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GRADE 12 GERUND AND INFINITIVE

1. I’m worried _______ my final exam in statistics.

A. about falling B. to fall C. with falling D. to fallure

2. ________ the scholarship really surprised me.

A. Mike got B. Mike getting C. Mike’s getting D. Mike gets

3. Many northerners look forward _______ a garden in the spring.

A. to plant B. to planting C. with planting D. to planting of

4. “May I have a word with you,Mrs. Adam ?”–”Is this in regard ______ late yesterday ?”

A. of you coming B. to you coming C. to your coming D. of your coming

5. Who is responsible _______ the garbage – the husband of the wife ?

A. to take out B. for take out C. for taking out D. with taking out

6. I think ________ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate.

A. your being B. you are C. you being D. you to be

7. “How do I turn on the T. V ?”–”_____ the button at the right.”

A. From pushing B. By pushing C. You pushing D. To push

8. “It’s difficult to make money as an artist.”

–”Have you considered _______ a course in business for artists ?”

A. To take B. about taking C. your taking D. taking

9. “Why have you decided to go back to school”–”I’m tired _______ as a secretary.”

A. for work B. to work C. of working D. about working

10. “We were opponents of the political regime in our country.”

“And that led to ____ to the United States thirty – five years ago.”

A. us coming B. our coming C. come D. us to come

11. “Did you understand the solution to the calculus problem ?”–”Not very well. Dr Baker’s ______

was complicated.”

A. explain B. explaining C. explanation D. explained

12. “How do you like American food ?”–”Well, it’s not bad. Now I _______ hamburgers.”

A. used to eat B. am used to eat C. used to eating D. am used to eating

13. We insisted ___________ by the manager.

A. to be seen B. to see C. on being seen D. on seeing

14. _______ for director must have surprised you.

A. Your being nominated B. You nominated

C. Your nominating D. You’re being nominated

15. “What are you reading ?”–”It’s a magazine article ______ your own furniture.”

A. to make it B. about make C. about making D. for make

16. ______ a foreign language well is a long process.

A. Learn B. Learning C. To learning D. Having learned

17. What do you enjoy _______ in your free time ?

A. doing B. do C. to do D. done

18. You can’t go to England without _________ to Bucking ham Palace.

A. go B. being gone C. to go D. going

19. Would you mind not ___________ ?

A. to be smoking B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoke

20. She was worried about ________ by thieves.

A. being robbed B. robbing C. being rob D. be robbing

21. I can’t afford _______ you any more money.

A. borrowing B. to borrow C. to lend D. my lending

22. The teacher encouraged _______ good compositions.

A. us write B. us to write C. us writing D. us to writing

23. “Stacey seems like a bright student.”-”She’s always the first ________ her work.”