D. expect to be punished
242. In order to ______ for admission to some top universities, a candidate needs to get a high score on a well-known standardized test.
A. consider B. be considered
C. be considering D. consideration
243. He hates ______ a fool of.
A. being B. making
C. being played D. being made
244. Nobody enjoys ______ absurd measures and rules.
A. being forced upon B. forced upon
C. to be forced upon D. forces upon
245. The gift cost her 5 pounds, ______ the package.
A. included B. with included
C. including D. with including
246. People usually dislike ______ at home by strangers.
A. telephoning B. to telephone
C. to be telephoned D. being telephoned
247. Being ______ to foreign TV stations helps you to learn foreign languages.
A. in connection B. in touch
C. connected D. connect
248. I cant believe my eyes. Ive had my car ______!
A. stolen B. stealing
C. to steal D. be stolen
249. One of the great fiction writers in English, Charles Dickens writes about all problems of society, ______ child labour, debt imprisonment and others.
A. which are including
B. that they including
C. included
D. including
250. Why is Jane crying?
She has had her tickets to Germany ______.
A. steal B. stole C. D. stolen
251. Because of an extremely high accident rate, restrictions on teenagers
______ will be discussed at the next City Council meeting.
A. drive B. having driving
C. driving D. to drive
252. You were a fool ______.
A. to agreeing B. agreeing
C. agree D. to agree
253. I hope to have a chance of ______ you again.
A. to see B. seeing
C. having seen D. being seen
254. Im sorry to ______ you.
A. disturbing B. the disturbing
C. disturb D. disturbed
255. They were quite content with ______ where they were.
A. stay B. to stay C. be staying D. staying
256. They agreed on ______ the profits equally.
A. to share B. share C. sharing D. to sharing
257. We are in favour of ______ the bridge.
A. build B. building C. to build D. having been built
258. I hate the idea of ______ old.
A. to get B. get C. to become D. getting
259. There is a lot of work ______ here.
A. doing B. to do C. do D. to not do
260. She has a terrible fear of ______ alone.
A. be B. to be C. being D. to being
261. The Japanese art of origami is created by ______ paper into various forms.
A. fold B. to fold C. to have folded D. folding
262. Lets just keep on ______.
A. dance B. to dance C. dancing D. to dancing
263. What do you want to do tonight?
I feel like ______ to a movie.
A. to go B. to going C. going D. go
264. I am not good ______ letters.
A. to write B. to writing C. at writing D. to be writing
265. Do you often go ______?
A. to fish B. to fishing C. fishing D. fish
266. At the moment that the plane touched down safely, the passengers expressed their gratitude for having survived the terrifying flight by ______ the pilot and the crew.
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A. applaud B. applauding C. to applaud D. applause
267. I do hope itll make me grow large again, for really Im quite tired
______ such a tiny little thing! said Alice to herself.
A. to be B. of to be C. being D. of being
268. Im looking forward ______ there in six months time.
A. go B. to go C. going D. to going
269. She is very good at ______ problems.
A. to solve B. solving C. get rid of D. to get rid of
270. Her uncle suggested ______ a job in a bank.
A. getting B. to get C. her to get D. her
271. I look forward ______ from you.
A. to hear B. hear C. to hearing D. hearing
272. I dislike people ______ me what to think.
A. to tell B. telling C. being told D. to be telling
273. I dont mind ______ at home to look after the children.
A. to stay B. staying C. stay D.
274. Would you like ______ the weekend with us?
A. spending B. spend C. to spending D. to spend
275. This road is blocked for two miles north and south, so I suggest ___ an alternative route if possible.
A. to using B. using C. use D. to use
276. Many of the early British settlers in Australia were criminals who were able to avoid _____ by agreeing to live on and develop the land there.
