ОБЩИЕ ЗАДАНИЯ НА НЕЛИЧНЫЕ ФОРМЫ ГЛАГОЛА (GENERAL REVISION TASKS ON THE NON-FINITE FORMS OF THE VERBS)

1 Climbing the mountain, he broke his leg.

a) герундий; b) причастие

2 Having climbed the mountain, they rested the whole day.

a) герундий; b) причастие

3 Climbing a mountain is his favourite pastime.

a) герундий; b) причастие

4 The rule being explained is not easy.

a) герундий; b) причастие

5 Having been explained the rule became quite clear to everybody.

a) герундий; b) причастие

6 The rule being explained, we started doing the exercises.

a) герундий; b) причастие

7 I prefer explaining to testing.

a) герундий; b) причастие

8 Why do you dislike living here?

a) герундий; b) причастие

9 What’s the name of the girl living here?

a) герундий; b) причастие

10 I don’t like the idea of her living here.

a) герундий; b) причастие

11 The water here is not very good. I’d avoid drinking it.

a) герундий; b) причастие

12 What are you drinking? Is it apple juice?

a) герундий; b) причастие

13 After being stopped by the police, the man admitted stealing the car.

a) герундий; b) причастие

14 Being stopped by the police the man admitted stealing the car.

a) герундий; b) причастие

15 On reading the article he made up his mind to translate it into German.

a) герундий; b) причастие

16 The reading of the advertisement might help you to find a job.

a) герундий; b) причастие

17 Without reading this scientific paper, it will be difficult for you to make an experiment.

a) герундий; b) причастие

18 His having read the letter made me very angry.

a) герундий; b) причастие

19 I did it because ... on living in the country would have been too much of a problem.

a) to go; b) going

20 There was no ... how his father would react to the news.

a) to tell; b) telling

21 You know, her ... cleverer than her husband was half the trouble.

a) to be; b) being

22 Not ... home, in fact, seemed lately to become the pattern of his life.

a) to go; b) going

23 I belonged to neither groups, and ... was to take sides.

a) to speak; b) speaking

24 There is no ... how long he would have continued on the subject if his attention had not been distracted by a man who appeared on the deck.

a) to know; b) knowing

25 ... her upset would have been an understatement, she was beside herself with anger.

a) to call; b) calling

26 There was no ... the sound.

a) to mistake; b) mistaking

27 We were in the offices, and ... to his room meant going right through the place.

a) to get; b) getting

28 Just ... silent together like that helps.

a) to be; b) being

29 Just ... my trouble would have been in bad taste.

a) to mention; b) mentioning

30 Let us admit that ... with us is the thing that we cannot do without.

a) to read; b) reading

31 ... away for a weekend demanded a degree of will and organization.

a) to get; b) getting

32 She felt exhilarated, there was no ... it.

a) to deny; b) denying

33 Though it was fine, ... outside at a small table, eating, was not a tempting prospect.

a) to sit; b) sitting

34 There was no ... for taste.

a) to account; b) accounting

35 «My job is ... everyone alike, and be courteous, even when passengers are not,» said the stewardess.

