Grammar

1. Despite all the negative ideas, they are still considering ------------------ the project.

• a) in postponing
• b) postponing
• c) to postpone
• d) postpone

2. After two weeks recession, the two companies continued --------------- their shares.

• a) sell
• b) to sell
• c) selling
• d) b and c

3. I don’t like a job that involves --------------------- frequent phone calls.

• a) making    
• b) to make    
• c) made    
• d) make    

4. She’d rather ------------------ on her own.

• a) studyies  
• b) study  
• c) studying  
• d) to study

5. The rescue team spent two days ---------------for the missing climbers.

• a) for searching   
• b) to search
• c) searching
• d) by rescuing

6. The patient is in a stable condition, but he still has difficulty -----------------.

• a) breathing    
• b) by breathing    
• c) to breathe
• d) breathe

7. Everybody contributed to --------------------- the annual meeting except Mary.

• a) organize
• b) organization
• c) organizing
• d) organized

8. I am looking forward ---------------------  you soon.

• a) to seeing   
• b) to see  
• c) seeing 
• d) see  

9. We regret ……………………you that your appication was declined.

• a) informing
• b) to inform
• c) to informing
• d) inform

10. Our office is proud to announce that it has helped 1500 people ------ employment.

• a) find
• b) to find
• c) found
• d) a and b

11. Despite ------------- the new system, there are areas which still require improving.

• a) upgrade
• b) upgrades
• c) upgrading
• d) upgraded

12. The Aboriginals are considered the first people -------------------- Canada.

• a) to inhabit
• b) inhabited
• c) who inhabiting
• d) inhabit

13. You will not be allowed --------------------- the airport without a visa.

• a) to leave
• b) leave
• c) leaving
• d) left

14. He finally confessed -------------------- the money.

• a) stole
• b) stealing
• c) to stealing
• d) to steal

15. ----------------- graduated from university, she moved back to her hometown.

• a) Having
• b) Have
• c) To have
• d) To having

16. The patient seems ------------ his memory; he can’t even remember his own name.

• a) to lose
• b) losing
• c) to have lost
• d) has lost

17. The new password will make it possible for the staff ---------the system from home.

• a) accessing
• b) access
• c) to access
• d) access to

18. The police would rather that the kidnapper’s mother ------------------ to him.

• a) spoke
• b) speak
• c) speaks
• d) to speak

19. Dinosaurs are believed ----------------------- by a huge comet.

• a) to have killed
• b) to kill
• c) to have been killed
• d) to be killed

20. The suspect strongly denied ………………the victim an hour before the murder.

• a) to visit
• b) visiting
• c) visit
• d) visited

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