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Общие задания на неличные формы глагола (general revision tasks on the non-finite forms of the verbs)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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