TEST 11 Infinitive - Gerund

1. He admitted ___ the car but denied ___ it by himself. 18. We stopped at the motorway services ___ something to eat.
A) stealing / doing B) to steal / doing A) to get B) to have got C) was getting
C) stealing / to do D) to steal / to do D) get E) got
E) stealing / to be done
19. I’m not really interested in ___ to the University.
2. How do you feel if someone laughs at you? I hate people ___ at A) go B) went C) going
me. D) being gone E) have gone
A) laughed B) laughing C) being laughed
D) to be laughed E) to be laughing 20. This article is worth ___ .
A) reading B) read C) to read
3. We often hear her ___ at concerts. D) has read E) will read
A) sings B) singing C) sang
D) to sing E) have sung 21. They have got enough money ___ to the cinema.
A) go B) having gone C) to have gone
4. Mother wants him ___ to the country during the summer. D) to go E) going
A) goes B) go C) to go
D) will go E) went 22. I saw him ___ a newspaper.
A) to read B) to have read C) reading
5. ___ many books on history helps school children to get knowledge D) to be reading E) having read
about the past of different nations.
A) read B) reads C) has read 23. Watch me ___ the fence.
D) will read E) reading A) jumping B) jumped C) to jump
D) had jumped E) did jump
6. As well as ___ I like ___ .
A) running/walking B) run/walk C) run/walked 24. She decided ___ to Spain for her holidays.
D) running/walked E) run/to walk A) to go B) go C) goes
D) to be going E) to have gone
7. The man ___ the newspaper is my brother.
A) read B) reads C) has read 25. In winter he spends much time in the mountains, he is fond of
D) reading E) will read ___ .
A) to skate B) skated C) skating
8. It is very pleasant ___ in the river on hot days in the summers. D) to be skated E) having skated
A) bathe B) bathing C) bathed
D) to bathe E) having bathed 26. The street was full of people ___ and ___ home.
A) laughed / gone B) laughing / going
9. He warmed himself by ___ hot tea. C) having laughed / go D) to laugh / to go
A) drinking B) drank C) drunk E) to be laughed / going
D) to drink E) is drinking
27. ___ a foreign language you can ___ great opportunities in your
10. It’s very pleasant ___ on the beach in summer. life.
A) lie B) to lie C) lay A) know / have B) knowing / to have
D) lain E) lying C) knowing / have D) knows / having
E) knowing / having
11. -I hope my dream will come true this year.
-And what do you dream of? 28. On ___ the classroom the teacher asked to the pupil on duty,
-Oh, I dream of ___ a law school and ___ a lawyer. “Who is absent?”
A) to enter / to become B) enter / become A) entering B) entered C) to enter
C) entering / becoming D) entered / become D) be entering E) being entered
E) to enter / becoming
29. Working in the garden it is pleasant ___ to music.
12. He sat in the arm-chair ___ a newspaper. A) listening B) listened C) to listen
A) read B) reads C) reading D) after listening E) having listened
D) had read E) is read
30. You are lucky you have not got a child ___ .
13. ___ English is the best way of ___ it. A) to look after B) should look after
A) speak / learn B) speaking / learning C) looking after D) having looked after
C) to speak / to learn D) spoke / learning E) is looking after
E) speak / learning
31. She saw the girl ___ in the yard.
14. She dreams of her son’s ___ a director of the company. A) playing B) on playing C) played
A) becoming B) is becoming C) become D) to play E) was playing
D) became E) was becoming
32. He usually left us without ___ a word.
15. Why didn’t you try ___ yourself a job? A) to say B) saying C) said
A) found B) have found C) finding D) say E) having been said
D) to find E) to be found
33. I’m fond of ___ in the river.
16. We watched the coastline ___ slowly. A) have swum B) swam C) swim
A) recede B) to recede C) recedes D) swimming E) having swum
D) have receded E) receded
34. The aim of the exhibition is ___ experience.
17. Nobody heard her ___ English. A) to be exchanged B) exchanged
A) spoke B) speaks C) speak C) to have exchanged D) to exchange
D) was speaking E) had spoken. E) being exchanged

