21. Peter ........................ to go in for the exam. A. avoided B. let C. advised D. decided 22. I tried ........................... the bus, but I missed it. A. to catch B. catching C. to be caught D. being caught 23. The plants want ........................... daily. A. to water B. watering C. to be watered D. being water 24. Will you remind me .................... this letter at the post office? A. to post B. posting C. to be posted D. being posted 25. The goods ought ....................... two weeks ago. A. to deliver B. delivering C. to be delivered D. being delivered 26. I have expected ......................... the secret of happiness. A. to tell B. telling C. to be told D. being told 27. ....................... it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again. A. Reading B. To read C. To have read D. Having read 28. ......................... that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare. A. Knowing B. Known C. Knew D. Having knew 29. I hate ....................... a child ........................ . A. see/ crying B. see/ cry C. seeing/ to cry D. seeing/ cry 30. I notice the lorry ........................ down the hill. A. to come B. came C. coming D. having come 31. The police accused him of..................... fire to the building but he denied ....................... in the area on the night of the fire. A. setting/ being B. setting/ having been C. set/ be D. having set/ having been 32. A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other to find out who is the best at something. A. participationB. competition C. activity D. performance 33. A person who decides who has won a competition is called a(n)........ A. referee B. judge C. investigator D. witness 34. To make something develop or become more active. A. to encourageB. to enhance C. to stimulate D. to strike 35. To agree to give someone money for a charity if that person competes a special activity. A. organize B. support C. sponsor D. encourage 36. A person who has been chosen to speak or vote for someone else on behalf of a group. A. contestant B. competitor C. examinee D. representative 37. The greatest ............................ of all is the World peace. A. present B. gift C. prize D. award 38. A sports competition involving a number of teams or players who take part in different games. A. match B. tournament C. game D. play 39. They had a really good chance of winning the national ...................... A. compete B. competition C. competitor D. competitive 40. Jack admitted ....................... the money. A. steal B. to steal C. stealing D. stolen 41. Thank you very much ........................ lending me your bike. A. about B. in C. for D. of 42. Don’t ......................... him to arrive early. He’s always late. A. think B. judge C. hope D. expect 43. I wouldn’t ..................... of going to the party I hadn’t been invited to. A. dream B. intend C. depend D. rely 44. The instructor warned the students ............ sailing alone on the lake. A. on B. for C. of D. against 45. The manager ....................... the men to turn to work immediately. A. insisted B. suggestedC. demanded D. ordered 46. Her mother prevented her ..................... going out tonight. A. against B. from C. about D. at 47. I apologized ........................ the book at home. A. for leaving B. to leavingC. leaving D. to leave 48. The teaching of history shouldn’t be ...................... to date and figures. A. limiting B. limitationC. limit D. limited 49. We don’t have the......................... to update our computer software. A. sources B. resources C. funds D. origins 50. One third of the world’s ........................... consumes two thirds of the world resources. A. people B. men C. population D. human 51. The practice of controlling the number of children a person has, using various methods of contraception is called .............................. . A. family planning B. birth control C. population D. A & B 52. What’s the .......................... of your country? A. populate B. population C. populous D. popular 53. If the ball .......... the line, that would have been the end of the game. A. would cross B. will cross C. had crossed D. crossed 54. If someone knocked a candle over, it ...................... a fire. A. will start B. started C. would start D. would have started 55. If you ......................... told us about the bad service, we would have eaten there. A. hadn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. wouldn’t have 56. What would Tom do if he ............................... the truth? A. would know B. knows C. had known D. knew 57. If I ........................ you were sick. I would have called sooner. A. knew B. had known C. know D. would have known 58. If there ......................... a row, I’m going to keep out of it. A. will be B. is C. were D. had been