a) to treat; b) treating

36 But the difficulty was ... an excuse for absence from home.

a) to find; b) finding

37 The place was cheerful and he felt relaxed. It was like ... warm in bed.

a) to be; b) being

38 My idea was ... a fuller explanation of what they plan to discuss.

a) to demand; b) demanding

39 All you can do is ... .

a) to obey; b) obeying

40 His request meant ... further than I was prepared to go.

a) to go; b) going

41 The only thing to do was ... who she was.

a) to explain; b) explaining

42 He didn’t know what to talk to him about. It was like ... an unknown brother.

a) to meet; b) meeting

43 The first objective was ... ourselves a suitable house to live in.

a) to find; b) finding

44 Try to avoid … your temper.

a) to lose; b) losing

45 All I wanted to do was ... the formalities short.

a) to cut; b) cutting

46 The loss of his job meant ... poor again.

a) to be; b) being

47 The best thing for you to do is ... the thought of her out of your mind.

a) to put; b) putting

48 One of the first things he did was ... his brother.

a) to telephone; b) telephoning

49 I seem ... my life saying good-bye.

a) to spend; b) spending

50 I left the clothes lying wherever they happened ... .

a) to fall; b) falling

51 She waited while Johnson went round ... hands with everybody.

a) to shake; b) shaking

52 When they chanced ... she always gave him a friendly smile.

a) to meet; b) meeting

53 As I stood ... on the corner of the street, Gerald Sutton came by.

a) to wait; b) waiting

54 Caro sat ... the side of her glass.

a) to stroke; b) stroking

55 I happened ... into her in the library.

a) to run; b) running

56 Then a cricket ball came ... through the window and rolled underneath the piano.

a) to smash; b) smashing

57 The print seemed ... before his eyes.

a) to blur; b) blurring

58 Tom never seemed ... his mother to know what he had been doing.

a) to want; b) wanting

59 I woke abruptly from sleep and sat up ... .

a) to listen; b) listening

60 Martha was out ... her friend.

a) to meet; b) meeting

61 He doesn’t seem ... what love means.

a) to know; b) knowing

62 Dick considered her suggestion and appeared ... it acceptable.

a) to find; b) finding

63 Her office turned out ... in one of the back streets.

a) to be; b) being

64 So I sat ... at the diary, as at a blank space in a crossword puzzle.

a) to stare; b) staring

65 Jimmy proved ... a good teacher.

a) to be; b) being

66 «So what?» she eyed me curiously. There seemed ... a faint foreign accent in her voice.

a) to be; b) being

67 I sat ... from time to time that he would just go away.

a) to wish; b) wishing

68 I returned to my room one afternoon ... Rex waiting for me.

a) to find; b) finding

69 That evening they sat on the back porch, ... the twilight filter down through the leaves of the trees.

a) to watch; b) watching

70 I looked at her for a minute, not ... .

a) to understand; b) understanding

71 Michael went home ... that his little son was taken ill.

a) to hear; b) hearing

72 And so I spent three years ... an immense amount of very dull stuff, not one-tenth of which I ever used.

a) to learn; b) learning

73 She was approaching slowly, ... her feet.

a) to drag; b) dragging

74 He arrived on the door step ... Peter fumbling with the lock, and they entered together.

a) to find; b) finding

75 I spent the rest of the day ... whether I was annoyed or not.

a) to wonder; b) wondering

76 They went off, ... us to face the situation.

a) to leave; b) leaving

77 ... to Sam talking of his sister, I thought of Ellen alone in her flat in the same town.

a) To listen; b) Listening

78 I came home one evening ... him sitting on the stairs outside the front door of the flat.

a) to discover; b) discovering

79 He must have had a jolly time at lunch ... there ignored.

a) to sit; b) sitting

80 My father was out and returned ... me in a condition of feverish anxiety.

a) to find; b) finding

81 Next morning, ... me in the hall, she told me that she was too tired to go out.

a) to meet; b) meeting

82 He relapsed into sullenness, ... that he was too busy.

a) to say; b) saying

83 Sam spent some of his money ... her a present for her looking after his mother.

a) to buy; b) buying

84 ... out of the house, Cliff practically walked into me.

