A. to shut not B. not to shut C. to not shut D. not shut (MET86)
2. The next morning she found the man ____ in bed, dead.
A. lying B. lie C. lay D. laying (MET86)
3. Only one of these books is ____.
A. worth to read B. worth being read
C. worth of reading D. worth reading (MET86)
4. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed ____.
A. catching B. to be caught C. being caught D. to catch (MET87)
5. Most of the people ____ to the party were famous scientists.
A. invited B. to invite C. being invited D. inviting (MET87)
6. She didn't remember ____ him before.
A. having met B. have met
C. to meet D. to having met (MET88)
7. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact it is very comfortable to ____.
A. sit B. sit on C. be sat D. be sat on (MET88)
8. They knew her very well. They had seen her ____ up as a child.
A. grow B. GREw C. was growing D. to grow (MET88)
9. Do you know the boy ____ under the big tree?
A. lay B. lain C. laying D. lying (MET89)
10. Go on ____ the other exercise after you have finished this one.
A. to do B. doing
C. with D. to be doing (MET89)
11. —What do you think of the book?
—Oh, excellent. It's worth ____ a second time.
A. to read B. to be read
C. reading D. being read (MET89)
12. —Good morning. Can I help you?
—I'd like to have this package ____, madam please.
A. be weighed B. to be weighed
C. to weigh D. weighed (MET89)
13. We ate several tasty dishes ____ by fruit.
A. followed B. following
C. to be followed D. being followed (MET89)
14. She pretended ____ me when I passed by.
A. not to see B. not seeing
C. to not see D. having not seen (MET89)
15. Last summer I took a course on ____.
A. how to make dresses B. how dresses be made
C. how to be made dresses D. how dresses to be made (MET90)
16. Most of the artists ____ to the party were from South Africa.
A. invited B. to invite
C. being invited D. had been invited (MET90)
17. ____ more attention, the trees could have grown better.
A. Given B. To give C. Giving D. Having given (MET90)
18. She reached the top of the hill and stopped ____ on a big rock by the side of the path.
A. to have rested B. resting
C. to rest D. rest (MET90)
19. The murderer was brought in, with his hands ____ behind his back.
A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied (MET91)
20. Mrs Smith warned her daughter ____ after drinking.
A. never to drive B. to never drive
C. never driving D. never drive (MET91)
21. Please go to the market ____ fresh river fish.
A. bought B. buying C. to buy D. buy (MET91)
22. The secretary worked late into the night, ____ a long speech for the president.
A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. was preparing (MET91)
23. I can hardly imagine Peter ____ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.
A. sail B. to sail C. sailing D. to have sailed (MET91)
24. —Who left the gas heater on?
—Oh, I will ____.
A. turning it off B. turn it off
C. to turn it off D. having turned it off (MET91)
25. John was made ____ the truck for a week as a punishment.
A. to wash B. washing C. wash D.to be washing (MET91)
key:
1—5 BADCA 6—10 ABADB 11—15 CDAAA 16—20 AACDA 21—25 CBCBA
