GERUND OR ININITIVE

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences:

  1). We had a good time ………………… in Nha Trang last summer.

          A). stay                           B). staying                     C). to stay                      D). to staying

  2). Jane is afraid of ……………………  on her own in a big city.

          A). to live                       B). living                        C). life                           D). live

  3). It's important for us __________ this examination.

          A). to pass                      B). pass                          C). passing                     D). so to pass

  4). I have quitted …………………… desserts.

          A). to eat                        B). eating                       C). eat                            D). eaten

  5). Peter spends most of his time _______________ his lessons.

          A). study                         B). to studying               C). studying                   D). to study

  6). Our teacher asked us ………………………… our lessons carefully at home.

          A). prepare                     B). for preparing           C). preparing                 D). to prepare

  7). The actor didn't let us ……………… his picture.

          A). to take                      B). taken                        C). take                          D). taking

  8). We like ………………  swimming in the village river.

          A). so going                    B). go                             C). to going                    D). to go

  9). Many people dislike ___________ in the cities because they are very noisy.

          A). living                        B). for living                  C). to live                       D). live

  10). Tracey enjoys ……………to work. She can't stand ……………  at home all day.

          A). to going/ to staying  B). to go/ to stay            C). go/ stay                    D). going/ staying

  11). We can't help ……………… about our test.

          A). to have worry          B). worry                       C). having worry           D). worrying

  12). He seemed ……………………  the test again.

          A). fail                            B). failing                      C). to fail                       D). to failing

  13). My mother doesn't mind ……………………… after the children.

          A). look                          B). for looking               C). to look                      D). looking

  14). There are many ways of ……………… free time in Australia.

          A). spending                   B). in spending              C). spend                        D). to spend

  15). Would you mind ……………  up the TV while I'm working?

          A). not to turning           B). not turning               C). not turn                    D). not to turn

  16). Mai hates ………………… asked personal questions.

          A). be                              B). to being                    C). being                        D). been

  17). Jack came here last month ………………… English.

          A). learn                         B). to learn                    C). learning                   D). for learn

  18). Lan had a lot of difficulties in ………………………  English.

          A). so to learn                B). learning                   C). for learning              D). to learn

  19). Her family arranged ………………… her at the airport.

          A). meeting                    B). met                           C). to meet                     D). meeting

  20). She used ………………  as a typist.

          A). to working                B). to work                     C). work                         D). working

  21). We need …………………harder for the coming exam.