Gerunds & Infinitives / Test-1

5- My son has scribbled with a ballpoint pen on

01.-35. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yere
the kitchen wall. In an effort to remove it, I’ve
uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.
tried ---- it, but that didn’t work, so I intend ----
the kitchen at the weekend.

1- The terrorist group is known ---- an

A) to clean / to be repainted
extensive supply of weapons.
B) having cleaned / repainted
C) to have cleaned / repainting
A) to have
D) cleaning / to repaint
B) having
E) clean / being repainted
C) having had

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D) to be having
E) have had
6- The rebels in Sierra Leone try ---- the village
people ---- them by cutting off some of the
inhabitants’ hands.
2- Please play something else instead of Chris
rea. His music is too slow ---- at a party.
A) making / obeyed
B) to have made / to obey
A) playing
C) having made / obeying
B) to play
D) make / to be obeying
C) played
E) to make / obey
D) having played
E) being played
7- When you telephone Lisa ---- her of the
departmental meeting, please make it clear
3- ---- the cottages, we raised enough money to
that we don’t blame her ---- the order.
renovate the manor house.
A) to have informed / to lose
A) For selling
B) informing / to have lost
B) By selling
C) having informed / about losing
C) To have sold
D) to be informed / on losing
D) On being sold
E) to inform / for losing
E) Not being sold
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8- I will be sorry ---- this company, but I was

4- As Sheila is moving house on Monday, she’s
offered an opportunity ---- in a field which I
asked me ---- her ---- up all her belongings.
really enjoy.

A) helping / packing
A) leaving / to have worked
B) help / having packed
B) to leave / to work
C) to help / pack
C) having left / about working
D) to be helped / to pack
D) with leaving / for working
E) help / to be packing
E) to have left / work

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9- I was surprised at the low level of service 14- She was furious when she found her younger
offered by them as I had believed them ---- a sister ---- on her clothes.
respected company.
A) try
A) be B) being tried
B) being C) to try
C) to be D) on trying
D) having been E) trying
E) have been

15- It is a lovely drawing, but I think it needs ----

10- There is no point in going ---- when you to look its best.
haven’t got enough money ---- anything.

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A) to frame
A) to shop / on buying B) to be framed
B) to be shopping / for buying C) to have framed
C) shop / having bought D) being framed
D) shopping / to buy E) framed
E) having shopped / to be buying

16- The new football stadium is said ---- seating

11- It will cost too much money ---- a full colour for 100,000 spectators.
leaflet. The advertising agency has advised
us to have one ---- in black and white. A) to have
B) having
A) producing / being produced C) had
B) produced / to produce D) to have had
C) to produce / produced E) have
D) to be producing / producing
E) having produced / produce
17- I managed ---- the tall bottle of cola into the
refrigerator ---- the middle shelf.
12- Your willingness ---- new things resulted in
your ---- this management training. A) fitting / to move
B) to fit / by moving
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A) learning / to be offered
C) being fitted / to be moving
B) to have learnt / for offering
D) by fitting / to have moved
C) learn / to have offered
E) for fitting / moving
D) to learn / being offered
E) learnt / having been offered
18- The rebels are estimated ---- tens of
thousands of civilians during the civil war
13- I don’t think it is a good time ---- Linda. She’ll
which lasted six years.
be busy ---- thirty exam papers this evening,
which won’t be easy.
A) killed
A) visiting / to mark B) to kill
B) to have visited / mark C) to have killed
C) for visiting / to be marked D) killing
D) to visit / marking E) being killed
E) to be visiting / having marked

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19- Sonia got accustomed to her job at the 23- I started my journey without ---- at the map,
private hospital quickly because, apart from but I soon regretted ---- so, as I drove a long
---- richer patients, it is quite similar to ---- for way off the route.
the health authority.
A) looking / doing
A) to have / work B) to look / to do
B) have / be worked C) look / to have done
C) to have had / worked D) having looked / do
D) having / working E) looked / having done
E) had / having worked

24- Johnny, will you stop ---- your father so many

20- I know she isn’t here at the moment because questions? He’s busy ---- out his tax return.

