1. I was just about ____ the office when the phone rang.
A. leaving
B. leave
C. to leave
D. to leaving
2. It is foolish ____ such a mistake.
A. for me to make
B. for me making
C. of me to make
D. of me making
3. I don’t think it advisable ____.
A. your studying maths
B. you to study maths
C. for you to study maths
D. of you to study maths
4. The man managed to make himself ____ with his ____ French.
A. understood; breaking
B. understand; broken
C. understand; breaking
D. understood; broken
5. ____, the concert began.
A. The listeners having taken their seats
B. Having taken their seats
C. Have taken their places
D. The listeners to have taken their places
6. The sun ____, they went home.
A. set down
B. setted
C. setting
D. sets
7. It ____ heavily, the outing had to be put off.
A. being rained
B. being raining
C. raining
D. rains
8. ____ from the tallest building, the whole city looks very beautiful.
A. See
B. Saw
C. Seeing
D. Seen
9. Tom is waiting ____ the doctor.
A. to see
B. for to see
C. for seeing
D. for see
10. I spoke to him kindly ____ him.
A. to not frighten
B. so as not to frighten
C. in order to not frighten
D. for not frightening
11. He was so foolish ____ his car unlocked.
A. to leave
B. that leave
C. as to leave
D. for him to leave
12. The students, ____ at the way the questions were put, didn’t know the answers to them.
A. they surprising
B. surprised
C. their being surprised
D. surprise
13. How I regret the days ____ in doing the useless work!
A. which wasted
B. having been wasted
C. which wasting
D. having wasted
14. When she returned home, she found the window open and something ____.
A. to steal
B. losing
C. missed
D. stolen
15. They wanted the work ____ with great care.
A. to have done
B. to be done
C. doing
D. to do