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35. The horse ___ the race ___ the winner of the same event two years 52. The girl ___ in the yard asked me the time.
ago. A) play B) to play C) played
A) led / was B) leading / is C) leading / was D) playing E) was playing
D) to lead / was E) leads / being
53. The emperor thought of ___ his state powerful.
36. His mother was against his ___ football. A) becoming B) become C) became
A) play B) was playing C) played D) having become E) had become
D) to play E) playing
54. Mother was anxious ___ her family.
37. Miss Benson was looking forward to ___ the title role in the new A) to see B) seeing C) to be seen
play. D) having seen E) being seen
A) play B) playing C) to be played
D) played E) being played 55. I can’t help ___ you about it.
A) to tell B) telling C) having told
38. Pete likes ___ . His dream is to visit Japan. D) having been told E) being told
A) painting B) reading C) writing
D) traveling E) swimming 56. Many builders and engineers from other republics began ___ to
build new houses in Moscow in 1995.
39. My friends need ___ English A) helping B) would help C) helped
A) learns B) to learn D) shall help E) having helped
C) to have learned D) to be learned
E) having learned 57. I have never heard him ___ French.
A) to speak B) speaking C) spoken
40. When I came into the room she stopped ___ T.V. D) being spoken E) to have spoken
A) watching B) watch C) watched
D) on watching E) watches 58. Nobody expected him ___ Lola.
A) marry B) married C) to marry
41. Which of the boys ___ in the yard is Ted? D) will marry E) would marry
A) play B) played C) plays
D) is playing E) playing 59. This holiday is worth ___ .
A) celebrates B) celebrated C) celebrating
42. We saw them ___ the street. D) have celebrated E) to celebrate
A) crossed B) crossing C) will cross
D) had crossed E) will be crossing 60. Frank is in hospital. He feels bad. He has to give up ___ and ___
beer. But he can’t. He says to his wife, ‘’Would you mind ___
43. It’s never too late ___ . some cigarettes next time?”
A) being learned B) not to learn C) learned A) smoking / to drink / bringing
D) learning E) to learn B) to smoke / drinking / bringing
C) smoking / drank / bringing
44. The girls ___ in the garden are my sisters. D) smoking / drinking / bringing
A) played B) to play C) playing E) to smoke / to drink / to bring
D) on playing E) are playing
61. Ernest Hemingway was fond of ___ books.
45. I like ___ the people happy. A) read B) to read C) reading
A) to have made B) made C) making D) be read E) to be read
D) having made E) being made
62. Turn on the radio. I want ___ to the news.
46. Besides ___ I like ___ swimming competitions. A) listen B) listening C) to listen
A) swimming / to watch B) to swim / to watch D) listened E) have been listened
C) swimming / watched D) to swim / watching
E) swimming / watch 63. How do you feel if someone interrupts you?I hate people ___
me.
47. Tom wants to read a book but Susan makes him ___ something in A) interrupted B) to be interrupted
the paper. It’s an advertisement for a better job. She wants him C) not to interrupt D) having interrupted
___ for this job. E) interrupting
A) to read / to apply B) to read / apply
C) read / to apply D) reading / apply 64. After ___ my work I’ll join you.
E) to read / applying A) finish B) to finish C) have finished
D) finishing E) finished
48. She left the room without ___ good bye.
A) say B) saying C) to say 65. Please, try ___ quiet, everyone is sleeping.
D) said E) on saying A) be B) to be C) being
D) having been E) been
49. The friends spoke of their ___ together.
A) to go B) going C) gone 66. He enjoyed ___ .
D) is going E) on going A) singing B) sing C) was singing
D) to sing E) sung
50. If your plane has crashed high in the mountains, it’s best ___ close to
the plane. Rescuers have got a better chance of ___ the plane than 67. The man ___ in the garden is listening to music.
one person alone. A) work B) is working C) working
A) to keep / finding B) keeping / found D) to work E) worked
C) kept / to have found D) kept / not to find
E) keeping / being found 68. ___ the article we began ___ it.
A) reading / discuss B) having read / discussing
51. Robert saw the doctor ___ the patient. C) to read / to discuss D) read / discussing
A) to examine B) to have examined E) reading / discussed
C) having examined D) being examined
E) examine