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I saw her ---- the building, but I don’t know if
she intends ---- later today. A) to have asked / to fill
B) asked / to have filled
A) to leave / returning C) to be asked / fill
B) leave / to have returned D) to ask / to be filling
C) leaving / to return E) asking / filling
D) left / to be returned
E) to be leaving / return 25- Veronica is so vain that every time she
passes a mirror, she stops ---- at her
reflection.
21- I was worried about my sister’s ---- divorced
from her husband, and for days, I couldn’t A) looking
help ---- how she’d cope with it. B) looked
C) having looked
A) get / to wonder D) to look
B) getting / wondering E) to have looked
C) to get / wonder
D) to have got / having wondered
E) having got / wondered 26- The workers would be even willing ---- lower
wages if it meant the factory ---- open.

22- I was unable to help my friends ---- for ‘Help A) accepting / stayed
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the Aged’ because my boss had asked me B) to accept / staying

---- the Saturday. C) accept / to have stayed
D) accepted / having stayed
A) to campaign / work E) to have accepted / stay
B) campaigning / worked
C) campaign / to work
D) being campaigned / working
E) campaigned / to have worked

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27- My clearest memory of my childhood is of ---- 31- It was such an unruly class that the teacher
with the street dogs and I also remember ---- struggled just ---- order, but she endeavoured
to the beach, which was very close to our ---- those students who were willing to learn.
house.
A) keeping / teach
B) keep / teaching
A) to play / to have gone
C) to have kept / taught
B) play / having gone
D) to be kept / having taught
C) playing / going
E) to keep / to teach
D) played / gone
E) having played / to go
32- Some Third World countries spend so much
of their annual budgets ---- interests on loans
that there is little left over with which ----
28- ---- when I don’t feel well is the worst thing
social problems.

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about acting in stage plays.
A) paying / to tackle
A) Perform B) pay / to have tackled
B) By performing C) to pay / tacking
C) Performing D) paid / having tackled
D) For performing E) to be paying / tackle
E) Performed
33- He regretted ---- the contract without ---- the
small print on the back of he form.
29- Innocent people deserve ---- from the gunmen
and thieves in the area. A) to sign / to read
B) signing / reading
A) to be protected C) having signed / read
B) to have protected D) sign / to have read
C) having protected E) signed / having read
D) for protecting
E) to protect 34- I think Julia dislikes ---- the documents
although she claims ---- it willingly.

30- Asbestos is thought ---- around the time of A) file / having done
Aristotle, and during Roman times, it was B) filed / to be doing
used ---- fireproof clothing. C) filing / to do
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D) to file / doing
A) to have discovered / to making E) to be filed / done
B) being discovered / making
C) having been discovered / make 35- The Egyptian Pharaoh Akhnaten, who
D) to discover / to have made worshipped only the Sun, is thought ---- the
E) to have been discovered / to make inspiration behind Moses, whose
monotheism provided the basis for Judaism,
Christianity and Islam.

A) to have been
B) had been
C) having been
D) about being
E) have been

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6- Because they both work at the family’s flower
01.-40. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yere
shop, they have agreed ---- about flowers at
uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.
weekends.

1- There is no point in ---- the washing out A) not to talk

because it keeps ---- with rain. B) not talking
C) haven’t talked
A) to hang / to shower D) not talk
B) hanging / showering E) don’t talk
C) hand / shower
D) hung / having showered 7- ---- the old hospital would cost £1 million, so

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E) having hung / showered the council are considering ---- the building to
developers.
2- I dislike spending my time ---- so I prefer ----
clothes made from synthetic fabrics. A) Demolishing / selling
B) To demolish / to sell
A) to iron / to buy C) Demolished / to have sold
B) ironed / bought D) Having demolished / sell
C) ironing / buying E) Being demolished / having sold
D) iron / being bought
E) having ironed / buy 8- Being able to think quickly and having an
up-to-date knowledge of a language is
3- Don’t you think the assistant deserves ---- a essential for speakers ---- simultaneously.
day off after working so hard at the
exhibition? A) to be translated
A) to give B) having translated
B) giving C) to translate
C) to be given D) being translated
D) gave E) translated
E) having given
9- In order to save money and energy, we are
4- In my opinion, it’s ridiculous ---- a computer going to have double glazed windows ---- .
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as a present for a three-year-old child.

