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Multiple Choice Exercises: Choose the correct answer for each gap below.
1 Dan enjoys (to read/ reading/read) science fiction.
2 Cheryl suggested (to see/ seeing/ see) a movie after work.
3 I miss (to work/ working/ work) in the travel industry Maybe I can get my
old job back
4 Where did you learn (speak/ speaking/ to speak) Spanish? Was it in Spain
or in Latin America?
5 Do you mind (help/ helping/ to help) me translate this letter?
6 He asked (to talk/ talking/ talk) to the store manager.
7 You've never mentioned (live/ to live/ living) in Japan before How long did
you live there?
8 If he keeps (coming/ to come/ come) to work late, he's going to get fired!
9 Debbie plans (to study/ studying/ study) abroad next year.
10 I agreed (helping/ help/ to help) Jack wash his car.
11 I hope (graduating/ to graduate/ graduate) from college next June.
12 The models practiced (to walk/walking/ walk) with a book balanced on their
heads
13 Mandy has promised (taking/ to take/ take) care of our dog while we are on
vacation
14 Mr Edwards chose (accepting/ to accept/ accept) the management
position in Chicago rather than the position in Miami
15 I don't know what she wants (do/ doing/ to do) tonight Why don't you ask
her?
16 Frank offered (helping/ to help/ help) us paint the house.
17 Sandra decided (study/ to study/ studying) economics in London.
18 Witnesses reported (to see/ seeing/ see) the bank robber as he was
climbing out of the second-story window
19 Stephanie dislikes (working/ to work/ work) in front of a computer all day.
20 Mrs Naidu appears (being/ to be/ be) the most qualified person for the job.
21 Eliza recommended (to eat/ eating/ eat) in a dim sum restaurant while we're
in Hong Kong
22 I demand (to talk/ talking/ talk) to the manager of the hotel immediately.
23 My grandmother recalled (seeing/ to see/ see) a plane for the very first time
when she was six
24 She claims (to be/ being/ be) related to George Washington, but I don't
believe her
25 This broken bicycle needs (to fix/ fixing/ fix) before someone can ride it.
26 I can't understand (driving/ to drive/ drive) such a big car when gas prices
are so high, not to mention what it does to the environment
27 She refused (speak/ speaking/ to speak) to me after our fight.
28 The wilderness adventure course lasts (hike/ hiking/ to hike) ten days and
involves more than fifty miles through rugged mountainous terrain
29 Don't hesitate (ask/ asking/ to ask) for help if you don't understand the
directions
30 She managed (communicating/ to communicate/ communicate) with
them, even though she didn't speak their language
31 She pretended (being/ to be/ be) a student in order to get a student
discount
32 She waited (to see/ seeing/ see) what would happen next.
33 The child denied (stealing/ to steal/ steal) the piece of candy.
34 We fully intend (pay/ paying/ to pay) you for all the work you have done for
us
35 You seem (to be/ being/ be) a little distracted Is everything alright?
36 Laura and Ed discussed (moving/ to move/ move) to the city to find work;
however, in the end, they decided against relocating
37 She refused (admit/ to admit/ admitting) that she had made a mistake.
38 After his accident last year, he would never consider (buying/ to buy/ buy)
another motorcycle
39 Margaret just happened (find/ to find/ finding) the lost car keys while she
was looking for something else
40 He never admitted (to have/ having/ have) the wild party while his parents
were out of town
41 Jackie tends (arrive/ arriving/ to arrive) late on Mondays, but our boss
doesn't seem to care about that very much
42 She imagined (lying/ to lie/ lie) on a tropical beach under a palm tree.
43 The winner of the local competition gets (participating/ participate/ to
participate) in a national competition in Washington D.C.
44 We don't anticipate (have/ having/ to have) any more technical problems
during the concert tour
45 Debbie failed (notice/ noticing/ to notice) her credit card lying on the
ground
46 The politician swore (serving/ to serve/ serve) the people honestly and with
pride, but the scandal revealed that the promise was little more than a lie
47 Mr Shinohara recollected (to work/ working/ work) with his father on his
family's fishing boat when he was a young child
48 The medical team deserves (receive/ receiving/ to receive) the award for
their volunteer work in sub-Saharan Africa