a) to come; b) coming

85 The French teacher sat at her desk ... papers when Rudy led his father into the classroom.

a) to correct; b) correcting

86 The snow turned into a cold rain. He awakened many times ... it falling on his face.

a) to feel; b) feeling

87 They had difficulty ... new clothes for her.

a) to find; b) finding

88 We sat down out there, not quite ... what to do next.

a) to know; b) knowing

89 As she talked to me, she took me by the arm, ... towards the door.

a) to walk; b) walking

90 She reached her house that night ... her manager waiting for her.

a) to find; b) finding

91 I spent hours ... the pros and cons of either course of action.

a) to balance; b) balancing

92 We wouldn’t have much trouble ... it.

a) to prove; b) proving

93 I wished ... quite fair.

a) to be; b) being

94 I expected ... him in the drawing-room but he wasn’t there.

a) to find; b) finding

95 I enjoyed ... to her talk of Viennese society in the days of her youth.

a) to listen; b) listening

96 Reggie promised ... in.

a) to look; b) looking

97 I wanted ... him up.

a) to cheer; b) cheering

98 Everything you’ve planned ... is sensible.

a) to do; b) doing

99 Kate avoided ... John alone.

a) to see; b) seeing

100 You keep ... things in Latin and you know I can’t understand.

a) to say; b) saying

101 He preceded ... this by his own story.

a) to illustrate; b) illustrating

102 Her eyes were full and bright. She did not pretend ... her nervousness.

a) to hide; b) hiding

103 Jack asked the stewardess for some stationary and, when it came, set about ... a letter to his son.

a) to compose; b) composing

104 Renny was often dead right, more often than I cared ... .

a) to remember; b) remembering

105 He sat there sullenly and refused ... .

a) to answer; b) answering

106 I didn’t mind ... about them a bit.

a) to think; b) thinking

107 He had just finished ... up a suitcase.

a) to strap; b) strapping

108 He did not hesitate ... such methods.

a) to employ; b) employing

109 We arranged ... .

a) to meet; b) meeting

110 He stopped ... and went into the bathroom to turn the water on for the bath.

a) to whistle; b) whistling

111 His sister-in-law certainly needed ... after.

a) to look; b) looking

112 We can’t afford ... you.

a) to waste; b) wasting

113 I can’t help ... Sophy.

a) to like; b) liking

114 Arthur had managed ... it his way.

a) to do; b) doing

115 I couldn’t resist ... such a lovely hat.

a) to buy; b) buying

116 She says she can’t imagine not ... his key in the lock.

a) to hear; b) hearing

117 I notice that you took the trouble ... your picture into all the papers.

a) to get; b) getting

118 I have been meaning ... you about it.

a) to ask; b) asking

119 Then he condescended ... himself.

a) to explain; b) explaining

120 He denied ... anything about the missing document.

a) to know; b) knowing

121 You certainly mustn’t miss ... this wonderful film.

a) to see; b) seeing

122 Mary tended ... upset by her failures.

a) to be; b) being

123 Tears filled her eyes and ran down her cheeks. She did not trouble ... them away.

a) to wipe; b) wiping

124 He is considering ... a book about his war experience.

a) to write; b) writing

125 She put off ... the news to her father.

a) to break; b) breaking

126 Looking back on it, I think it would have been better, for all concerned, if we had never attempted ... .

a) to interfere; b) to interfered

127 He got out of bed and prepared ... .

a) to shave; b) shaving

128 I wondered if you felt like ... out for a dance?

a) to come; b) coming

129 He had made up his mind ... in Dick.

a) to confide; b) confiding

130 I considered ... the ceiling blue.

a) to paint; b) painting

131 He asked ... the cheque, and it was produced.

a) to see; b) seeing

132 She couldn’t go on ... alone in that great house.

a) to live; b) living

133 I’ve got a fifty per cent chance of doing what I set out ... .

a) to do; b) doing

134 She tried ... an interest in my work.

a) to take; b) taking

135 To learn to write I tried ... words or the order in which they were set.

a) to alter; b) altering

136 Why didn’t you try ... yourself a job?

a) to find; b) finding

137 She tried ... , but her fingers were numb.

a) to knit; b) knitting

138 The article went on ... that Miss MacLean was born in Dublin and still had relations living there.

a) to say; b) saying

139 He went on ... about his children.

a) to talk; b) talking

140 He proposed ... to the theatre that night, but Elisa said she was tired.

a) to go; b) going

141 I propose ... a boat with the money.

a) to buy; b) buying

142 In the following pages I propose ... the story of Goethe’s life.

a) to tell; b) telling

143 One of them proposed ... out later on to watch the children dancing.

a) to go; b) going