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69. The man ___ a cigarette is Tom’s cousin. 87. He remembered he was going to buy a new suit ___ the shop.
A) smoked B) to smoke C) smoking A) pass B) passes C) to pass
D) have smoked E) had smoked D) passing E) will pass

70. I study English again, because ___ a foreign language is very 88. ___ for better future many Asians leave their native countries ___ to
important. Europe.
A) speak B) spoken C) having spoken A) hope / move B) hoping / moves
D) speaking E) spoke C) hoped / moving D) hoping / moving
E) hope / moving
71. I like your ___ English.
A) speak B) speaking C) was spoken 89. She tried to be serious but she couldn’t help ___ .
D) have spoken E) having spoken A) to laugh B) laughing C) laughed
D) laugh E) having laughed
72. Instead of ___ for Olga at home I decided ___ her in the street.
A) to wait / to meet B) waiting / to meet 90. Would you mind ___ the door, please?
C) waiting / meeting D) to wait / to meet A) to close B) being closed C) closing
E) wait / meeting D) close E) closed

73. They looked at the ___ plane. 91. She has nobody ___ to.
A) flying B) flown C) flew A) talked B) to talk C) talk
D) being flown E) having been flown D) talks E) is talking

74. ___ the language he couldn’t understand the question. 92. I enjoy ___ in the garden at week-ends.
A) know B) knows C) not to know A) work B) to work C) to be working
D) known E) not knowing D) working E) worked

75. Which of these four young men ___ by the fire is your son? 93. He is an artistic person - very good at ___ poetry.
A) sitting B) sit C) will sit A) to write B) to be written
D) sits E) sat C) having written D) write
E) writing
76. We expect him ___ tomorrow.
A) arrived B) to arrive C) to have arrived 94. ___ in Geneva for many years he knew the city well.
D) to be arrived E) having arrived A) Living B) Lived C) Being lived
D) To live E) Have lived
77. They sat up all night ___ .
A) talk B) talked C) talking 95. Captain was the last ___ the ship.
D) to be talked E) to have talked A) leaving B) is leaving C) on leaving
D) to leave E) left
78. The young man didn’t stop ___ although I asked him twice.
A) is smoking B) smoked C) smoking 96. I don’t mind ___ .
D) smoked E) to smoke A) to walk B) be walking
C) walking D) having been walked
79. He introduced me to an acquaintance ___ that I did not know her. E) to have walked
A) to believe B) believing
C) to have believed D) of believing 97. If you are lost in a snow storm it’s best ___ a hole and sit in it until
E) not to believe it stops ___ .
A) digging / snowing B) dig / snowed
80. I hope ___ you this evening. C) to dig / snowed D) digging / snowed
A) to see B) to be seen C) have seen E) to dig / snowing
D) see E) seen

81. I am thankful for his ___ in time.

A) came B) come C) to have come
D) coming E) to come

82. I remember the day when you took me aboard of your ship to
help you in ___ the shark.
A) hunt B) to hunt C) hunting
D) hunted E) having hunted

83. But the beaver went on ___ lace.

A) to make B) make C) made
D) making E) have made

84. ___ with you is real pleasure.

