1. They refused ______ to Tim’s proposal. They decided ______ their work. A. to listen / continuing B. to listen / to continue C. listening / to continue D. listening / continuing 2. I enjoy ______ to a number of programs on the radio. I am also fond of ______ novels. A. to listen / to read B. listening / reading C. to listen / reading D. listening / to read 3. No one will leave the classroom until the guilty student admits ______ the money. A. steal B. stealing C. to steal D. stolen 4. Jack Anderson was caught ______ a match at the time of the fire. He was accused of ______ the fire. A. to hold / set B. held / setting C. holding / to set D. holding / setting 5. I cannot imagine you ______ married to Peter. He might make you ______ unhappy. A. to get / are B. get / being C. got / to be D. getting / be 6. Her boss promised ______ her a raise because she never minds ______ the night shift. A. offering / work B. offered / to work C. to offer / working D. offer / worked 7. He disagrees ______ a new car. He prefers ______ by bus to by car. A. to buy / travel B. buying / to travel C. to buy / travelling D. bought / traveled 8. The questions are easy ______ We hope ______ high scores. A. to answer / to get B. answering / to get C. to answer / getting D. answered / got 9. The man asked me how ______ to the airport. He said he had to ______ the 9.00 plane to Paris. A. getting / taken B. to get / take C. got / taking D. get / took 10. You were the last one ______ the office. Did you see anyone ______ the building? A. leaving / to enter B. to leave / enter C. left / entering D. leave / entered 11. It is no use ______ the car. It would be cheaper ______ a new one. A. repair / bought B. repaired / buy C. to repair / buying D. repairing / to buy 12. She wanted ______ home, but her boss made her ______ until the work was finished. A. to go / staying B. go / stayed C. going / to stay D. to go / stay 13. I will make an effort ______ A. stopping smoking B. stop smoke C. to stop smoking D. stop smoking 14. I am not sure if I have met Mr. Martino, but I remember ______ his name. A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. heard 15. He will never forget ______ so much money and time on his first computer. He bought it two years ago and managed ______ on it himself. A. spending / to work B. to spend / working C. spent / work D. spend / worked 16. When I lived with my parents, they did not let me ______ TV at night. I was made ______ a lot. A. watching / study B. watched /studying C. watch / to study D. to watch / studied 17. If the printer does not work, try ______ everything off and then ______ again. A. to turn / to start B. to turn / starting C. turning / to start D. turning / starting 18. - Are you thinking of ______ London? - Oh, yes. I look forward to ______ my vacation there next summer. A. being visited / spending B. visit / spend C. visiting / spend D. visiting / spending 19. Everyone likes ______ when they have succeeded ______ something. A. being congratulated / for doing B. being congratulated / in doing C. be congratulating / do D. to be congratulated / to do 20. The police charged him ______ at a wrong space. A. park B. to park C. parking D. with parking 21. The workers in our company have raised an objection ______ overtime. A. to work B. to working C. working D. worked 22. We have discussed ______ a new house, but there is no point ______ further. A. buying / talking B. to buy / talk C. about buying / to talk D. buy / talked 23. You can open it ______ the wrapping paper. A. remove B. to remove C. removing D. by removing 24. He recommended that we ______ overnight at a hotel, but we felt like ______ our journey. A. to stay / continued B. stayed / continue C. stay / continuing D. staying/to continue 25. It is twelve o’clock. We should stop ______ lunch. We will go on ______ our work by 5pm. A. having / finish B. have / finishing C. to have / to finish D. had / finished 26. He warned me ______ all my money in that company. A. not to invest B. do not invest C. did not invest D. not investing 27. I regret ______ the lecture, which was not worth ______ A. attending / to listen B. to attend / listening C. to attend / to listen D. attending / listening 28. The teacher expected Sarah ______ harder. He gave her a lot of homework ______ A. studied / do B. studying / done C. study / doing D. to study / to do 29. Do you know what ______ if there is a fire in the shop where you go ______ A. doing / to shop B. to do / shopping C. do / shop D. do / shopped 30. This advertisement needs ______. We will have Peter ______ it. A. to redesign / doing B. redesigning / do C. redesigned / did D. redesign / to do 31. I remember ______ John promised ______, but now he was nowhere ______ A. hearing / to come / to be seen B. hear / coming / being seen C. hearing / to come / to see D. to hear / come / been seen