A. be imprisoned B. to be imprisoned
C. being imprisoned D. to imprison
277. The environment group hopes ____ the forest to its original condition by the end of the decade.
A. restoring B. to restore
C. to be restored D. having restored
278. Tom dislikes ______. Its just terrible!
A. to cook B. Ann to cook
C. Ann cook D. Anns cooking
279. Normally I cant stand being in a car with drivers who take risks but on this occasion I couldnt help ______.
A. to laugh B. to be laughing
C. laughing D. being laughed at
280. Helen doesnt mind ______ cigars in the bedroom.
A. Tom to smoke B. Toms smoking
C. Tom smoke D. to smoke
281. I cant stand ______ all the time when I am around them.
A. them fighting B. they fighting
C. them fight D. them to fight
282. Instead of collecting art objects, more ordinary people enjoy ______stamps or coins.
A. to collect B. collect C. to collecting D. collecting
283. The French impressionist painters attempted to depict visual impressions and they succeeded ______ brilliant results.
A. achieving B. achieve C. to achieve D. in achieving
284. The company has managed ______ profit this year.
A. making B. in making C. to make D.
285. The people in the state failed ______ clean up the mess that the oil spill had created.
A. to have B. helping C. to help D. helping hand
286. You wont succeed ______ your car at a profit. Its far too old.
A. to sell B. in having sold C. selling D. in selling
287. At last, after three days, they managed ______ to the top of the mountain.
A. getting B. get C. to get D.
288. Driving by a shopping mall on his way home, Steve stopped ______ his mother a birthday present.
A. to get B. to getting C. getting D. get
289. How are the both of you getting on?
Dont you know that weve stopped ______?
A. to date B. dating C. dated D. date
290. Fortunately it stopped ______.
A. to rain B. raining C. to raining D. rain
291. When the teacher asked the students ______, they kept making noise.
A. stop talking B. to stop to talk C. stopping talking D. to stop talking
292. Oh, dear! I forgot ______ the soap.
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A. buying B. buy C. to buy D. having bought
293. I remember ______ at the school gates with my mother on my first day there.
A. to have arrived B. to arrive C. arriving D. to be arrived
294. I remember ______ my first bicycle, the feeling of delight still being fresh in mind.
A. to buy B. being bought by C. bought D. buying
295. Oh, I forgot ______ the present for my sweet girl!
A. buying B. to buy C. to buying D. buy
296. I regret ______ school at fourteen, it was a big mistake.
A. to have B. to have left C. to leaving D. leaving
297. That night was terrible, to say the least of it. Jane remembers ______ all night through.
A. to pray B. saying prayers C. to say prayers D. say prayers
298. The Oscar winner was so happy to receive the highest honour of her profession that she nearly cried during her acceptance speech. Dont forget ______ it in your report.
