56) "I can't reach the book."
"Try _____________ on a chair." a)
stand b)
to stand c)
standing d)
stood
57) I don't speak Italian. I wish _____________
Italian. a)
I spoke b)
I speak c)
I had spoken d)
spoke
58) He seems ______________ for a bus. a)
to be waited b)
being waited c)
to wait d)
to be waiting
59) He cut the meat into small pieces. He cut
________ the meat. a)
up b)
out c)
down d)
off
60) ____________________ a holiday every summer?
a)
Have you got b)
Do you have c)
Have you d)
Are you having
61) They're very proud _________ their son. a)
on b)
at c)
of d)
by
62) He coughed once. I heard him _____________.
a)
to cough b)
coughed c)
coughing d)
cough
63) It's time he _______________ that work. a)
finishes b)
finish c)
finished d)
is finishing
64) He was ________ a new car; but he didn't
have enough money. a)
buy b)
to have bought c)
buying d)
bought
65) He had no sooner sat down ____________ the
phone rang. a)
as b)
than c)
when d)
that
66) He never drives fast. He's afraid
______________ an accident. a)
about having b)
to have c)
of having d)
by having
67) This meat tastes ________________. a)
strange b)
strangely c)
as strange d)
in a strange way
68) First, she played some Beethoven. Then she
went on ________ some Bach. a)
play b)
playing c)
played d)
to play
69) When the bus came, __________________ for an
hour. a)
I'd be waiting b)
I was waiting c)
I'd been waiting d)
I've been waiting
70) He doesn't want to do the work. He's making
excuses. He's trying to ___________ the work. a)
get up b)
get on with c)
get away d)
get out of
71) The boss says that you must work harder.
_______ work harder. a)
You're about to b)
You had to c)
You're to d)
You do
72) He doesn't like the meal. If
________________________ it. a)
he likes the meal, he'll eat b)
he'd liked the meal, he'd have eaten c)
he liked the meal, he'd eat d)
he likes the meal, he's eaten
73) When I was younger, I _____________. But I
don't any more. a)
used to smoke b)
would smoke c)
was used to smoking d)
had to smoke
74) It's very kind ____________ me the money.
a)
to you of lending b)
that you lend c)
of you to lend d)
you lend
75) All English children _______ go to school
until they are sixteen. a)
need b)
must c)
have to d)
have
76) The doctor will be angry.
___________________ get out of bed. a)
Henry supposed he didn't b)
Henry didn't suppose to c)
Suppose Henry didn't d)
Henry wasn't supposed to
77) I am surprised _________________ such a rude
letter. a)
at Mary writing b)
for Mary to write c)
with Mary that she wrote d)
of Mary to write
78) He blamed ______________ the car. a)
me to damage b)
that damaged c)
for me damaging d)
me for damaging
79) She felt ill. The doctor advised
________________ in bed. a)
stay b)
staying c)
her stay d)
that is staying
80) I can't understand John ____________ that
house. a)
buy b)
to buy c)
buying d)
that he bought
81) They pushed and pushed, and at last they
____________ the car. a)
might move b)
could moved c)
were able to move d)
should move
82) Only when the police arrived,
_________________ the bill. a)
he didn't pay b)
he paid c)
he had paid d)
did he pay
83) It's strange that your son ______________
football and opera. a)
should like b)
would like c)
had liked d)
might like
84) I find ________________ to remember
everyone's name. a)
it being difficult b)
it to be difficult c)
so difficult it is d)
it difficult
85) Several letters get _____________ by the
Post Office. a)
tearing b)
tear c)
torn d)
to tear