A) talked B) is talking C) on talking
D) talking E) talks

85. What time do you come to the office?

-Usually at 9, but tomorrow I’ll have to be there a bit earlier ___
through some documents.
A) looking B) looked C) to be looking
D) to look E) to be looked

86. We knew nothing of his ___ a student.

A) being B) be C) been
D) to be E) to have been

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Test 8: Modals (Page 124) Test 11: Infinitive - Gerund (Page 136)

1-C 2-A 3-A 4-A 5-A 6-A 7-A 8-A 1-A 2-B 3-B 4-C 5-E 6-A 7-D 8-D
9-D 10-A 11-A 12-E 13-A 14-E 15-C 16-D 9-A 10-B 11-C 12-C 13-B 14-A 15-D 16-A
17-D 18-E 19-D 20-E 21-A 22-E 23-A 24-C 17-C 18-A 19-C 20-A 21-D 22-C 23-A 24-A
25-B 26-E 27-B 28-D 29-C 30-B 31-A 32-A 25-C 26-B 27-C 28-A 29-C 30-A 31-A 32-B
33-A 34-C 35-B 36-D 37-C 38-D 39-B 40-A 33-D 34-D 35-C 36-E 37-B 38-D 39-B 40-A
41-D 42-E 43-B 44-C 45-E 46-C 47-A 48-B 41-E 42-B 43-E 44-C 45-C 46-A 47-C 48-B
49-D 50-C 51-B 52-D 53-D 54-A 55-B 56-E 49-B 50-A 51-E 52-D 53-A 54-A 55-B 56-A
57-C 58-D 59-B 60-B 61-B 62-C 63-A 64-C 57-B 58-C 59-C 60-D 61-C 62-C 63-E 64-D
65-D 66-E 67-E 68-A 69-B 70-A 71-A 72-E 65-B 66-A 67-C 68-B 69-C 70-D 71-B 72-B
73-A 74-C 75-E 76-C 77-C 78-E 79-D 80-E 73-A 74-E 75-A 76-B 77-C 78-C 79-B 80-A
81-D 82-B 83-E 84-E 85-E 86-C 87-A 88-D 81-D 82-C 83-D 84-D 85-D 86-A 87-D 88-D
89-C 90-C 91-D 92-E 93-C 94-D 95-D 96-B 89-B 90-C 91-B 92-D 93-E 94-A 95-D 96-C
97-B 98-B 99-B 100-C 101-C 102-C 103-E 104-C 97-E
105-A 106-B 107-E 108-B 109-C 110-C 111-E 112-B
113-A 114-C 115-C 116-B 117-A 118-C 119-B 120-C Test 12: Passive voice (Page 139)
121-A 122-B 123-D 124-E 125-E 126-B 127-C 128-E
1-B 2-D 3-D 4-D 5-E 6-E 7-A 8-D
129-D 130-B 131-C 132-D 133-B 134-D 135-D 136-D
9-B 10-B 11-D 12-C 13-E 14-C 15-D 16-C
137-C 138-B 139-A 140-D 141-D 142-B 143-B 144-C
17-B 18-D 19-C 20-D 21-A 22-C 23-C 24-B
145-B 146-C 147-D 148-C 149-D 150-A 151-C 152-C
25-C 26-B 27-C 28-B 29-C 30-D 31-B 32-D
153-D 154-D 155-E 156-E 157-B 158-D 159-D 160-C
33-C 34-E 35-E 36-C 37-C 38-B 39-D 40-D
161-D 162-D
41-C 42-B 43-B 44-B 45-A 46-D 47-C 48-D
49-A 50-C 51-D 52-C 53-A 54-B 55-E 56-D
Test 9: Conditionals (Page 129)
57-E 58-D 59-C 60-A 61-C 62-D 63-C 64-E
Type 1 65-C 66-B 67-E
