21. Can you manage_____ ______ the report in the morning?
A. finishing / to write B. to finish / writing
C. finishing / writing D. to finish / to write
22. Do you want ______ with you or do you want to go alone?
A. me coming B. me to come C. that I will come D. that I come
23. I’m sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _____ it.
A. locking B. to lock C. to have locked D. to be locked
24. She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help ______.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. that she laughed D. laugh
25. I like _____ the kitchen as often as possible.
A. not cleaned B. clean C. to clean D. that I clean
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26. He tried to avoid ______ my question.
A. answering B. to answer C. answer D. how to answer
27. Could you please stop _______ so much noise?
A. to make B. make C. making D. to have make
28. I enjoy ______ to music.
A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. listened
29. Have you finished ______ your hair yet?
A. wash B. washed C. washing D. to wash
30. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk _____ knocked down.
A. been B. to be C. be D. being
31. Jim is 65, but he isn’t going to retired yet. He wants to carry on _____.
A. to work B. work C. works D. working
32. Hello! Fancy _____ you here! What a surprise!
A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. see
33. I’ve put off _____ the letters so many times. I really must do it today.
A. write B. to write C. written D. writing
34. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody _____.
A. being B. be C. to be D. were
35. Sarah gave up ______ to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.
A. apply B. to apply C. applying D. application
36. Suddenly he stopped the car in order ______.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. has smoked
37. I can’t bear ______this dirty room.
A. seeing B. to see C. seen D. saw
38. Have you considered _____ to live in another country?
A. going B. to go C. gone D. goes
39. Cathy suggested _____ to the cinema.
A. went B. not to go C. not go D. going
40. They caused her _____ a lot.
A. cried B. crying C. to cry D. cry
41. Paula quit _____ alcohol three years ago.
A. to drink B. drank C. being drunk D. drinking
42. We must do something. We can’t go on _____ like this.
A. to live B. living C. life D. live
43. My mother rarely allows me _____ things for myself.
A. to buy B. bought C. buy D. buying
44. She admitted _____ the money.
A. to steal B. steals C. steal D. having stolen
45. It was late, so we decided ______ a taxi home.
A. to take B. taken C. taking D. was taken
46. Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed _______ him some money.
A. lend B. lending C. to lend D. lender
47. How old were you when you learnt ______ ?
A. how to drive B. how driving C. how drive D. how drivers
48. I waved to Karen but I failed ____her attention.
A. to be attracted B. to attract C. attracting D. attracted
49. We decided ______ because of the bad weather.
A. not going out B. not to go out C. not go out D. not gone
50. She always encouraged her son _____ .
A. to jog B. jogged C. is jogging D. jogging