Gerunds Test Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions With Answers - Advanced

Level 28

1. He decided to give up ____ after that experience. 8. I don't think that it is difficult to get used to ____ with
chopsticks like Chinese people.
A) gamble
B) to gambling A) eat
C) gambling B) to eat
D) to gamble C) having been eaten
E) being gambled D) being eaten
E) eating
2. I hate ____ money from other people.
9. He forgot that I wanted ____ his car.
A) to borrow
B) borrow A) using
C) to be borrowing B) to using
D) borrowing C) being used
E) having borrowed D) to use
E) use
3. At last I have discovered how ____ the door.
10. My parents wanted me ____ English.
A) to be opened
B) opening A) being learned
C) to opening B) being teaching
D) open C) learning
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E) to open D) to learn
E) having been learned
4. I want ____ Spanish as it's becoming more important.
11. As a result of ____ what the inspector said, I learnt
A) learning why he left school.
B) to learn
A) to listen
C) to learning
B) being listened
D) learned
C) listening
E) laving learned
D) to listening
5. If you can't turn the key try ____ some oil in the lock.
E) listened
A) put 12. After ____ about it extensively, finally, we came to an
agreement.
B) to put
C) putting A) being talked
D) to putting B) be talked
E) to be put C) to be talked
6. I don't think that there is anything worth ____ in this D) talking
film.
E) to talk
A) to watch 13. We are looking forward to ____ your new book.
B) to watching
A) read
C) watching
B) to read
D) being watched
C) reading
E) watch
D) being read
7. Imagine ____ with a woman who never stops ____.
E) having to read
A) to live / to talk 14. I don't enjoy ____ to the dentist as I have been afraid
of them since I was in primary school.
B) living / being talked
C) live / talking A) to go
D) living / talking B) going
E) having lived / talk C) to be going
D) be going
E) having gone

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15. I am always against ____ any complaints before ____ 22. People in the court were furious at ____ for an
the reason for the mistake. escaped convict.

A) to make / to know A) to be mistaking

B) making / to know B) being mistaken
C) to make / knowing C) to mistake
D) making / knowing D) been mistaken
E) having made / know E) mistaking
16. Would you mind ____ your dog out of the room as I 23. At last, I found out where ____ fresh fruit and
hate dogs. vegetables.

A) to put A) to buy
B) to be putting B) to have bought
C) being put C) to be bought
D) putting D) buying
E) put E) buy
17. By ____ day and night I managed ____ the job on time. 24. The fact that children prefer ____ TV to ____ worries
the parents.

A) working / finishing A) to watch / read

B) working / having finished B) watching / to read
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C) to work / to finish C) to watch / reading

D) having worked / finishing D) to watch / having read
E) working / to finish E) watching / reading
18. They encouraged me ____ it again so I did. 25. Even though I look forward to ____ the new film I
don't think I will be able to watch it.
A) trying
B) to trying A) see
C) try B) seeing
D) to try C) have seen
E) being tried D) be seen
E) being seen
19. Jim Dornan invited people ____ his system.
26. The mechanic should have considered ____ the motor
A) using before ____ it.
B) to use
A) re - examining / operating
C) use
B) to re - examine / to operate
D) to be using
C) to re - examine / operating
E) being used
D) re - examining / being operated
20. I'll have to think what ____ when I go to the meeting.
E) re - examine / operate
A) to wear 27. I remember ____ to the country whenever I had
health problems.
B) wear
C) to be wearing A) to be taken
D) wearing B) to take
E) being wore C) taking
21. I've been wondering where ____ this Picasso picture. D) being taken
E) having taken
A) being hang
B) hanging
C) to hang
D) to hanging
E) to be hanging

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28. The officials wanted ____ the attention of people by 30. It is worth ____ at one or two important aspects of the
giving importance to the robbery last week. way a mother behaves towards her baby.

A) divert A) look
B) to be diverted B) to look
C) to divert C) to have looked
D) being diverted D) to be looking
E) diverting E) looking
29. He regretted not ____ the film at the cinema since it
was not that appealing on television.

A) see
B) to see
C) having seen
D) being seen
E) to be seen

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Answer Key:

1: C 16: D
2: D 17: E
3: E 18: D
4: B 19: B
5: C 20: A
6: C 21: C
7: D 22: B
8: E 23: A
9: D 24: E
10: D 25: B
11: C 26: A
12: D 27: D
13: C 28: C
14: B 29: C
15: D 30: E

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