144 I must remember ... the others not to mention it to Willy.

a) to tell; b) telling

145 I remember ... the letter on the mantle piece.

a) to see; b) seeing

146 I remember being ... for a drive by a kind lady who wanted to show me round.

a) to take; b) taken

147 I must remember ... through my pockets.

a) to look; b) looking

148 I remember ... to hear endless incidents from my mother’s childhood.

a) to have; b) having

149 I must remember not ... , he thought, and must lose some weight. I look like a fat grocer.

a) to slouch; b) slouching

150 The general never forgot ... his boys out for a drive one Sunday day in June.

a) to take; b) taking

151 Don’t forget ... the door when you decide to go to bed.

a) to lock; b) locking

152 I now regretted not ... with her, but it was too late to run after her.

a) to go; b) going

153 I regret ... you but you ought to know the facts.

a) to disappoint; b) disappointing

154 I think he was beginning ... it.

a) to doubt; b) doubting

155 She asked him whether he hated ... as much as she did.

a) to fly; b) flying

157 I hated ... of her wishes being forced in any way.

a) to think; b) thinking

158 She hates ... for television.

a) to work; b) working

159 I hate ... it, but I think I can understand her Daddy.

a) to admit; b) admitting

160 - Outside, the church bells started ... .

a) to ring; b) ringing

161 He started ... back to the hotel.

a) to walk; b) walking

162 It’s started ... .

a) to rain; b) raining

163 I was busy ... to figure out whether he had told me the truth.

a) to try; b) trying

164 His brother’s emotion was not easy ... .

a) to discern; b) discerning

165 His proposition was worth ... .

a) to consider; b) considering

166 Everyone in this room is competent ... an opinion.

a) to express; b) expressing

167 The picture is definitely worth ... .

a) to buy; b) buying

168 You see, a lot of us are prone ... it.

a) to forget; b) forgetting

169 The girl was very wise ... their advice.

a) to take; b) taking

170 He was busy ... on the new play.

a) to work; b) working

171 I was fascinated ... the two of them together.

a) to watch; b) watching

172 Charles was slow ... what Mr. March was feeling.

a) to see; b) seeing

173 The little girl was busy ... out pages from the telephone directory.

a) to tear; b) tearing

174 It must be admitted that this writer is not hard ... .

a) to imitate; b) imitating

175 He had errands ... first.

a) to do; b) doing

176 There was a shriveled potato ... on the ground. I picked it up.

a) to lie; b) lying

177 Alec was not at all an easy man ... presents to.

a) to give; b) giving

178 You remember I told you I’d something ... you?

a) to tell; b) telling

179 I wondered if he was trying to break some news ... me.

a) to affect; b) affecting

180 I expect there’ll be a lot ... up with.

a) to put; b) putting

181 They were used to having a ... man to spend a night or two at their inn.

a) to travel; b) travelling

182 He took a last look at his calmly ... friend.

a) to sleep; b) sleeping

183 I guessed that I had disadvantages ... .

a) to overcome; b) overcoming

184 John had nothing more ... him.

a) to show; b) showing

185 It’s very good for them to have an older man with plenty of experience ... to for advice.

a) to come; b) coming

186 When I reached the bridge there was a swan ... downstream on the wide river.

a) to drift; b) drifting

187 He’s been used to comfort and to having someone ... after him.

a) to look; b) looking

188 The slowly ... circle of light from the torch revealed a short flight of steps.

a) to move; b) moving

189 I met your friend Ann Simon being ... by Lewis.

a) escorted; b) escorting

190 George was a tempting person ... about.

a) to gossip; b) gossiping

191 There was little in the forest ... to the romantic.

a) to appeal; b) appealing

192 Mr. Brady, there is someone ... to look after you.

a) to come; b) coming

193 He gave her an ... look.

a) to admire; b) admiring

194 On the other hand, it would be a quite interesting game ... .

a) to try; b) trying

195 The lights in the house were out, but a ... moon gleamed against one window.

a) to rise; b) rising

196 They reached a hotel ... Central Park.

a) to overlook; b) overlooking

197 The proper place ... at the house from was the lawn.

a) to look; b) looking

198 I particularly wanted to see John for a minute but there were patients ... to see him.

a) to wait; b) waiting

199 She was much given to ... fits.

a) to cry; b) crying

200 Jack hurried past the customs, and out on the wet tarmac toward the ... plane.

a) to wait; b) waiting

201 There was nothing ... .

a) to do; b) doing

202 Freddy rose and raised an arm in a ... way.

a) to welcome; b) welcoming

203Alayne was the first to hear the ... car.