A. writing B. to write C. on writing D. write
299. You must remember ______ Mr Lewis from the station tomorrow.
A. fetching B. fetch C. to have fetched D. to fetch
300. Ill never forget ______ the Queen on that bright day in 1974.
A. meeting B. to meet C. being met D. to be met
301. George regretted ______ Dick the money.
A. to give B. to have given C. giving D. that was given
302. We regret ______ but your suggestion is not accepted.
A. informing B. to inform C. inform D. to informing
303. The car needs ______.
A. servicing B. to service C. serviced D. to be of service
304. I expect ______ you working very hard when I come back.
A. to find B. find C. to finding D. finding
305. Her parents dont want ______ married.
A. her get B. that she get C. she will ever D. her to get
306. Be careful! I dont want there ______ any trouble.
A. was B. be C. to be D. occur
307. Watch ______ over the stream.
A. he jump B. him to jump C. him jump D. his to jump
308. I looked out of the window and saw Mary ______ the road.
A. crossing B. to cross C. being crossed D. to have crossed
309. I had a strange dream last night. I dreamt I was in bed when suddenly I heard a dog ______ at the front door.
A. to bark, then scratching B. to bark, then scratch
C. barking, then to scratch D. barking, then scratching
310. I felt someone ______ my hand.
A. to grasp B. to be grasping C. to have grasped D. grasp
311. I saw someone ______ the bathroom.
A. to be entering B. enter C. to enter D. be enter
312. I once heard Brendel ______ all the Beethoven concertos.
A. to play B. play C. being played D. to be played
313. She watches me ______ football every weekend.
A. to play B. playing C. to have played D. to be playing
314. I can hear someone ______ upstairs.
A. to be talking B. to talk C. to talking D. talking
315. Im so scared that I can feel my hands ______.
A. to shake B. shaking C. being shaken D. to be shaken
316. Did you notice anyone ______ outside when you left?
A. to wait B. waiting C. to waiting D. to have waited
317. Even her getting fatter and fatter didnt ______ less.
A. eat her B. make her eat C. make her to eat D. make her eating
318. Mr. Trager let us ______ our dictionaries during the test.
A. to use B. use C. using D. the using
319. Eating and drinking too much didnt let ______ weight.
A. her B. her lose C. her to lose D. her losing
320. Why wont you let ______ everything?
A. me to explain B. me explain C. to explain D. do explain
321. She was tired, but we couldnt ______ accept our help.
A. have made B. make her to C. making her D. make her
322. In 1938, Anna Freud was forced ______ from Vienna to England.
A. emigrate B. emigrating C. be emigrated D. to emigrate
323. She was allowed ______ Sally Tomato at Sing-Sing once a week.
A. to visit B. visit C. visiting D. paying a visit to
324. He doesnt allow us ______ personal calls.
A. to make B. make C. making D. to making
325. We dont allow ______ in the lecture room.
A. smoking B. to smoke C. smoke D. to be smoking
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326. I ______ to have an old Rolls-Royce.