A) having installed
A) bought B) install
B) buy C) to install
C) having bought D) installed
D) being bought E) installing
E) to buy
10- In his performance against Brazil, he proved
5- I don’t think I would enjoy ---- a cricket match himself ---- a skilled player.
as I don’t understand the rules.
A) was
A) to watch
B) be
B) being watched
C) having been
C) having watched
D) being
D) watching
E) to be
E) watch

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11- After the game, the players sat around ---- 16- We have decided ---- a new Ford Focus, but
themselves on their performance. we are not certain about which colour ----.

A) buying / choosing
A) being congratulated
B) bought / chosen
B) congratulate
C) having bought / choose
C) congratulating
D) to have bought / be chosen
D) to have congratulated
E) to buy / to choose
E) congratulated

17- Wearing high-healed shoes for long periods

12- The photographs he took of the products
can result in women ---- too much pain from
were too dark ---- on the company’s web site,
their feet ---- in active work.
so he’ll have to get some ---- professionally.

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A) to suffer / continuing
A) using / to be taken B) suffer / having continued
B) to be used / taken C) suffering / to continue
C) to use / taking D) suffered / not to continue
D) use / to take E) having suffered / not continuing
E) being used / take

18- His daughter persuaded him ---- his heart

13- The director of the play still hasn’t decided operation in a private hospital instead of
whom ---- in the role of the hero. waiting for one in a state hospital as she
could see his condition ---- worse daily.
A) casting
B) to cast A) to have / getting
C) cast B) from having / to get
D) having cast C) having had / get
E) being cast D) to be having / to have got
E) have / having been getting

14- Why don’t you go and ask a chemist ----

something ---- dry skin? 19- I knew the answer, but I didn’t press the
buzzer quickly enough ---- the prize.
A) recommending / soothed A) winning
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B) having recommended / soothe B) to win

C) recommend / having soothed C) win
D) to recommend / to soothe D) won
E) recommend / soothing E) being won

20- Robert didn’t work as carefully last year as he

15- The problem with Simon is that he thinks he does this year, and the boss had even
can succeed ---- a degree without ---- any threatened ---- him if he didn’t improve his
lectures. work.

A) gaining / having attended A) sacking

B) to gain / to have attended B) being sacked
C) on gaining / attended C) to be sacked
D) for gaining / to attend D) to sack
E) in gaining / attending E) to have sacked

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21- I’d love ---- on my own, but I simply can’t 27- He’s not in the habit ---- lies, but he had to
afford ---- my own flat. make up an excuse ---- the afternoon off for
his job interview.
A) to live / to have
B) living / having
A) of telling / to take
C) live / to be having
B) to tell / to have taken
D) having lived / have
C) for telling / being taken
E) to have lived / having had
D) being told / taking
E) having told / to be taken
22- The receptionist never minds ---- with sending
out the new catalogues.
28- In the Middle Ages, surrounding a castle with
A) to help a ditch filled with water proved ---- a
B) to have helped successful technique ---- its security.

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C) to be helping
D) have helped A) being / to be ensured
E) helping B) to have been / ensure
C) having been / of ensuring
23- The manager likes ---- on all pricing D) have been / to ensure
decisions. E) to be / for ensuring

A) to have consulted 29- The most effective way ---- the

B) having consulted destructiveness of earthquakes is ----
C) to be consulting buildings and other structures capable of
D) being consulted withstanding strong shaking.
E) having been consulting
A) reducing / being constructed
24- I am hoping ---- for the school basketball team B) reduced / having constructed
next week. C) to be reduced / constructing
A) picking D) to reduce / to construct
B) to be picked E) reduce / to be constructed
C) to pick
D) picked 30- The children were ---- giving up hope when
E) pick someone phoned to say their dog had been
found.
25- Your hair needs ---- before you go back to
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school. A) in the habit of

B) in return for
A) to cut C) on the point of
B) being cut D) for the sake of
C) cutting E) in exchange for
D) having cut
E) to be cutting 31- ---- a doorman at a hotel consists ---- greeting
guests and taking them to their rooms.
26- The social worker gave the students a talk ----
them against ---- drugs. A) To be / in
A) to warn / taking B) To have been / for
B) having warned / to take C) Being / of
C) warning / taken D) Having been / about
D) to have warned / take E) Be / from
E) warn / having taken

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32- She should have apologized to him ---- 37- His ability ---- well makes him a great teacher.
spilling coffee down his suit.
A) being communicated
A) about B) communicated
B) with C) having communicated
C) of D) to communicate
D) for E) communicating
E) by

,
33- Sheep have been so changed by breeding 38- We should appreciate ---- in the 20th century,
that their wild ancestors are hard ---- . when we have so many appliances ---- the
hardships of our lives.