a) to approach; b) approaching

204 He raised himself to a ... position, supporting himself with one hand.

a) to sit; b) sitting

205 She was a startling woman ... at.

a) to look; b) looking

206 It came as a shock to me ... that he had left his wife.

a) to realize; b) realizing

207 I laughed. It made me feel good ... that someone else felt the same way about it as I did.

a) to know; b) knowing

208 It didn’t serve any purpose ... why Marion had decided to be friends with me.

a) to analyse; b) analysing

209 No one has any influence over him when it comes to ... his actions.

a) to decide; b) deciding

210 It is against the law in the country ... a revolver.

a) to carry; b) carrying

211 When it came to ... you talk about the war, I felt like a child.

a) to hear; b) hearing

212 It amazed me ... that Pat not only understood his arguments but shared them.

a) to feel; b) feeling

213 On the expedition it matters a lot ... young.

a) to be; b) being

214 Our hostess made it a point never ... wives with their husbands.

a) to ask; b) asking

215 He was left ... a couple of hours.

a) to sleep; b) sleeping

216 When the car was heard ... the people fled anywhere to avoid the police.

a) to approach; b) approaching

217 He was understood ... the new teacher.

a) to be; b) being

218 Her brother was reported ... alive in Europe .

a) to be; b) being

219 I don’t see how anyone can be expected ... a case like this.

a) to tackle; b) tackling

220 His book was found ... a fine piece of writing.

a) to be; b) being

221 In your story he is shown ... a lot for other people.

a) to do; b) doing

222 I was made ... at the gate.

a) to stand; b) standing

223 She may have found the note because she was seen ... through the book.

a) to look; b) looking

224 He has never been known ... his temper at rehearsals.

a) to lose; b) losing

225 I think you’d like to know, sir, that the train has been heard ... .

a) to whistle; b) whistling

226 People can feel satisfaction if they are made ... they are doing a useful service.

a) to feel; b) feeling

227 When they were getting into the car he was heard ... good luck to the girl.

a) to wish; b) wishing

228 From the hill a man could be seen ... half a mile away.

a) to run; b) running

229 He was instructed ... for a special grant.

a) to apply; b) applying

230 It was a two-storey grey building with a porch that no one was meant ... on.

a) to sit; b) sitting

231 The strong currents were thought ... bathing dangerous.

a) to make; b) making

232 She was found ... herself by the fire.

a) to warm; b) warming

233 He was forced ... out of his present job.

a) to get; b) getting

234 She was understood as ... any interviews.

a) to refuse; b) refusing

235 Renny was heard ... gaily in his room.

a) to whistle; b) whistling

236The game was intended ... time until about nine o’clock.

a) to kill; b) killing

237 She was heard ... the light on.

a) to turn; b) turning

238 He has been known ... his temper occasionally.

a) to show; b) showing

239 Meg was called upon ... her opinion.

a) to express; b) expressing

230 Two constables were left ... his arrival.

a) to await; b) awaiting

241 He was found ... a well-read man.

a) to be; b) being

242 His clothes were left ... wherever they happened to fall.

a) to lie; b) lying

243 «You were seen ... the ring.» «I took it but I didn’t steal it.»

a) to take; b) taking

244 The car belonged to the firm, and I wasn’t supposed ... it for my own pleasure.

a) to use; b) using

245 The invitation was treated as ... a good sign.

a) to be; b) being

246 He is in hospital. And his condition is reported as ... serious.

a) to be; b) being

247 My will was weakened. I wanted someone ... on.

a) to lean; b) leaning

248 We stood for a while watching a man ... an Alsatian puppy.

a) to train; b) training

249 I can imagine people not ... him.

a) to like; b) liking

250 He ordered a bottle of beer and some cheese to be ... up to his room.

a) sent; b) sending

251 There was a lot of noise all around now, and amongst it you could hear a plane ... unusually low.

a) to fly; b) flying

252 I heard Arthur ... a slight noise which may have been a sigh or a chuckle.

a) make; b) making

253 «Why do you always have him ... around?» «He likes it.»

a) to hang; b) hanging

254 I don’t like girls ... . It takes away the fragrance of youth.

a) to smoke; b) smoking

255After supper Willy switched on the wireless and John left him ... round the drawing-room to the sound of Mozart’s piano concerto in С minor.

