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Infinitive and gerund - Test Set 3

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20 questions

Questions and explanations

  1. Question 1

    He insisted on _______.
    1. my taking part in the programme
    2. me taking part in the programme
    3. me to take part in the programme
    4. none of these
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  2. Question 2

    Deepa enjoys ____________ novels of Jane Austen.
    1. to read
    2. reading
    3. to be reading
    4. read
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  3. Question 3

    Please stop __________ you are disturbing the others in the library.
    1. talk
    2. talks
    3. have talk
    4. talking
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  4. Question 4

    The headmaster insisted on ______________ the letter.
    1. see
    2. seeing
    3. to see
    4. the seeing
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  5. Question 5

    She enjoys ___________ to his stories.
    1. to listen
    2. listens
    3. listening
    4. to listening
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  6. Question 6

    I want to avoid __________ him.
    1. to meet
    2. from meeting
    3. meeting
    4. meets
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  7. Question 7

    Do you like __________ ?
    1. to drive
    2. diving
    3. drive
    4. a drive
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  8. Question 8

    Monkey enjoy __________ on the branches of tree.
    1. swings
    2. swinging
    3. swing
    4. swung
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  9. Question 9

    _________ tired, Raju went to bed early.
    1. been
    2. being
    3. be
    4. has been
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  10. Question 10

    After working with him for some time, I came _________ his efficiency.
    1. to admire
    2. admired
    3. admiring
    4. admires
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  11. Question 11

    I smell something __________.
    1. burn
    2. burning
    3. brunt
    4. was burning
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  12. Question 12

    _________ is his favourite leisure activity.
    1. to read
    2. to reading
    3. reading
    4. read
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  13. Question 13

    It was noy difficult to park the car in front of the theatre.
    1. There was no difficulty in parking the car in front of the theatre.
    2. It was not difficult to do the parking in front of the theatre.
    3. To park the car in front of the theatre was not difficult.
    4. Parking in front of the theatre the car was not difficult.
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  14. Question 14

    __________ is a good exercise.
    1. walk
    2. walked
    3. walking
    4. walker
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  15. Question 15

    _________ cricket is my favourite pass time.
    1. play
    2. played
    3. playing
    4. plays
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  16. Question 16

    Raju enjoys __________ the dramams of SHakespeare.
    1. read
    2. reading
    3. to read
    4. to be reading
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  17. Question 17

    I hope you will excuse ___________ early.
    1. my leaving
    2. my leave
    3. me leaving
    4. me leave
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  18. Question 18

    Rahul is fond of eating chocolates.
    1. fond
    2. is
    3. eating
    4. of
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  19. Question 19

    __________ improves your knowledge.
    1. Reads
    2. Read
    3. To read
    4. Reading
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  20. Question 20

    Tom offered ___________ us to the railway station.
    1. drive
    2. driving
    3. to drive
    4. driver
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