– Infinitive, gerund
– Describing feelings and situations
PRE-INTERMEDIATE Test 20
Question 1 |
He agreed _____ the job as soon as possible.
start | |
starting | |
to start | |
starts |
Question 2 |
I stopped _____ my book and went to bed.
to read | |
read | |
will read | |
reading |
Question 3 |
My teachers always expected me _____ well in exams.
did | |
doing | |
do | |
to do |
Question 4 |
Let me _____ for the meal. You paid last time.
pay | |
to pay | |
paid | |
paying |
Question 5 |
The dentist told me _____ more careful when I brush my teeth.
will be | |
being | |
to be | |
be |
Question 6 |
I asked Monica _____ some stamps.
buys | |
buying | |
to buy | |
buy |
Question 7 |
I never liked _____ to church when I was a child.
going | |
goes | |
went | |
go |
Question 8 |
Have you finished _____ that letter yet?
to write | |
writing | |
writes | |
write |
Question 9 |
You can’t _____ your car outside the hospital.
parks | |
to park | |
park | |
parking |
Question 10 |
David always enjoyed _____ football at school.
to be played | |
playing | |
to play | |
play |
Question 11 |
The TV programme was so _____ that I fell asleep.
tired | |
surprising | |
annoyed | |
boring |
Question 12 |
Children can’t get to sleep on Christmas Eve. They’re too _____.
bored | |
excited | |
frightened | |
worrying |
Question 13 |
“Hi, Mum!”
“Carol! Thank goodness you rang! Where have you been? We’ve been so _____ about you.”
interested | |
annoying | |
worried | |
frightening |
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!
bored | |
exciting | |
tiring | |
surprised |
Question 15 |
The art exhibition was very _____. I loved it.
surprised | |
boring | |
interesting | |
excited |
Question 16 |
My feet are killing me! I find going round art galleries and museums very _____.
tiring | |
worrying | |
boring | |
frightening |
Question 17 |
Some people don’t go out at night because they’re _____ that someone will rob them.
worrying | |
annoying | |
surprised | |
frightened |
Question 18 |
Our financial situation is very _____. We spend more and more, but we’re earning less and less.
worrying | |
exciting | |
frightened | |
interesting |
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.
surprised / tiring | |
excited / worrying | |
interested / tired | |
frightened / bored |
Question 20 |
“I’m going on a three-month holiday to the Far East.”
“How _____! Lucky you!”
frightening | |
interested | |
boring | |
exciting |
Question 21 |
“Was your father _____ when you told him your exam results?”
“He was furious.”
annoyed | |
worrying | |
frightened | |
tired |
Question 22 |
“What _____ to do?”
“I’m looking for my contact lens. Can you see it?”
do you try | |
will you try | |
are you trying | |
did you try |
Question 23 |
“I’ll help you. What _____ me to do?”
“Could you do the washing-up while I am doing the cooking?”
you want | |
are you wanting | |
did you want | |
do you want |
Question 24 |
“What _____ you to do?”
“The doctor? She told me to stay in bed for a few days.”
will she tell | |
did she tell | |
is she going to tell | |
does she tell |
Question 25 |
“My mother was so helpful while she was staying with us.”
“What _____ to do?”
did she help you | |
does she help you | |
will she help you | |
was she helping you |
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