a) to dance; b) dancing

256 We left him ... the afternoon with his family.

a) to spend; b) spending

257 I can’t imagine you ... anything but what you are.

a) to be; b) being

258 I saw Mother ... at me.

a) to look; b) looking

259 Adeline found her husband ... in the middle of the room waiting for her.

a) to stand; b) standing

260 He found you ... pretty liberal about your children.

a) to be; b) being

261 Now I was over-confident. I expected things ... my way.

a) to go; b) going

262 He guessed her age ... about eighteen.

a) to be; b) being

263 I caught her ... at me.

a) to look; b) looking

264 James proved himself ... a man of his word.

a) to be; b) being

265 We left the others ... outside the house.

a) to chat; b) chatting

266 I left him ... with the issue by himself.

a) to deal; b) dealing

267 He explained his behaviour as ... to make up their quarrel.

a) to try; b) trying

268 He was content just to watch her ... .

a) to think; b) thinking

269 I watched him ... the hall.

a) leave; b) leaving

270 It was the only word I heard him ... that day.

a) say; b) saying

271 Who was the man I saw you ... with yesterday?

a) to chat; b) chatting

272 The whole village turned out to see them ... .

a) to leave; b) leaving

273 Through the car window I saw Rose and Dick ... together.

a) to walk; b) walking

274 I didn’t expect her ... specially concerned.

a) to be; b) being

275 Everyone thought you ... away.

a) to be; b) being

276 They did not want there ... any occasion when their presence might embarrass anyone.

a) to be; b) being

277 I’m thinking of … to Brazil.

a) to go; b) going

278 You cannot live without … such stupid things.

a) to do; b) doing

279 He isn’t good at … his car.

a) to drive; b) driving

280 I found myself outside with an ... head.

a) to ache; b) aching; c) ached

281 He enjoyed ... .

a) to need; b) being needed; c) to be needed; d) to have needed

282 Willy began ... softly.

a) to whistle; b) to being whistled; c) to be whistled; d) whistling

283 In my experience most people mind ... at.

a) to laugh; b) being laughed; c) to be laughed; d) laughing

284 I don’t suppose your wife wants ... with me now.

a) to bother; b) being bothered; c) to be bothered; d) to have bothered

285 I knew that Charles had regretted ... me.

a) to invite; b) inviting; c) to being invited; d) to have invited

286 He pretended ... when his mother came into his room to look at him.

a) to sleep; b) sleeping; c) to being slept; d) to be sleeping

287 She didn’t like ... with.

a) to differ; b) differing; c) to be differed; d) to have differed

288 He pretended not ... as if the compliment were purely formal.

a) to hear; b) hearing; c) to be heard; d) to have heard

289 He prefers ... by the name of John Brown.

a) to know; b) knowing; c) to be known; d) to have known

290 I don’t like ... with.

a) to interfere; b) interfering; c) being interfered; d) to have interfered

291 I set about ... all the names from the diary.

a) to erase; b) erasing; c) to be erased; d) to have erased

292 Bob asked ... to a room where he could wash and change his clothes.

a) to show; b) showing; c) to be shown; d) to have shown

293 I disliked ... Harry.

a) to call; b) calling; c) being called; de) to have called

294 We stopped in front of the dance hall and pretended ... inside.

a) to look; b) looking; c) being looked; d) to be looking

295 Maurice sat on the bench, with the picture on his knee, as though he would not risk ... from it.

a) to part; b) parting; c) being parted; d) to be parting

296 I didn’t want ... his feelings.

a) to hurt; b) hurting; c) being hurt; d) to have hurt

297 He said it was too late, and in any case he didn’t like ... off.

a) to see; b) seeing; c) being seen; d) to have seen

298 He had persuaded me ... with him to Vienna for a few days.

a) to go; b) to be gone; c) to have gone; d) going

299 If he finds it necessary, the district attorney may require an inquest ... .

a) to hold; b) to be held; c) to have held; d) holding

300 We did not suspect him ... to the place before.

a) to be; b) to have been; c) being; d) being been

301 Do you expect me ... it?

a) to explain; b) to be explained; c) to have explained; d) explaining

302 I took this ... true.

a) to be; b) to have been; c) being; d) being been

303 I took the article ... by my brother.

a) to write; b) to have written; c) writing; d) to have been written

304 I suspected him ... his mind.

a) to change; b) to have changed; c) to be changed; d) changing

305 He wished his position on the Board ... from the beginning.

a) to establish; b) to be established; c) to have established; d) establishing

306 «Where were you?» «Did you expect me ... for you all this time?».

