Gerunds
1. People call that___ two birds with one stones.
A. kill B. killed C. killing D. had killed
2. Every morning he spends two hours ____ papers and magazines.
A. for reading B. on reading C. reading D. to read
3. We never listen to Beethoven without ____.
A. being deeply impressed B. impressed deeply
C. having deeply impressed D. to be deeply impressed
4. ____ no persuading him to buy the car.
A. There was B. It was C. Here was D. That was
5. Don’t forget ____to me . Let’s keep in touch.
A. to write B. writing C. having written D. to have written
6. Unless you both stop ____, I will call in the police.
A. fighting B. to fight C. having fought D. being fought
7. On ____our village , we asked him for chocolate.
A. him to reach B. his to reach C. for him to reach D. his reaching
8. An old friend of mine came near ____by the train.
A. to kill B. killing C. being killed D. to be killed
9.she makes a pound of ____ t him once a week.
A. writing B. having written C. being written D. having been written
10.J.F Kennedy liked ____many questions at the press conference.
A. being asked B. asking C. of asking D. ask
11. it goes without ____that Isaac Stern is among the greatest violinists.
A. saying B. being said C. to say D. to be said
12.She is very busy ____for a journey.
A. to prepare B. preparing C. to be preparing D. being prepared
13. He went ____in the river nearby.
A. to fish B. fishing C. to fishing D. for fish
14.____one’s work properly may be worse than not doing it at all.
A. Not do B. Do C. Not doing D. Doing
15.She didn’t seem to mind ____TV while she was trying too study.
A. their watching B. them to watch C. their watch D. for them to watch
16. The bus was so crowed that he had a hard time____.
A. got off B. getting off C. too get off D. get off
17. We had trouble ____the path through the forest.
A. to find B. for finding C. finding D. with finding
18.Do you have any difficulty_____ new mathematics?
A. to understand B. to be understanding C. and understand D. in understanding
19. His hair badly needs____.
A. to cut B. be cut C. being cut D. cutting
20. Can you imagine the best boy in the class _____in the examination?
A. cheating B. to cheat C. cheat D. cheated
21.Please make an effort____.
A. of arriving early B. in arriving early
C. to arrive early D. early too arrive
22. His failure ____the college made him quite disappointed.
A. to enter B. in entering C. t arrive early D. entering
23.She didn’t remember____ him before.
A. having met B. have met C. to meet D. to having met
24. Don’t forget _____this book to John when you finish reading it.
A. returning B. of returning C. having returned D. to return
25. He regrets____ his father yesterday.
A. having not seen B. not having seen C. not to see D. seeing not
26.--- You were lost on your way to the lake, weren’t you?
--- Yes, we were and had to stop ____the way.
a. asking B. for asking C. to ask D. having asked
27. She reached the top of the hill and stopped ___on a big rock by the side of the path.
A. to have rested B. resting C. to rest D. rest
28.---- There is something wrong with the machine.
--- What did he want ____to this machine?
A. doing B. to do C. to be done D. being
29. I know you had many ideas, but you need not trouble ____them.
A. remember B. remembering C. remembered D. to remember
30.having learned _____skillfully, she went on learning ____.
A. to skate; swimming B. skating; swimming
C. to skate; too swim D. skating; to swim
31. --- Good morning, Bill.
--- Did you have any trouble ____through the snow?
A. driving B. to drive C. drive D. drove
32.--- why were you so late ?
--- I had a hard time ___up this morning.
A. to get B. get C. got D. getting
33．It is good ____him to see you off.
A. to expect B. expecting C. of expecting D. for him to expect
34.--- I’m disappointed with the officers elected in our club.
--- I am too, but there’s no point _____about it.
A. to worry B. in worrying C. with us worrying D. if we worry
35. There is no need ____. He won’t show up.
A. to wait B. wait C. waited D. waiting
36. No one can help ____ Tom, he is such a lovely boy.
A. to like B. to liking C. liking D. like
37.--- Do you mind ______?
--- Go ahead. I don’t mind.
A. opening the window B. I open the window
C. if I open the window C. whether I open the window
38.We insisted _____by the manager.
A. to be seen B. being seen C. on being seen D. on seeing
39. Something when I look into the sky, I feel like _____a trip somewhere.
A. to make B. making C. to go for D. make
40.You have no business______ to me the way you did yesterday.
A. to talk B. talking C. talked D. of talking
41. Mrs. Harley has a habit of asking questions_____ .
A. but then not listen to the answers B. and then not listen to the answers
C. and then not listening to the answers D. and then doesn’t listen to the answer
42.--- How did the prisoner escape?
--- By climbing a fence and____ someone’s car. .
A. steal B. from stealing C. to steal D. stealing
43.The squirrel was lucky that it just missed_____.
A. catching B. to be caught C. being caught D. to catch
44. They wouldn’t allow him ____across the enemy line.
A. risk going B. risking to go C. going to risk D. to risk going
45.--- It’s difficult to make money as a artist.
--- Have you considered_____ a course in business for artist?
A. to take B. about taking C. your talking D. taking
46.We can’t understand ____ at the poor little match- girl.
A. they laugh B. their laughing C. them to laugh D. them way laugh
47.Miss Joan’s bad habit is ____without thorough understanding.
A. read B. being read C. to be read D. reading
48.--- Don’t you think a trip to the ocean would be nice?
--- I dislike ____in salt water.
A. swimming B. for me to swim C. to swim D. swim
49We hoped being there would make the work easier.
A. he B. him C. his D. himself
50.There is _____what may happen.
A. not saying B. no saying C. not to say D. saying not