GERUND AND TO INFINITIVE

 

1. Sinta : I used to love going to puncak over  the

                weekend.

     Luli  : ....

A. l love puncak too

B. so, where do you go now?

C. That's great. why don't we go next week?

D. so, you still enjoy going to puncak?

E. why do you like it so much?

 

2. 'What are you doing?'

    'l'm looking for my calculator. l remember ..... it 

    into the car when we left for work.'

A. to throw

B. throw

C. throwing

D. threw

E. had thrown 

3. ''Will your father decide to move to his home

    town after he retires?''

A. to be stayed

B. to stay

C. stay

D. to be staying

E. staying

 

4. The ex-president passed away before having the 

    chance ..... on trial.

A. put

B. to put

C. be put

D. to be put

E. being put

 

5. The children went on talking when the teacher 

came into the room; in fact, they didn't even stop

..... ' Good morning;

A. saying

B. to say

C. say

D. to saying

E. to be saying

 

6. Many people in  Sidoarjo  are looking forward to 

...... a good soultion to the mud problem 

A. witness

B. witnessed

C. being witnessed

D. be witnessing

E. have witnessed 

7. 'What is she worrying about this time?'

....... from her son after the car accident.

A. Not to hear

B. Having heard

C. She hasn't heard

D. Not having heard

E. Having to her

8. 'Why don't you ask Mr. Abidin for a donation  ?'

'Well, you know that he is not generous. so it's

no use ..... him.'

A. to ask

B. you ask

C. to be asking

D. asking

E. ask

9. Tati declined the offer of .... to singapore asre a

representstive of our company.

A. being transferred

B. is transferred

C. transferred

D. to transferred

E. be transferred

10. ''l need to do some exercise to stay fit.''

''Have you considered .... for one hour 

everyday?''

A. walking

B. you walk

C. to walk

D. to be walking

E. walk

11. ''l'm going to Bandung next week.''

''Try to avoid ..... between 7 and 9 in the 

morning. The traffic is terrible.''

A. to arive

B. drive

C. driving

D. driven

E. to be driving

12.'What has made her so busy these days?

' ..... for the Bazaar that will be held next month.'

A. to prepare

B. she prepare

C. its preparetion

D. preparing

E. in preparing

13. l am looking forwork to ... you next week.

A. seeing

B. see

C. will see

D. be seeing

E. be seen

14.'Why don't you want Amir to be the team leader?'

'Well, l don't like ..... people around!'

A. his ordering

B. why he orders

C. it is set up

D. in setting up

E. sets up

15. ''What has the donated money been used for?''

'' .... a school for the needy.''

A. we set up

B. setting up

C. it is ordering

D. he orders

E. sets up 

16. Being lost, the tourist stopped ..... at his map for 

the place they wanted to visit.

A. looking

B. to look

C. looked

D. he looked

E. was looking

17. We were astonished at .... a good score for his 

TOEFEL in spite of his poor English

A. he could get

B. his being able to get

C. to be able to get

D. being able to get

E. be able to get

18. She was very sad because her father did not

approve of ... to often

A. I saw her

B. me to see her

C. my seeing her

D. me seeing her

E. that I see her

19. Since my father and my mother are both working,

we usually go .... on sundays

A. to  shoop

B. they shop

C.  shopping

D. for shopping

E. shop

20. 'What are the horns of  a buffalo used for?'

'Well mostly for .... handicrafts

A. make

B. to make

C. being made

D. they make

E. making

21. 'What did Adi finally decide?'

' ..... his master's degree in Australia.'

A. he can take

B. his taking

C. taking

D. be taking

E. to take

22. 'Asa student, l always had instant noodles for 

breakekfast .'

This mean that l .... for breakfast

A. am having instant noodles

B. like to have instant noodles

C. am used to having instant noodles

D. have instant noodle

E. used to have instant noodles

23. 'What is lwan's decision conocerning his house?'

' ...... it before putting it up for sale,'

A. his renovating

B. for renoving

C. be renovated

D. renovated

E. to renovate

24. 'What do you need my calculator for?''

'' ..... this math problem.''

A. in solving

B. my solving

C. to be wearing

D. to solve

E. l solve

25. 'Do you think l can wear my new neklace?'

' l wouldn't advise ..... jewerly in a diffcult

time like this.'

A. wear

B. to wear

C. to be wearing

D. wearing

E. you wear 

26. My brother,who was not used to .... a room with 

some else, was quite unhappy when  he couldn' t

have is own room in the dormitory

A. sharing

B. share

C. be sharing

D. be shared

E. being shared

27. The crowd has been waiting outside the hotel for

hours juts .... a glimpse of the farmous singer.

A. getting

B. they get

C. get

D. for getting

E. to get

28.My friend hasan is considering ... school before 

finishing it because of finacial reasons.

