … ... reliably.
A. function B. to function
C. functioned D. functioning
19. Limited space forced the writer … … … ... his article shorter.
A. making B. make
C. makes D. to make
20. Only doctors and nurses can … … … ... this door.
A. using B. used
C. use D. to use
21. Put out your cigarette. You are not allowed … … … ... here.
A. to smoke B. smoke
C. smoking D. to smoking
22. Last night my parents let me … … … ... out with him.
A. to go B. go
C. going D. went
23. That film made her … … … ....
A. sad B. cry
C. to cry D. A and B are correct
24. They are busy … … … ... their homework now.
A. doing B. do C. to do D. is doing
25. She can’t stand … … … ... at her children in danger.
A. looked B. to looking C. look D. looking
26. It is no use … … … ... this work.
A. doing B. do C. did D. to do
27. Have you finished … … … ... your report yet?
A. to type B. type C. typed D. typing
28. We suggest he … … … ... here at 8:00 am tomorrow.
A. be B. is C. to be D. has been
29. She is looking forward … … … ... from you soon.
A. to hear B. to hearing C. hearing D. heard
30. Now I am used … … … ... alone here.
A. to living B. live
C. to live D. living
31. He loves … … … ... romantic novels.
A. read B. reads
C. to reading D. reading
32. Would you mind … … … ... the windows? It is very hot in here.
A. opening B. open
C. to open D. to opening
33. Mary, I’d like you … … … ... Mr.Peter, my new assistant.
A. to meet B. meeting
C. meet D. met
34. We wish you … … … ... A Happy New Year.
A. have B. having
C. to have D. all are wrong
35. He stops … … … ... a cup of coffee. He feels sleepy.
A. having B. to have C. have D. has
36. They don’t want … … … ... that book.
A. reading B. read C. to reading D. to read
37. Please … … … ... it to her. Thanks a lot.
A. gives B. to give C. give D. giving
38. This book is worth … … … ...
A. to read B. reading
C. reads D. to be read
39. I am sure she will … … … ... what I have said to her.
A. understands B.understand
C. understood D. to understand
40. We are grateful to you … … … ... us.
A. for helping B. to help
C. helped D. helping
UNIT 2: AUXILIARY VERBS
Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentences
1. If we had seen the demand in advance, we surely … … … ... on
the cookbook.
A. would stock up B. have stocked up
C. had stocked up D. would have stocked up
2. We … … … ... the money to your money market account within
three working days.
A. have been transferred B. will transfer
C. transferring D. will be transferred
3. We are sending you what we have now and … … … ... the remainder
as soon as it arrives.
A. will have shipped B. will ship
C. shipped D. shipping
4. School will … … … ... in three weeks.
A. done B. completion
C. over D. finish
5. According to the Financial Times, the prime rate … … … ... up
slightly even without the housing boom.
A. would have gone B. will have gone
C. were to go D. was going
6. She will neither … … … ... the terms nor give in to your badgering.
A. acceptable B. accepts
C. accepting D. accept
7. We were told we … … … ... be able to reserve a seat on the mailboat
that passes through the Arctic Circle.
A. might B. must C. can D. could
8. If the receptionist is unable to answer your question, Ms.Takai … … …
... help you.
A. can B. did C. could not D. would not
9. Mrs. Gonzalez … … … ... one of the best workers we have.
A. always has considered been
B. has been always considered
C. has been considered always
D. has always been considered
10. This year the company has … … … ... heavily in research
and development.
A. was invested B. invest
C. investing D. invested
11. The negotiations cannot be … … … ... because of the disagreements.
A. concurred B. continued C. contoured D. confounded
12. He wasn’t able to … … … ... my point of view.
A. think B. mind C. see D. reckon
13. The tax authorities will soon … … … ... new guidelines.
A. having issued B. issuing
C. to issue D. be issuing
14. The alarm system of a car must … … … ... reliably.
A. function B. to function
C. functioned D. functioning
15. Several crops … … … ... by the government.
A. will have been subsidizing
B. being subsidized
C. are subsidizing
D. are being subsidized
16. Another four inches of snow will … … … ... overnight.
A. heighten B. accumulate
C. develop D. raise
17. Nothing the workers did was able to … … … ... the new foreman.
A. satisfactorily B. satisfaction
C. satisfy D. satisfies
18. We are hoping that the communities will … … … ... in the
waterfront clean-up efforts.
A. involve B. associate C. concern D. participate
19. Being fluent in German, he realized that he might be called upon to
act as a translator for the group … … … ... the need arises.
A. could B. would C. if D. should
20. The product was … … … ... by the manufacturer because of a
faulty closing mechanism.
A. rehired B. released C. resent D. recalled
21. John is a hard student. He usually … … . his homework until midnight.
A. is doing B. did C. does D. has done
22. She … … … ... me to do my work when we were at university.
A. used to help B. is used to helping
C. uses D. was helped
23. The sun … … … ... in the east and … … … ... in the west.
A. rises / setting B.rose / set
C. rises / sets D. is rising / sets
24. He … … … ... his report before he went home.
A. had finished B. has finished
C. was finishing D. was finished
25. When I came to the station, the train … … … ...
A. has gone B. had gone C. is going D. goes
26. Did you see Peter when you … … … ... on the way to work?
A. were B. are C. have been D. will be
27. When I met her, she … … … ... to her boyfriend.
A. is talking B.talks C. talked D. was talking
28. At this time tomorrow, we … … … ... our test.
A. will be doing B. will do
C. are doing D. have done
29. I will phone you as soon as I … … … ... at the airport.
A. will arrive B. have arrived
C. are arriving D. arrive
30. She … … … ... her exercises at the moment.
A. is doing B. does C. did D.will do
31. I have lived here since I … … … ...
A. am born B. born C. was born D. will be born
32. I don’t understand what he … … … ...
A. has just said B. is said
C. will be said D. say
33. Don’t worry! I … … … ... this for you.
A. will do B. am done C. was doing D. do.
34. You … … … ... meet him now. He is working.
A. couldn’t B. will not C. can’t D. ought
35. If it rained now, I … … … ... here.
A. would stay B.will stay C. stayed D. were staying
36. We must have bought that house if we … … … ... enough money
last year.
A. had had B. would have C. had D. have had
37. Thank you for what you … … … ... so far.
A. have done B. did C. are doing D. was doing
38. Did you … … … ... in this company?
A. used to work B. worked
C. use to work D. use to working
39. They … … … ... with their classmates. Maybe they will come back
here at 3:00.
A. have just gone B. had gone
C. were going D. had been going
40. She never … … … ... coffee in the evening.
A. drinks B. is drinking C. will drink D. was drinking
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