GERUND AND INFINITIVE 

1/ I’m worried _______ my final exam in statistics.

a. about falling 
b. to fall 
c. with falling 
d. to fallure

2/ ________ the scholarship really surprised me .

a. Mike got 
b. Mike getting 
c. Mike’s getting 
d. Mike gets

3/ Many northerners look forward _______ a garden in the spring .

a. to plant 
b. to planting 
c. with planting 
d. to planting of

4/ “May I have a word with you ,Mrs. Adam ? ” – “ Is this in regard ______
late yesterday ?”
a. of you coming 
b. to you coming 
c. to your coming 
d. of your coming

5/ Who is responsible _______ the garbage – the husband of the wife ?

a. to take out 
b. for take out 
c. for taking out 
d. with taking out

6/ I think ________ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate .

a. your being 
b. you are 
c. you being 
d. you to be

7/ “ How do I turn on the T.V ? ” – “ _____ the button at the right .”

a. From pushing 
b. By pushing 
c. You pushing 
d. To push

8/ “It’s difficult to make money as an artist .”

– “ Have you considered _______ a course in business for artists ?” 
a. To take 
b. about taking
c. your taking 
d. taking

9/ “ Why have you decided to go back to school ” 

– “ I’m tired _______ as a secretary .” 
a. for work 
b. to work 
c. of working 
d. about working

10/ “ We were opponents of the political regime in our country.”

“ And that led to ____ to the United States thirty – five years ago .”
a. us coming 
b. our coming 
c. come 
d. us to come

11/ “Did you understand the solution to the calculus problem ?” – “ Not
very well . Dr Baker’s ______ was complicated .”
a. explain 
b. explaining 
c. explanation 
d. explained

12/ “ How do you like American food ?”

– “ Well, it’s not bad . Now I _______ hamburgers .”
a. used to eat 
b. am used to eat
c. used to eating 
d. am used to eating

13/ We insisted ___________ by the manager .

a. to be seen 
b. to see 
c. on being seen 
d. on seeing

14/ _______ for director must have surprised you .

a. Your being nominated 
b. You nominated
c. Your nominating 
d. You’re being nominated

15/ “ What are you reading ?” 

– “ It’s a magazine article ______ your own furniture .”
a. to make it 
b. about make 
c. about making 
d. for make

16/ ______ a foreign language well is a long process.

a. Learn 
b. Learning 
c. To learning 
d. Having learned

17/ What do you enjoy _______ in your free time ?

a. doing 
b. do 
c. to do 
d. done

18/ You can’t go to England without _________ to Bucking ham Palace .

a. go 
b. being gone 
c. to go 
d. going

19/ Would you mind not ___________ ?

a. to be smoking 
b. to smoke 
c. smoking 
d. smoke

20/ She was worried about ________ by thieves.

a. being robbed 
b. robbing 
c. being rob 
d. be robbing

GERUND AN INFINITIVE 2

1/ I can’t afford _______ you any more money .

a. borrowing 
b. to borrow 
c. to lend 
d. my lending

2/ The teacher encouraged _______ good compositions .

a. us write 
b. us to write 
c. us writing 
d. us to writing

3/ “ Stacey seems like a bright student .”

- “ She’s always the first ________ her work.”
a. to finish 
b. finishing 
c. to being finished with 
d. to be finish with

4/ Please ask the restaurant clientele ________ in the no smoking area .

a. don’t smoke
b. not to smoke 
c. not smoking 
d. don’t to smoke

5/ “Why have you given up your job ? ”

– “ ______ on my present salary is impossible .”
a. For me to live 
b. To live for me 
c. Me living 
d. I live

6/ “What’s wrong with Henry ? ” – “ He needs __________”

a. cheer up 
b. to be cheer up 
c. cheering up 
d. to cheered up

7/ “Why are you mad ?” – “ I dislike ________ by my first name .”

a. you call 
b. you to call me 
c. your calling me 
d. you call me

8/ “ Which baseball team do you support ?”

– “ We’d like ________”
a. the Tigers win 
b. That the Tigers win
c. the Tigers will win 
d. the Tigers to win

9/ “ May I help you ?” 

– “ Yes , I need someone _______ the tire on my car .”
a. change 
b. to change 
c. changing 
d. to be changed

10/ “I heard Fred is going to work for the ambassader . ” 

– “ Yes , he was lucky _______ such a good job.”
a. to give 
b. about getting 
c. to be given 
d. to be giving

11/ Can you get the teacher ______ us less homework ?

a. give 
b. giving 
c. to give 
d. her giving

12/ “ Mary hasn’t been feeling well lately .” 

– “ Yes, we want _________ by a doctor .”
a. him to examine 
b. that he be examined
c. him to be examined 
d. he is examined

13/ “ How did you travel so cheaply in Europe ? ” 

– “ We reduced our expenses by taking the train and _____ in inexpensive
restaurants . ”
a. eat 
b. to eat 
c. eating 
d. ate

14/ “ Your homemade ice cream is so good . What’s your secret ?”

– “ _____ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream .”
a. For make 
b. to make 
c. Making 
d. Make

15/ “ I’d like to go bowling tonight .” 

“ Don’t forget we’ve already made plans _______ to dinner at the Caihouns’
”
a. to go 
b. going 
c. for go 
d.go

16/ “ Why are you mad , Katherine ?” – “ That traffic jam _____ be late .”
a. made us 
b. caused us 
c. had us to 
d. forced us

17/ “ My mother says I can’t marry Jim” – “ She should let ______ your
own mind.”
a. you make up 
b. that you make up
c. you to make up 
d. you making up

18/ I can’t open the top of this apple juice .“ – “ ________ it.”
a. Mark have to do 
b. Make Mark to do
c. Have Mark do 
d. Have Mark done

19/ I can hear a cat ______ at the widow .

a. scratching 
b. scratches 
c. to scrath 
d. was scratching

20/ “ Why do the police want to talk to you ?” 

– “ Because we saw the money _____ last night.”
a. stealing 
b. been stolen 
c. stole 
d. stolen