A. he leaves

B. about leaving

C. he wants to leave

D. in leaving

E. leaving

29. The man sitting next to ati said, do you mind...?

A. smoking

B. l smoke

C. to some

D. my smoking

E. be smoking

30. After .... his pass, he wass allowed to enter the building.

A. shown

B. have shown

C. showed

D. showing

E. to show

31.'What was he punished  for?'

' ... others to break school rules'.

A. when her persuaded

B. persuading

C. in order to persuade

D. by persuading

E. to persuade

32. Her winning a prize in the beauty contest suproses

me.

The underlined word mean : '.....'

A. the  fact that she won a prize

B. she is winning a prize

C. when she won a prize

D. the expectation that she' ll win a prize

E. after she won a prize

33. l remember  ..... in his town when traffic

wasn't too heavy yet. 

A. be driving

B. were driving

C. drive

D. our driving

E. to  drive

34. ''Where is budi?'

'Oh! l complately forgot  ..... him'

A. to invite

B. not intiting

C. invite

D. not to invite

E. to drive

35. We always avoid .... to the zoo on sundays

because it is too crowded.

A. going

B. go

C. we go

D. to go

E. to be going

36. What don't you like about irwan?'

' ..... '

A. why he wears earrings

B. to wear earrings

C. his wearing earrings

D. for wearing earrings

E. wearing earrings

37. 'My niece is not used ..... in a dormitory.'

A. to live

B. living

C. to living

D. live

E. lives

38. It is, useful .... the chapters before they are 

discussed in class.

A. reads

B. reading

C. having read

D. for reading

E. to read

39. The acids, salts, and vitamins that fruits furnish are 

very helpful .... a balanced and healthful diet.

A. to keep

B. kept

C. keeping

D. they keet

E. for keeping

40. 'Why are you so late?'

'We had to stop on the way ..... some gasoline.'

A. to buy

B. we bought

C. must buy

D. we had to buy

E. for keeping

41. 'What do the employess exactly want?'

' ..... '

A. To get better working conditions

B. increasing worker's motivation

C. whether the number of employess should be 

     reduced

D. greater responsibilities are given to them

E. they get more training programs

42. 'People are concerned about the depletion of 

energy sources. however, they should not forget 

 ..... another important thing.'

A. to protect

B. it is protecing

C. they protect

D. having to protect

E. protect

43. 'What are you planning to do with all these

paintings?'

' ...... them in the cultural next month.'

A. to be exhibiting

B. to exhibit

C. wili exhibit

D. be exhibiting

E. we exhibit

44. All new students at this university are required

...... an english proficiency test.

A. taking

B.  having to take

C. take

D.  will take

E. to take

45. The moniton picture originated when a series of 

still photographs were spliced and viewed in 

rapid succession .... the illusion of movement and 

continuity.

A. for creation

B. in the creation

C. to be cerated by

D. to create

E. created

46. ''What was the last thing you said to the students

just now?''

A. not to wear sandals

B. you dont t wear sandals

C. they don' t waer sandals

D. for not wearing sandals

E. waering no sandals

47. ''Why do you always leave so early?''

'' ..... '' the fist train to campus.''

A. not miss

B. l don' t miss

C. not  to miss

D. for not missing

E. do not miss

48. "Why are your friends writing a petition to the headmaster?"

"...... our canteen and sport facilities improved,"

A. Get

B. Getting

C. For getting

D. Got

E. To get 

49. "What is it that you want us to do?"

"...... all the lights when you leave the office."

A. Turning off

B. For turning off

C. You turn off

D. To turn off

E. We turn off

50. My sister thinks that the ceramic vase is too big ..... on the piano.

A. be put

B. being put

C. it was put

D. for being put

E. to be put

51. It is often difficult for new university students .... them-selves to their new environment. 

A. they adapt

B. to adapt

C. adapting

D. being adapted

E. adapted 

52. 'Let's go and have lunch.' 

'I'll join you later. I had better not stop ...... on this report now.'

A. work

B. to work

C. I'll work

D. working

E. am working

 

53. I am looking forward to ..... a salary raise next month.

A. get

B. be getting

C. getting

D. have got

E.  got 

54. Have you considered ...... to an apartment close to your office?

A. move

B. to move

C. moved

D. moving

E. to be moving 

55. I usually take a walk early in the morning ..... some fresh air.

A. getting

B. get

C. to get

D. I get

E. to be getting 

56. "It is hot in here; the air-conditioner is not working."

"I think it is only needs ......" 

A. to clean

B. cleaning

C. cleaned

D. clean

E. be cleaned

57. 'What did Amir promise you yesterday?'

' ...... together in the library.'

A. We study

B. Studying

C. In studying

D. Studied

E. To study 

58. Donny does not mind doing extra work, but doesn't like .....

A. criticize

B. criticizing

C. is criticized

D. be criticized

E. to be criticized

59. Don't put off .... the application form.

A. to fill in

B. fill in

C. for filling in

D. filling in

E. you fill in 

60. As a child I always enjoyed .... in the rain.

A. be playing

B. play

C. played

D. playing

E. to play

 

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