A. Use the correct form of the word in the brackets to fill in the gaps.

1. After his insulting comments, I thought Jack deserved ______________ tired. (be)
2. Max avoided ______________ his cell phone when other people were in the room.
(use)
3. We arranged ____________ a taxi pick us up and take us to the airport. (have)
4. I resent __________________ treated like a servant in my own home! (be)
5. Frank completed__________ the new barn last week. Next, he is going to paint it
red. (build)
6. Don't worry, I don't mind _______________ dinner. I think I'll make fish with
steamed vegetables, and a big salad on the side! (make)
7. Crying, the mother looked into the television camera and said, "Society will no
longer tolerate__________." (drink and drive)
8. Karen and Neil would like ______________ that new dance club downtown. It's
supposed to have one of the largest dance floors in the world. (try)
9. I can't see _____________ a car when you don't even have a driver's license. That
doesn't make any sense! (buy)
10. When do you wish__________, now or later? (begin)
11. _____________ is a great way to relax. I love to sit back and enjoy a good book.
(read)
12. Why do you always get ____________ first? I want to go first this time! (be)
13. When you're in Prague, I recommend _____________ from the Charles Bridge to
the castle at night. (walk)
14. Susanne just happened _____________ in the restaurant when Julia Roberts
walked in! Can you believe that? (be)
15. Eye specialists urge ________________ frequent breaks while using the
computer for extended periods of time. (take)
16. I thought you knew nothing about cars. Where did you learn ___________ a flat
tire? (change)
17. My favorite thing is _______________ on my back in the sea. (float)
18. The Egyptology course requires ____________ in six months of field studies near
Luxor, Egypt. (participate)
19. The nurse risked ______________ the disease from her patient, but she
continued to treat him until he had fully recovered. (get)

20. Dad, you promised _______________ us to the beach today. When are we going
to go to the beach? (take)

B. Choose the correct answer for each gap below.

1. I can't stand _____ all the time.
a) to complain
b) her complaining
c) complaining
2. Our teacher won't allow ____ dictionaries during the test.
a) to use
b) us to use
c) us using
3. We advised _______ a taxi instead of walking to the restaurant.
a) him to take
b) his to take
c) him taking
4. The city doesn't allow ______ along curbs painted red.
a) my parking
b) parking
c) to park
5. She prefers __________ dinner because she doesn't like to cook.
a) my making
b) making
c) to make

6. I hope you don't mind ________ while you eat.

a) smoking
b) my smoking
c) me to smoke

7. John is never on time to work! I hate ________ late every day.

a) arriving
b) his arriving
c) him to arrive
8. Sarah urged _______ in the next election.
a) me to vote
b) me voting
c) to vote
9. He needs to get a visa extension immediately. The authorities won't
permit _____ in the country without a visa.
a) him to stay
b) him staying
c) to stay
10. Travel agents usually advise _______ flight bookings three days before
departure.
a) reconfirming
b) him reconfirming
c) to reconfirm

C. Use the correct form of the word in the brackets to fill in the gaps.
1. She quit _________ (complain) about _________ (be) unemployed and
decided ________ (create) her own job.
2. Naomi's _________ (lose) her passport prevented her from __________ (cross) the
border.
3. Do you remember __________ (stand) at the top of the Eiffel Tower ___________
(watch) the sunset? That's a view I'll never forget!
4. Oh no! The movie is sold out! Do you want ________ (wait) ________ (see) if we
can get tickets for the next showing at 8:30?
5. _______ (go) __________ (snowboard) next week isn't a good idea since you
keep __________ (have) problems with your knee. Already _________ (have) injured
your knee once this year should teach you that you need __________ (be) more
careful about _________ (push) yourself to return to the slopes.

6. I would love _________ (be) lying on a beach in Tahiti right now _________
(bask) in the sun. __________ (sit) in this office all day and ___________ (be) ordered
around by my boss is not an enjoyable way____________ (spend) my time.
7. The police chief ordered his officers _____________(keep) ___________ (look) for
the escaped prisoner. Hopefully, __________ (order) the officers __________
(continue) __________ (look) will result in the prisoner's __________ (be) captured.
8. Her __________ (quit) her job allowed her _________ (spend) more
time _____________ (care) for her sick parents.
9. Rover, my dog, always tries ___________ (jump) over the fence, but he is too
small ___________ (do) it.
10. The little boy was clinging to his mother's leg __________ (scream) that he
wanted her ____________ (buy) him a candy bar. The mother refused _________
(buy) the little boy any candy and told him ____________ (stop) ____________ (cry).

D. Underline the correct answer for each gap below

1. Nate deserved winning / to win the prize for writing / to write that amazing
short story about to travel / traveling through Peru. I don't understand his not
receiving / him not to receive the award.
2. I can't believe you wanted going/to go to fish/fishing, and you forgot to
bring/bringing a fishing pole. How did you expect to catch / catching any fish?
Were you just going to sit in the river trying/to try to catch/catching fish with
your bare hands? You would have had a hard time doing/to do that!
3. Vince is determined saving/to save enough money traveling/to travel to
South Africa next year. If he avoids wasting/to waste his money and
manages saving/to save what he needs making/to make the trip, he plans
on to leave/leaving in June.
4. When Sam mentioned waiting/to wait to go/going swimming/to swim,
Nina warned him not to go/him not going into the river. She explained that
the national park did not allow visitors to swim/visitors swimming for several
reasons. The number one reason for not permitting/not to permit
visitors swimming/to swim was the large number of crocodiles in the park.
5. The Oscar-winning actor avoids talking/to talk to his fans and
refuses giving/to give his autograph. Moreover, he has difficulty to give/giving
interviews and appears to have/having problems to interact/interacting with
other people. Doesn't he seem way too shy being/to be an actor?
6. Simone and Michael discussed to go/going to Tahiti on their honeymoon, but
they had very different opinions about visiting/to visit such an expensive
destination. Michael said that after such a costly wedding, he couldn't see to
spend/spending so much money on a vacation. Simone defended them to
go/their going to Tahiti by to argue/arguing that a honeymoon is a once in a
lifetime experience.
7. Using/to use a search engine looking/to look things up on the Internet is a
skill that all students need learning/to learn. That is why the government is
urging schools to begin/ schools beginning teaching/to teach basic
computer skills in elementary school. Schools also encourage parents
reinforcing/parents to reinforce these skills at home by to surf/surfing the
Internet together with their children.
8. Samantha kept to have/having problems with her computer at work. Her coworker Denise suggested shutting/to shut down the computer
and restarting/to restart it to see/seeing if that would solve the problem.
9. Jack's interest in to learn/learning foreign languages is a major factor in his
decision moving/to move to China. One of his life-long goals is learning/to
learn speaking/to speak Chinese fluently. To learn/Learning Chinese will be
quite a challenge, but to live/living in China should enable his achieving/him
to achieve his goal of mastering/to master the language more quickly.
10. Simon's attempts finding/to find accommodation in Paris were not very
successful. He tried to call/calling every hotel in his guidebook, but he was
shocked to discover/discovering they were all full. He called all the youth
hostels finding/to find out if they had any beds, but they were full, too. Another
traveler advised him to go/going to the tourist information office to ask/asking
for help, but the office was closed. Although Simon hated the idea of to
leave/leaving Paris without to have seen/having seen anything, the thought
of to sleep/sleeping in the train station or to walk/walking the streets all night
convinced him to take/his taking the train to another city looking/to look for
accommodation there.