Exercise 1 : Choose the best answer : 27. It is necessary ……… his father everything? A. to tell B.tell C. telling D.tobe told 28."Let’s have a break ,, Not , now . I didn’t want to stop …….yet A. study B. to study C. for studying D.studying 29. She enjoyed ……… the violin in the morning A. practising playing B. practising to play C. to practise playing D.to practise to play 30. My father is considering …. his job . A. to change B.change C. changing D.changed 31. I prefer ……. the book at home to the ……….. boring film . A. reading/ seeing B. to read/ see C. read/ seeing D. reading/ see 32. His parents wouldn’t allow him …………across the big river. A. to risk swimming B. risking to swim C. for risk to swim D. risking swimming 33. It is no use……………. what has been done. A. to regret B. regretted C. regretting D. regret 34. They looked forward very much to ………. her again A. be meeting B. have met C.meeting D. meet 35. Would you mind ………… your radio a little please ? A. turn off B. turning off C. to turn down D.turning down 36. Only one of these books is ………………… A. worth to read B.worth being read C. worth of reading D. worth reading 37. I advised him ……… too much about the result of the test A. not to worrying B.not worrying C.don’t worry D.not to worry 38. My father hates ………. He never allows me ……. A. to smoke / to smoke B. smoking/smoking C.smoke/smoke D.smoking/to smoke 39.Do you remember………….me at a party last year? A.meet B. to meet C.meeting D.met 40. Remember ………… my best regards to her when you write A.sending B.send C. sent D. to send 41. I never forget ………… the beautiful place for the first time. A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. to visit 42. Our T.V set is out of order and needs …………… A. repairing B. to be repairing C. repaired D. be repaired 44. I’m busy now . I’m sorry I can’t help ……….. the flowers A. to water B. watering C. watered D. waters 45. He likes ……………, but he doesn’t like……….. today because he doesn’t feel well A. swimming/ to swim B. to swim/ swimming C. swimming/ swimming D. to swim/ to swim 46. What I wanted was …………….as quickly as possible A. getting the work done B. to get the work doing C. getting the work doing D. to get the work done 47. It is compulsory for students in some schools ………… uniforms. A. to wear B.wear C. wearing D. worn 48. This classroom needs ……….. It’s very dirty A.clean B.cleaning C . to clean D.cleaned 49.At school , students usually take part in ……… money for charity A.raised B.to raise C.raising D.raise 50.Do you enjoy ……..cartoon? A. watching B.to watch C.watch D.watched