A. used B. would C. was used D. got used
327. When fashion changed I ______ to wearing short skirts.
A. didnt use B. used not C. couldnt get used D. cant get used
328. Unfortunately we are less well-off now than we ______.
A. got used to be B. get used to being C. used to be D. would be
329. From now on, we wont be able to go out as much as we ______.
A. were to B. used to being C. used to D. get used to
330. In those days, trains ______ to have a guard in the last carriage.
A. used B. were used C. got used D. would
331. I always buy tight jeans. I ______ them loose.
A. cant use to wear B. didnt used to wear
C. cant get used to wear D. cant get used to wearing
332. Jeans ______ just work clothes but then they began to appear on movie stars.
A. are used to being B. were used to being
C. got used to be D. used to be
333. I never wore tight jeans before, but now I ______ them. Its so stylish!
A. am used to wear B. am used to wearing
C. used to wear D. accustomed to wear
334. When we were little, we went to school in the sea. The master was an old Turtle - we ______ call him Tortoise
A. were used to B. used to C. got used to D. would to
335. In earlier times, someone ______ home and was able to take proper care of the pets.
A. has stayed B. used to stay C. was used to stay D. accustomed to stay
336. Before the train was invented people ______ travel mostly by horse.
A. were used to B. got used to C. used D. used to
337. Seans ______ with difficult kids.
A. used to dealing B. used to deal C. got used to deal D. used
338. I ______ sleeping on the floor.
A. never used to B. never be used to
C. will never get used to D. will never get used
339. Ancient people ______ to believe that the earth was flat.
A. used B. got used C. were used D. was used
340. Im not sure where to turn. I ______ driving this way.
A. am used to B. am not used to C. used to D. didnt use to
341. Although I come from Russia I ______ driving in London.
A. am used to B. used to C. am used D. got used
342. I ______ be shy when I was younger.
A. am used B. am used to C. used to D. was used to
343. In the 19th century people ______ bigger families.
A. have B. are used to having C. used to have D. used to having
344. Arent you ______ this far? Its only 5 miles.
A. use to walk B. used to walking C. used to walk D. got used to walking
345. When we were children we ______ go skating every winter.
A. use to B. were used to C. used to D. am used to
346. I used to write my letters by hand, but now ______ I typing them.
A. got used B. got used to C. would D. used to
347. I ______ to belong to a cycling club when I was young.
A. would B. got used C. was used D. used
348. I used to travel to work by train, but the fares got too dear so now I _____ coming to work on my bicycle.
A. would B. got used C. am used to D. used
349. As a child, I ______ science fiction, and my mind was full of strange images.
A. have been reading B. had been reading
C. used to read D. was used to read
350. When I was a boy, I ______ to visit my aunts in the country.
A. used B. would C. got used D. was used
351. Anorexia nervosa is a disease typical for young women who believe that they ______ to be as thin as the models in the fashion magazines.
A. have got B. obliged C. could D. must
352. The coach has very strict rules about exercise: all students ____exercise at least three times a week.
A. have to B. should C. ought D. would
353. She ______ write the whole exercise. Ten sentences are enough.
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A. needs to B. need C. neednt D. mustnt
354. The sign Overtaking forbidden means that you ______ overtake.
A. are allowed to B. arent allowed to
C. dont have D. have to
355. Cold sufferers should stay at home, not only for their own health but because they ______ endanger the health of their co-workers.
A. must B. have to C. might D. are supposed to
356. Although some desert plants can survive without water, most plants and all animals ______ have food in order to live.
A. should B. must C. ought D. have got
357. It is generally agreed that when you travel in countries other than your own, you ______ conform to the local customs as much as possible.
A. could B. might C. ought D. should
358. I hear youve been to Patagonia. That trip ______ been interesting.
A. ought B. must C. must have D. had
359. I think they ______ consult a doctor as soon as possible. It can be too late.
A. might B. can C. ought D. must
360. If she doesnt buy a ticket, she ______ go to the theatre tomorrow.
A. wont be able B. wont be permitted
C. cant D. wont be allowed
361. It was a nice evening, but Im afraid I ______ Aunt Mary today more than usual.
A. might annoy B. could annoy
C. might have annoyed D. could be annoying
362. Its rained a lot, so we ______ water the garden.
A. dont need B. dont have C. neednt D. need
363. You ______ pay now tomorrows OK.
A. neednt B. must C. dont need D. dont have
364. People ______ to drive more carefully.
A. should B. ought C. must D. are allowed
365. ______ to work extra?
A. Have I B. Do I have C. Need I D. Must I
366. I ______ to speak English fluently by the end of the year.
A. will be allowed B. could C. will be able D. can
367. Residents ______ hang washing out of the windows. Its prohibited.
A. should B. dont have to C. must D. must not
368. If you like this scarf, you ______ find it at any shop.
A. must B. should C. ought to D. can
369. I ______ work tomorrow. It is a good opportunity to go to the country.
A. will have B. wont have to C. am allowed D. am not allowed
370. The sign Do not bring pet animals means that you ______ bring pet animals.
A. are allowed to B. arent allowed to C. have to D. dont have to
371. The sign Non Members Welcome means that you ______ be a member to get in.
A. are allowed to B. are not allowed to
C. have to D. dont have to
372. Students ______ register at the tutorial office in the first week of term. Its our demand.
A. must to B. ought C. may D. must
373. They knelt in front of the child who ______ one day rule all England.
A. were to B. would C. hadnt to D. may not
374. People really ______ hard in those days.
A. had to work B. must work C. may work D. was to
375. Theres the phone. Ill get it. That ______ be Tony.
A. has to B. must C. ought D. is to
376. What ______ is that its not right to gossip.
A. do I think about this news B. I think about this news
C. think I about the news D. dont I think of the news
377. ______ is not my concern.
A. Where is on earth Charlie now B. Where on earth is Charlie now
C. Where on earth Charlie is now D. Where is Charlie now
378. ______ doesnt matter at this point.
A. When the money stolen was B. When did they steal the money
C. When the money was stolen D. When was the money stolen
379. Im often asked ______.