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Gerund Infinitives&Derivatives
Gerund Infinitives&Derivatives
My brother, who was not used to … a room with some else, was quite unhappy when he
couldn’t have his own room in the dormitory.
A. sharing
B. share
C. be sharing
D. be shared
E. being shared
4. We were astonished at … a good score for his TOEFL in spite of his poor English.
A. he could get
B. is being able to get
C. to a able to get
D. being able to get
E. be able to get
5. I remember … in this town when traffic wasn’t too heavy yet. (UMPtN/1991/R-C)
A. be driving
B. were drive
C. drive
D. our driving
E. to drive
6. “Where is Budi?”
“Oh. I completely forgot ….”
A. to invite
B. not inviting
C. invite
D. not to invite
E. inviting
7. My friend Hasan is considering … school before finishing it because the financial reports.
A. he leaves
B. about leaving
C. he wants to leave
D. in leaving
E. leaving
8. The motion pictures originated when a series of still photograps were spliced and viewed
in rapid succession … the illusion of movement and continuity.
A. for creation
B. in the creation of
C. to be created by
D. to create
E. created
9. People are concerned about the depletion of energy sources. However, they should not
forget … another important thing.
A. to protect
B. it is protecting
C. they protect
D. having to protect
E. protected
12. If you use a word-processor, you can easily … another paragraph to your composition.
A. add
B. added
C. addition
D. addictive
E. additional
13. The … child ran into his mother when he heard the thunder.
A. frightened
B. frighten
C. frightens
D. frightening
E. being frightened
14. If you want to … in running your business, you must have the full support of your
employees.
A. succeed
B. successful
C. success
D. successfully
E. succeeded
16. The hall has been … decorated for the opening ceremony.
A. beautiful
B. beauty
C. beautifully
D. beautify
E. beautified
17. The victims of the earthquake showed their … to the local government officials for their
help.
A. appreciate
B. appreciable
C. appreciation
D. appreciably
E. appreciative
18. Nowadays, people prefer using small cars than big ones because they are more …
(UMPTN/1991/R-A/63)
A. economically
B. economic
C. economize
D. economical
E. economy
20. Anti-nutrients appear to be linked to such things as traffic pollution, antibiotics, deep fried
food, processed meat, and the … of plastic and other chemicals in water. (SPMB 2007)
A. present
B. presently
C. presentation
D. presence
E. presentable