1-E 2-D 3-E 4-D 5-E 6-A 7-C 8-A
9-B 10-C 11-E 12-D 13-B 14-C 15-C 16-A Test 13: Indirect speech (Page 142)
17-A 18-B 19-C 20-E 21-C 22-B 23-D 24-E
1-C 2-D 3-A 4-A 5-B 6-C 7-A 8-B
25-A 26-B 27-A 28-B 29-E 30-D 31-C 32-B
9-C 10-D 11-B 12-C 13-A 14-E 15-B 16-B
33-C 34-D 35-D 36-B 37-A
17-B 18-C 19-D 20-B 21-B 22-B 23-A 24-D
25-C 26-A 27-B 28-C 29-B 30-D 31-C 32-D
Type 2
33-A 34-B 35-D 36-A 37-A 38-C 39-E 40-C
1-B 2-C 3-A 4-B 5-D 6-E 7-C 8-D
41-E 42-D 43-E 44-A 45-E 46-B 47-C 48-D
9-B 10-D 11-A 12-E 13-D 14-B 15-B 16-B
49-B 50-B 51-B 52-C 53-C 54-D 55-E 56-A
17-D 18-D 19-A 20-C 21-A 22-C 23-C 24-E
57-D 58-C 59-C 60-B 61-B 62-C 63-C 64-B
25-D 26-C 27-D 28-C
65-C 66-A 67-A 68-D 69-C 70-B 71-C 72-D
73-D 74-C 75-B 76-B 77-B 78-E 79-A 80-B
Type 3
1-E 2-E 3-D 4-D 5-C 6-A 7-D 8-B
Test 14: When - While - Where - As soon as (Page 146)
9-C 10-A 11-C 12-D 13-B 14-C 15-D 16-B
17-A 18-D 1-C 2-C 3-A 4-D 5-A 6-A 7-C 8-B
9-B 10-C 11-C 12-C 13-C 14-E 15-B 16-C
Mixed 17-C 18-C 19-B 20-B 21-E 22-B 23-A 24-B
1-A 2-C 3-A 4-C 5-D 6-A 7-C 8-B 25-D 26-A 27-A 28-C 29-B 30-E 31-A 32-C
9-E 33-D 34-A 35-A 36-A 37-D 38-D 39-A 40-E
41-B 42-C 43-B 44-D 45-A 46-A 47-D 48-D
Test 10: Comparatives - Superlatives (Page 133) 49-D 50-D 51-B 52-C 53-A 54-A 55-D 56-B
57-B 58-B
1-C 2-C 3-E 4-C 5-B 6-D 7-C 8-E
9-C 10-C 11-E 12-B 13-A 14-B 15-C 16-B
Test 15: Questions tags (Page 148)
17-D 18-C 19-B 20-D 21-B 22-C 23-D 24-C
25-B 26-A 27-B 28-B 29-D 30-D 31-C 32-B 1-B 2-C 3-B 4-D 5-D 6-B 7-A 8-D
33-B 34-D 35-D 36-E 37-B 38-D 39-D 40-D 9-B 10-B 11-E 12-C 13-C 14-D 15-D 16-D
41-D 42-C 43-E 44-C 45-E 46-D 47-B 48-D 17-C 18-E 19-C 20-A 21-D 22-A
49-E 50-D 51-C 52-B 53-C 54-B 55-C 56-A
57-E 58-B 59-E 60-C 61-C 62-C 63-B 64-B Test 16: Additions to remarks (Page 149)
65-B 66-A 67-E 68-C 69-C 70-D 71-B 72-E 1-C 2-A 3-C 4-D 5-A 6-D 7-B 8-A
73-D 74-C 75-D 76-B 77-D 78-D 79-D 80-E 9-A 10-C 11-A 12-C 13-A 14-D 15-C 16-A
81-D 82-E 83-C 84-B 85-D 86-D 87-A 88-A 17-C 18-D 19-D 20-B 21-B 22-C 23-E 24-D
89-D 90-B 91-B 92-B 93-C 94-D 95-B 96-E 25-E 26-D 27-B 28-E 29-D 30-C 31-A 32-D
97-B 98-D 99-A 100-C 101-B 102-D 103-B 104-E 33-C 34-A 35-D 36-D 37-E 38-B 39-D 40-C
105-A 106-B 41-A 42-D 43-C

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