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A) identifying
B) being identified A) to be living / easing
C) to identify B) having lived / being eased
D) identify C) living / to ease
E) having identified D) to live / having eased
E) live / to be easing

34- Shopping for fruit and vegetables makes me

---- hungry. 39- You don’t appear ---- the formula. Do you
want me ---- it once more?
A) to feel
B) feel A) having understood / explaining
C) felt B) understand / to have explained
D) feeling C) to have understood / to explain
E) to be feeling D) understood / to be explaining
E) understanding / having explained

35- We haven’t yet decided when ---- a meeting,

so we’ll let you ---- as soon as we’ve fixed a 40- My mother won’t allow anyone ---- the living
date. room until she finishes ---- .

A) to hold / know A) enter / to vacuum

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B) holding / to know B) to enter / vacuuming

C) held / to be known C) entering / having vacuumed
D) to have held / knowing D) entered / to be vacuuming
E) having held / known E) having entered / vacuum

36- Tobacco, which we now know ---- so harmful,

was once thought ---- medicinal value.

A) being / to be having
B) be / to have
C) having been / to have had
D) to have been / having
E) to be / to have

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6- Mankind first used indestructible materials to
01.-40. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yere
erect large structures ---- in but ---- their gods
uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.
from.

1- That’s strange. I saw him ---- his bike along A) without living / being worshipped
the river this morning and he didn’t mention B) to be living / having worshipped
anything about ---- his job. C) having lived / to be worshipped
D) not to live / to worship
A) riding / changing E) by not living / worshipped
B) having ridden / change
C) to be riding / to change 7- I tried ---- careful ---- his feelings.
D) ride / to have changed

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E) to ride / having changed A) being / not hurting
B) to be / not to hurt
2- I imagine Sally was about ---- when I asked C) to have been / didn’t hurt
her ---- a letter for me, as she looked rather D) having been / didn’t hurt
reluctant. E) be / not to have hurt

A) leaving / to have typed 8- ---- at the details of the famous sculptor

B) to be leaving / typing Rodin’s works, we can see his ability ----
C) to leave / to type feeling through facial expression and through
D) to have left / type hands.
E) having left / typed
A) To look / being conveyed
3- Don’t you think we should consider ---- the B) By looking / to convey
chimney ---- before the winter? C) Having looked / convey
D) To be looking / conveying
A) to be getting / to sweep E) Being looked / to be conveying
B) to have got / sweep
C) having got / sweeping 9- Ludlow is considered ---- the most beautiful
D) to get / being swept mediaeval street in England. Do you fancy ----
E) getting / swept there for sightseeing tonight?

4- In an emergency, even a child can save a life A) having / to go

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if he or she knows what ---- . B) had / go

C) to have / going
A) to do D) have / to go
B) doing E) having / go
C) being done
D) have done 10- The singer Nick Hucknall has decided ---- a
E) having done two-year break, but he won’t have any money
problems. He has already made enough
5- Knowledge of nutrition helps you ---- proper money ---- a lifetime.
eating habits ---- a healthy life.
A) to take / to last
A) to develop / having maintained B) taking / lasting
B) developing / maintaining C) take / to be lasting
C) developed / maintained D) taken / to have lasted
D) develop / to maintain E) having taken / lasted
E) having developed / maintain

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11- Remember ---- off the washing machine 16- A talented actress like Tracy shouldn’t be
before you leave home, will you? wasting her talent ---- in a soap opera.

A) switching A) acting
B) to have switched B) to act
C) having switched C) act
D) switch D) acted
E) to switch E) to be acted

12- Both sides seem ---- on to their determination 17- Money motivates most people ---- hard, even
---- a peaceful solution, don’t they? though it may cause them ---- a lot of stress.

