Gerunds, Infinitives Quiz 1

1. Question

It’s a long way off before we have such a promising system _____ here in Turkey.

A) to be run
B) to have been run
C) run
D) to run
E) running

2. Question

We went from _____ on the other side of the world to _____ everything together.

A) in order to live / doing
B) to live / to do
C) having lived / doing
D) living / do
E) living / doing

3. Question

The governor had opposed _____ any foreign aid but was overruled and sent on the mission _____ what he disapproved of doing.

A) seeking / to do
B) having sought / doing
C) being sought / to have done
D) to seek / to do
E) to have sought / to be doing

4. Question

For the writer, as for most Americans of the time, the Indians were an obstacle _____ .

A) overcoming
B) to overcome
C) to be overcome
D) having overcome
E) overcome

5. Question

_____ happiness, we need both history and science.

A) Having understood
B) Understanding
C) Being understood
D) In order to understand
E) To have understood

6. Question

He witnessed his family _____ , his home city _____ to the ground.

A) had died / was burned
B) died / burned
C) die / burn
D) die / be burned
E) dying / burned

7. Question

Chavez was elected twice by a great majority of his people and it’s the Bush administration that has tried _____ Venezuela by _____ a coup against Chavez.

A) to destabilize / being sponsored
B) to be destabilized / sponsoring
C) to destabilize / sponsoring
D) to have destabilized / to sponsor
E) to be destabilized / having sponsored

8. Question

Sanctions are one of the tools of the UN _____ peacekeeping aims, but with developments in Iraq and Yugoslavia, they have proven _____ rather ineffective.

A) to have achieved / being
B) to achieve / to be
C) being achieved / to be
D) achieved / to have been
E) achieving / having been

9. Question

Recent advances in technology and functional neuro-anatomic techniques may provide an opportunity for psychosurgery_____ a more attractive option for the treatment of psychiatric diseases.

A) to have become
B) becoming
C) become
D) having become
E) to become

10. Question

Angiography has been considered _____ the gold standard to judge the success of treatment for cerebral arteriovenous malformations.

A) to be
B) being
C) having been
D) been
E) to being

11. Question

A clinical trial is a research study in g human volunteers ____ specific health questions.

A) to be answered
B) to have been answering
C) being answered
D) to. have answered
E) to answer

12. Question

Six world powers are now negotiating on sanctions against Iran for pressing ahead with its program _____ uranium and _____ a February 21 U.N. deadline to stop.

A) to enrich / ignoring
B) enriching/ignored
C) to be enriched / ignored
D) to enrich / to have been ignored
E) being enriched / to have ignored

13. Question

Although more men die of heart disease than women, females tend _____ , often to the point that it’s too late to help them once the condition______.

A) to underdiagnose / discovered
B) underdiagnosing / has discovered
C) being underdiagnosed / be discovered
D) to be underdiagnosed / is discovered
E) to have been underdiagnosed / is discovered

14. Question

Most of infections are all believed _____ by exposure to infected poultry.

A) to have been caused
B) to have caused
C) to cause
D) causing
E) being caused

15. Question

Every bed has a 15-inch LCD screen attached to a pull-out arm on the wall that lets patients_____ TV or make phone calls.

A) watching
B) watched
C) watch
D) having watched
E) be watched

16. Question

The Visual Awards Program is designed _______ , and promote excellence among military photographers in _____ the objectives of military photography arts.

A) rewarded / furthered
B) to reward / furthering
C) to have rewarded / to have furthered
D) to be rewarding / being furthering
E) rewarding/ to further

17. Question

Two tobacco experts have today accused transnational tobacco companies of ____ the concept of corporate social responsibility by ______ to use it as a means of directing attention away from the deadly effects of their products.

A) corrupting / being sought
B) corrupted / seek
C) having been corrupted / seeking
D) being corrupted / having sought
E) having corrupted / seeking

18. Question

We believe that schools have been given enough advice and grants _____ them _____ workable networks.

A) to enable / to build
B) enabling / building
C) to enable /built
D) enable / being built
E) to be enabled / to have been built

19. Question

The reality is that there are many! other problems _____ before they I start______ anything.

A) to have been tackling / having done
B) to have been tackled / do
C) to tackle / to be doing
D) to be tackled / doing
E) tackling / doing

20. Question

It will take the lead in _____ new industry practices aimed at conserving energy and _______ better heating systems for the end user.

A) having been developed / provided
B) developing/ providing
C) having developed / being provided
D) developing / provide
E) being developed / providing

21. Question

For parents, contrary to ghoulish popular conception, _____ on behalf of a disabled infant is not a way ______ rich.

A) being sued / to get
B) having sued / to be getting
C) sued / getting
D) suing/ to get
E) to have sued / to have got

22. Question

The national government was slow ______ to the pleas for help, and they were later reluctant ______ any ringleaders.

A) respond / to prosecute
B) to respond / to prosecute
C) to be responding / prosecuting
D) to have responded / to prosecute
E) responding / to be prosecuted

23. Question

Deserts are dry; they are ideal places for human artefacts and fossils ______.

A) to preserve
B) preserved
C) to be preserved
D) being preserved
E) having preserved

24. Question

Humans who travel into deserts _____ , particularly without _____ an adequate supply of water, have a slim chance of survival.

A) unprepared / having carried
B) having unprepared / carried
C) unprepared / carrying
D) being unprepared / to have carried
E) unprepared I carry

25. Question

These places owe their profound aridity to _____ very far from the nearest available sources of moisture.

A) be
B) have been
C) have being
D) having been
E) being