a) to wait; b) to be waited; c) to have been waiting; d) waiting

307 When he arrived he found me ... Tom Jones.

a) to read; b) to be read; c) to have read; d) reading

308 He fell the money ... from his grasp.

a) to take; b) to be taken; c) being taken; d) to have taken

309 I heard her more than once ... by her mother that she might play with me if she wished.

a) to tell; b) to be told; c) being told; d) to have told

310 I left him ... that he had talked them into it.

a) to think; b) to be thought; c) thinking; d) being thought

311 I don’t want that man to see me ... up the stairs.

a) to help; b) to be helped; c) being helped; d) to have helped

312 In London she bought a lipstick. I remember her ... the various shades on the back of her hand.

a) to try; b) trying; c) being tried; d) to have tried

313 He was surprised to hear such words ... by an officer.

a) to utter; b) uttering; c) being uttered; d) to have uttered

314 Standing on the porch, she watched the luggage ... into the house.

a) to carry; b) carrying; c) being carried; d) to have carried

315 She looked at a ... photograph of Jimmy.

a) to frame; b) framing; c) framed

316 John busied himself with the complex problems of a ... city.

a) to grow; b) growing; c) grown

317 There were infrequent visitors and her books ... her occupied.

a) to keep; b) keeping; c) kept

318 In the room there were four men ... over their coffee.

a) to chat; b) chatting; c) chatted

319 In the theatre there was always a seat ... for him.

a) to reserve; b) reserving; c) reserved

320 Late at night he received a telegram from his father ... him to come home at once.

a) to ask; b) asking; c) asked

321 The Cotton Cooperative ... by his father to protect the cotton growers in the area, was expanded to include tobacco.

a) to found; b) founding; c) founded

322 In the drawer he kept the envelopes ... his children’s letters.

a) to contain; b) containing; c) contained

323 He decided not to plant the fields because of the labour shortage ... by the war.

a) to create; b) creating; c) created

324 He outlined his plan ... the votes of the two men.

a) to obtain; b) obtaining; c) obtained

325 I found myself in the ... room.

a) to darken; b) darkening; c) darkened

326 He accepted the invitation ... the matter.

a) to discuss; b) discussing; c) discussed

327 People usually accept the emotions... to the concept of home.

a) to attach; b) attaching; c) attached

328 The meeting of the Council ... by Jim Corbin two days later was a particularly stormy one.

a) to call; b) calling; c) called

329 He received permission ... up the unkempt grassy lawn.

a) to clean; b) cleaning; c) cleaned

330 She wondered every day at that folly, already ... into the past.

a) to recede; b) receding; c) receded

331 They were reluctant to fill out the small forms ... the expenses they had made.

a) to describe; b) describing; c) described

332 I helped him in handling problems ... by other departments.

a) to create; b) creating; c) created

333 I know I won’t be able to think of a single intelligent thing ... in reply.

a) to say; b) saying; c) said

334 I smiled with relief when I saw it was my brother ... on the grass.

a) to lie; b) lying; c) lied

335 In the telephone I heard the ... announcement of the time.

a) to record; b) recording; c) recorded

336 Every two weeks we are paid with machine-processed checks. ... out of stiff paper.

a) to manufacture; b) manufacturing; c) manufactured

337 He left a note ... he was sorry.

a) to say; b) saying; c) said

338 He made a few ... jokes.

a) to tease; b) teasing; c) teased

339 He was afraid that his company might lose the order to the ... company.

a) to compete; b) competing; c) competed

340 I’m making no plans ... my present job.

a) to leave; b) leaving; c) left

341 I worked long on the program ... to me and prepared a very good and witty demonstration of eighteen colour slides.

a) to allot; b) allotting; c) allotted

342 She poured some ... water into the coffee pot.

a) to boil; b) boiling; c) boiled