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A) to be held / finding A) working / undergoing
B) to be holding / to find B) to be working / undergo
C) holding / to be finding C) to work / to undergo
D) having held / found D) work / to have undergone
E) held / having found E) worked / having undergone

13- It is sometimes difficult for parents ---- 18- She caught her son and his friend ----
whether ---- their children for misbehaving. computer games when they were supposed
---- an assignment for school.
A) to decide / to punish
B) deciding / to be punishing A) to play / to be prepared
C) being decided / punish B) playing / to be preparing
D) decided / having punished C) play / having prepared
E) having decided / punishing D) to be playing / preparing
E) played / to prepare

14- A: Did you have difficulty ---- our office?

B: No, it was quite easy ---- here. 19- I was against my daughter ---- to a late night
party, but she got the permission in the end
A) to find / to have got because she really knows how ---- people.
B) having found / getting
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C) finding / to get A) to go / to be persuading

D) to be finding / get B) gone / persuading
E) find / having got C) go / to have persuaded
D) going / to persuade
E) to be going / persuade
15- I never seem ---- enough time ---- everything I
want.
20- The actor is believed ---- the TV drama
A) having / doing because of an illness.
B) to be having / done
C) have / to be doing A) to have left
D) to have / to do B) leaving
E) to have had / do C) to be left
D) leave
E) left

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21- As trainees, we spent several days ---- to 26- If I were you, I would forget ---- getting
presentations and lectures about how ---- the promoted there and look for more rewarding
product. job somewhere else.

A) to listen / selling A) for

B) listen / to be selling B) about
C) listened / to have sold C) of
D) listening / to sell D) in
E) having listened / sell E) with

22- Her lifelong wish ---- the country of her 27- If you insist ---- having all this paperwork
parents came true when she visited the completed, how do you expect your staff ----
Ukraine last month. any time with customers?

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A) having visited A) of / spending
B) visit B) on / to spend
C) visited C) about / spent
D) to visit D) for / spend
E) visiting E) to / for spending

23- Before offering you the position, we need ---- 28- The manager wants us to concentrate ----
if you are prepared ---- evenings and gaining new business and says that the head
weekends when it is necessary. office will take care ---- looking after existing
customers.
A) knowing / working
A) in / for
B) know / to have worked
B) to / in
C) to know / to work
C) on / of
D) having known / worked
D) about / with
E) to have known / work
E) of / from

29- We’ve urged him ---- for the promotion, but he

24- We had arranged ---- after work on Friday ----
won’t as he is afraid of ----.
our holiday plans.
A) to apply / being rejected
A) to meet / to discuss B) for applying / rejecting
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B) meeting / discussing C) applying / to be rejected

C) to meet / discussing D) to have applied / rejected
D) meeting / to discuss E) from applying / to reject
E) meet / having discussed
30- The first woman ---- as a foreign
correspondent in the United States was
25- The florist was nervous about the wedding Margaret Fuller, who was also a social
order ---- account ---- the customer being very reformer, critic and teacher whose words
hard to please. enriched the lives of many people.

A) on / of A) be served
B) with / on B) being served
C) about / for C) has served
D) in / with D) to serve
E) for / to E) to be serving

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31- The minister for defense thanked the soldiers 36- After the murder of the prize-winning
---- carrying out their mission successfully. cameraman, the foreign office has ---- people
against going to the region for any reason.
A) with
B) of A) insisted
C) in B) worried
D) on C) deterred
E) for D) warned
E) stopped
32- If she hadn’t devoted herself ---- teaching her
autistic son, she probably would have been a 37- They ---- him in Spain for murdering a van
scientist. driver in England.

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A) to A) forbade
B) on B) dealt
C) in C) accused
D) about D) suspected
E) for E) arrested

33- In the article, the environmentalists warned 38- The airline ---- to me for losing my luggage,
consumers ---- purchasing genetically but I wasn’t in the right frame of mind to
modified produce. forgive them.

A) with A) thanked
B) against B) complained
C) on C) excused
D) to D) denied
E) of E) apologized

34- When I was a child, I would often ---- of living 39- I was ---- from buying a house in that area by
in a motor home and traveling around the the high crime rate.
world.
A) deterred
A) feel B) afraid
B) dream C) advised
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C) imagine D) compelled
D) plan E) obliged
E) anticipate
40- Because of the protests from the local
35- I ---- to having to clear up somebody else’s residents, the farmers ---- not to participate
mess. in growing genetically modified crops.

A) mind A) appreciated
B) dislike B) failed
C) object C) decided
D) can’t stand D) considered
E) complain E) urged

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