Infinitives
1.I know him a good football player while in college.
A. to have been B. to be C. was D. had been
2.I _____you off yesterday , but I didn’t have time.
A. hope to have been B. hope to see
C. hoped to have seen .hoped to see
3.I ___him a favor several days ago.
A. promise to do B. promise to have done
C. promised to do D. promised to have done
4. I am glad ___by him yesterday.
A. not to be seen B. to not have been seen
C. not to have seen D. to not be seen
5. I am sorry not ____it to you soon.
A. mailed B. mailing C. to have mailed D. have mailed
6. Mr White was seen _____the Palace Museum .
A. enter B. to enter C. entered D. to have entered
7.I had rather ____him today than tomorrow.
A. seen B. see C. saw D. to see
8.he would rather stay at home than ______out with you.
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
9.She cannot help when she heard the bad news.
A. burst into tears B. bursting into tears
C. to burst into tears D. to burst out tears
10.Would you be ______ to do me a favor, please?
A. so kind as B. too kind C. as kind as D. enough kind
11.Paul did nothing but _____all day long.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
12. Now we could not to do anything but ____for him here.
A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited
13.The lost child desired nothing but _____ home.
A. to go B. going C. went D. go
14. The teacher told the pupils to stand in row and _____loudly.
A. not call out B. not to call out C. to not called out D. not called out
15.I don’t know her and don’t ____.
A. either B. want C. want to D. want it
16.--- Go to the cinema with me, will you?
--- I should like ____, but I don’t have time.
A. to B. too C. to do D. going
17.---How about going for a swim this Sunday?
--- _____very much.
A.I’ll like it B. I’d like it C. I’ll like to D. I’d like to
18. You _____stay here till your father comes to take you back.
A. had better B. had better to C. would rather D. would rather to
19.He had done nothing except____ some books from the library.
A. borrowing B. borrow C. to borrow D. borrowed
20. ---Which do you like better, reading or writing?
--- I like to read but I would rather______.
A. write B. to write C. writing D. in writing
21. I meant____ you with your homework but father didn’t permit me to. A. to help B. to have helped C. helping D. having helped
22.To learn to speak English well,____.
A. much practice is needed B. one needs much practice
C. much practice is needed by one D. one is needed much practice
23. Tom kept quiet about the accident_____ lose his job.
A.so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to
24. Last summer I took a course on_____.
A. how to make dress B. how dresses be made
C. how to be made dresses D. how dresses to be made
25. We all felt that promise____ foolish.
A. be B. being C. was D. to be
26. --- The maid is coming today.
--- Please have her____ the windows in my room.
A. washed B. to washing C. washing D. wash
27. His doctor has forbidden him _____beer until his condition improves enough to stop taking medicine.
A. from drinking B. to drink C. drunk D. dink
28.---- I’m sorry. Were you speaking to me ?
---- Yes, I was. Would you please _____in this room?
A. not to smoke B. not smoke C. no smoking D. no smoke
29. I spoke to him kindly_____ him.
A. not to frighten B. so as not to frighten
C. in order to not frighten D. for not frightening
30. --- Will you go home tomorrow evening?
--- No, I am going to a lecture, or at least ,I am planning ____.
A. on B. to C. it D. so
31.---Does anyone want an extra ticket o go to the play?
--- Whom would you rather____ with, George or me ?
A. have to go B. go C. to go D. going
32.--- Tomorrow is a holiday! Why are you doing your homework?
--- I am doing this exercise now so that I won’t have ____ on Sunday.
A. for B. them C. it D. to
33. --- I thought you had planned to practice the piano today.
--- I did nothing but ____ letters all day.
A. write B. to write C. wrote D. writing
34. --- How do you like my new motorcycle?
--- It’s very nice, but would you please ___ park in here?
A. not B. not to C. to not D. don’t
35.--- I hear that you and Francis will spend your vacation in Nepal next spring.
--- Yes, we’re planning____.
A. to B. to be C. it D. to do it
36. It ____me two hours to find your new house.
A. coat B. took C. spent D. used
37. I feel it an honour ____to speak here.
A. to ask B. to asking C. to be asked D. having asked
38.We all think it most foolish_____ this mistake.
A. for you to make B. of you to make
C. of your making D. for your making
39. --- I don’t understand that sentence.
--- Let’s get Tom ___that sentence again.
A. explain B. to explain D. explained D. explaining
40.--- How was your weekend?
--- Tiring. My friend bought anew house, so I helped him.
A. move it B. move C. to move it D. moved
41. My dad promised to buy a new car and ___it.
A. that he would let me drive
B. to let me drive
C. that I would let him to drive
D. promised to let me drive
42.--- I wish I could buy one of those beautiful dogs.
--- I’m afraid they wouldn’t allow ____ in the hotel.
A. you keeping it B. that you keep it
C. you to keep it D. you keep it
43.He spoke in such a big high voice ___at the farther end of the room.
A. as to be heard B. to be heard
C. as to hear D. to hear
44. ___the truth, she is really tired with cooking.
A. I am to tell B. Told C. Telling D. To tell
45.____ a long story short , he wanted to marry her and get a lot of money.
A. Make B. To make C. Tom have made D. Making
46.--- Will you go to the play with us today?
--- I don’t think so. I’m tired to go.
A. enough B. too C. very D. so
47. --- did that book give the information you need?
--- yes, but ____, I have to read it entirely.
A. for finding it B. to find it C. finding D. finding it
48.would you be ____kind as to step this way, please ?
A. so B. very C. as D. too
49.--- Shall we walk through the park?
--- No, it’s too late_____ there . D. so we can’t walk
A. that we walk B. for us walking C. for us to walk
50. In order to reach the top of the hill in six hours, they try ___.
A. to climb the mountain hardly B. hard to climb the mountain
C. to climb hardly the mountain D. to climb the mountain hard
51. This park is a very pleasant place____.
A. to visit B. to be visited C. to visit it D. of visiting
52. This coat is too hot ____in this warm weather.
A. to be worn B. to wear C. wear it D. not to wear
53. We found the exercise difficult____ without the help of the teacher.
A. to be done B. to do C. to do it D. of doing
54.Let’s find a box _____.
A. for us to put the books in it B. to put the books in
C. to put the books in it D. to put the books