I have been having a lot of trouble with my old car the last couple of months. I am thinking about __________ a new one.
A.to buy
B.buying
C.buy
D.being bought

Mary appeared _____________, but she wasn’t. She was only pretending.
A.to sleep
B.to be asleep
C.being asleep
D.be asleep

Last night we saw a meteor _____________ through the sky.
A.streak
B.to have streak
C.to streak
D.streaked

The little boy begged the lady …………..some soup.
A.gives
B.give
C.giving
D.to give

The father told his son ……….. his time …………… games all day.
A.not to waste/ play
B.not waste/ playing
C.not waste/play
D.not to waste/playing

The soil needs ................................. immediately.
A.fertilizing
B.fertilized
C.fertilize
D.to fertilize

I regret __________ you that you have failed the exam.
A.inform
B.informed
C.informing
D.to inform

The aim of the culture festival is __________ friendship between the two countries.
A.promote
B.being promoted
C.promoting
D.to promote

He regrets not………..to see his grandparents in Paris.
A.gone
B.went
C.going
D.to go

She couldn’t bear ................... tears when she saw the film “Romeo and Juliet”.
A.sheds
B.shedding
C.to shed
D.shed