PRE-INTERMEDIATE Test 20


– Infinitive, gerund
– Describing feelings and situations

PRE-INTERMEDIATE Test 20

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Question 1

He agreed _____ the job as soon as possible.

A
start
B
starting
C
to start
D
starts
Question 1 Explanation: 
After agree we use to + verb: He agreed to start.
Question 2

I stopped _____ my book and went to bed.

A
to read
B
read
C
will read
D
reading
Question 2 Explanation: 
Stop + -ing means you finish an activity: I stopped reading. Not to read: stop to do means you stop one thing in order to do something else.
Question 3

My teachers always expected me _____ well in exams.

A
did
B
doing
C
do
D
to do
Question 3 Explanation: 
The pattern is expect + person + to + verb: They expected me to do well.
Question 4

Let me _____ for the meal. You paid last time.

A
pay
B
to pay
C
paid
D
paying
Question 4 Explanation: 
After let + person we use the base verb without to: Let me pay.
Question 5

The dentist told me _____ more careful when I brush my teeth.

A
will be
B
being
C
to be
D
be
Question 5 Explanation: 
The pattern is tell + person + to + verb: The dentist told me to be more careful.
Question 6

I asked Monica _____ some stamps.

A
buys
B
buying
C
to buy
D
buy
Question 6 Explanation: 
The pattern is ask + person + to + verb: I asked Monica to buy some stamps.
Question 7

I never liked _____ to church when I was a child.

A
going
B
goes
C
went
D
go
Question 7 Explanation: 
After like we often use the -ing form: I never liked going there. Went, go and goes cannot follow liked.
Question 8

Have you finished _____ that letter yet?

A
to write
B
writing
C
writes
D
write
Question 8 Explanation: 
After finish we use the -ing form: Have you finished writing?
Question 9

You can’t _____ your car outside the hospital.

A
parks
B
to park
C
park
D
parking
Question 9 Explanation: 
After can / can't we use the base verb without to: You can't park here.
Question 10

David always enjoyed _____ football at school.

A
to be played
B
playing
C
to play
D
play
Question 10 Explanation: 
After enjoy we use the -ing form: He enjoyed playing football. Not to play: enjoy is never followed by to + verb.
Question 11

The TV programme was so _____ that I fell asleep.

A
tired
B
surprising
C
annoyed
D
boring
Question 11 Explanation: 
Boring (-ing) describes the thing that makes you feel bored. The programme was boring, so I fell asleep. Not tired: -ed adjectives describe how a person feels, not a programme.
Question 12

Children can’t get to sleep on Christmas Eve. They’re too _____.

A
bored
B
excited
C
frightened
D
worrying
Question 12 Explanation: 
Excited means very happy and full of energy because something good is coming. Children are excited before Christmas, so they can't sleep.
Question 13

“Hi, Mum!”

“Carol! Thank goodness you rang! Where have you been? We’ve been so _____ about you.”

A
interested
B
annoying
C
worried
D
frightening
Question 13 Explanation: 
Worried (-ed) describes how a person feels. Mum didn't know where Carol was, so she felt worried about her.
Question 14

A: Hello, darling. I’ve got a present for you.

B: For me?

A: Don’t look so _____. I often buy you presents.

B: But it isn’t my birthday!

A
bored
B
exciting
C
tiring
D
surprised
Question 14 Explanation: 
Surprised describes how B feels: B didn't expect a present ("it isn't my birthday"). Not exciting: an -ing adjective describes a thing, not how a person looks.
Question 15

The art exhibition was very _____. I loved it.

A
surprised
B
boring
C
interesting
D
excited
Question 15 Explanation: 
Interesting (-ing) describes the exhibition. The clue is "I loved it". Not excited: -ed adjectives describe a person's feelings.
Question 16

My feet are killing me! I find going round art galleries and museums very _____.

A
tiring
B
worrying
C
boring
D
frightening
Question 16 Explanation: 
Tiring means it makes you tired. The clue is "My feet are killing me" (my feet hurt a lot). Not boring: the speaker is talking about feeling physically tired, not bored.
Question 17

Some people don’t go out at night because they’re _____ that someone will rob them.

A
worrying
B
annoying
C
surprised
D
frightened
Question 17 Explanation: 
Frightened (-ed) describes how people feel: they are afraid that someone will rob them. Not worrying: an -ing adjective describes the thing that causes the feeling, not the people.
Question 18

Our financial situation is very _____. We spend more and more, but we’re earning less and less.

A
worrying
B
exciting
C
frightened
D
interesting
Question 18 Explanation: 
Worrying (-ing) describes the situation that makes people worried: we spend more but earn less. Not frightened: this describes a person's feeling, not a situation.
Question 19

A: You are yawning. Are you listening to what I am saying?

B: I am! I’m really _____. I want to know what happened. It’s just that I feel very _____. I went to bed very late last night.

A
surprised / tiring
B
excited / worrying
C
interested / tired
D
frightened / bored
Question 19 Explanation: 
Both gaps describe B's feelings, so we need -ed adjectives. B wants to know what happened, so B is interested, and B went to bed late, so B feels tired.
Question 20

“I’m going on a three-month holiday to the Far East.”

“How _____! Lucky you!”

A
frightening
B
interested
C
boring
D
exciting
Question 20 Explanation: 
Exciting describes the holiday, a thing that makes people excited. The clue is "Lucky you!". Not interested: this describes a person's feeling.
Question 21

“Was your father _____ when you told him your exam results?”

“He was furious.”

A
annoyed
B
worrying
C
frightened
D
tired
Question 21 Explanation: 
Annoyed means a bit angry. The answer "He was furious" (very angry) shows the question is about anger.
Question 22

“What _____ to do?”

“I’m looking for my contact lens. Can you see it?”

A
do you try
B
will you try
C
are you trying
D
did you try
Question 22 Explanation: 
We use the present continuous for something happening now: What are you trying to do? The answer "I'm looking for…" is also in the present continuous.
Question 23

“I’ll help you. What _____ me to do?”

“Could you do the washing-up while I am doing the cooking?”

A
you want
B
are you wanting
C
did you want
D
do you want
Question 23 Explanation: 
Want is a state verb, so we use the present simple, not the continuous: What do you want me to do? Not are you wanting: we don't usually use want in the continuous.
Question 24

“What _____ you to do?”

“The doctor? She told me to stay in bed for a few days.”

A
will she tell
B
did she tell
C
is she going to tell
D
does she tell
Question 24 Explanation: 
The answer "She told me…" is in the past simple, so the question needs the past simple too: What did she tell you to do?
Question 25

“My mother was so helpful while she was staying with us.”

“What _____ to do?”

A
did she help you
B
does she help you
C
will she help you
D
was she helping you
Question 25 Explanation: 
The mother's visit is finished ("was staying"), so we ask about it in the past simple: What did she help you to do? Not was she helping you: we are asking about the finished help, not an action in progress.
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