C. was expected to be punished

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 can’t believe my eyes. I’ve 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. I’m 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. Let’s 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.

A. applaud B. applauding C. to applaud D. applause

267. “I do hope it’ll make me grow large again, for really I’m quite tired

______ such a tiny little thing!” said Alice to herself.

A. to be B. of to be C. being D. of being

268. I’m 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 don’t 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 ______. It’s just terrible!

A. to cook B. Ann to cook

C. Ann cook D. Ann’s cooking

279. Normally I can’t stand being in a car with drivers who take risks but on this occasion I couldn’t help ______.

A. to laugh B. to be laughing

C. laughing D. being laughed at

280. Helen doesn’t mind ______ cigars in the bedroom.

A. Tom to smoke B. Tom’s smoking

C. Tom smoke D. to smoke

281. I can’t 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 won’t succeed ______ your car at a profit. It’s 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?

– Don’t you know that we’ve 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.

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. Don’t 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. I’ll 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 don’t want ______ married.

A. her get B. that she get C. she will ever D. her to get

306. Be careful! I don’t 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. I’m 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 didn’t ______ 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 didn’t let ______ weight.

A. her B. her lose C. her to lose D. her losing

320. Why won’t you let ______ everything?

A. me to explain B. me explain C. to explain D. do explain

321. She was tired, but we couldn’t ______ 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 doesn’t allow us ______ personal calls.

A. to make B. make C. making D. to making

325. We don’t allow ______ in the lecture room.

A. smoking B. to smoke C. smoke D. to be smoking

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. didn’t use B. used not C. couldn’t get used D. can’t 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 won’t 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. can’t use to wear B. didn’t used to wear

C. can’t get used to wear D. can’t 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. It’s 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. Sean’s ______ 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. I’m not sure where to turn. I ______ driving this way.

A. am used to B. am not used to C. used to D. didn’t 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. Aren’t you ______ this far? It’s 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.

A. needs to B. need C. needn’t D. mustn’t

354. The sign ‘Overtaking forbidden’ means that you ______ overtake.

A. are allowed to B. aren’t allowed to

C. don’t 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 you’ve 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 doesn’t buy a ticket, she ______ go to the theatre tomorrow.

A. won’t be able B. won’t be permitted

C. can’t D. won’t be allowed

361. It was a nice evening, but I’m afraid I ______ Aunt Mary today more than usual.

A. might annoy B. could annoy

C. might have annoyed D. could be annoying

362. It’s rained a lot, so we ______ water the garden.

A. don’t need B. don’t have C. needn’t D. need

363. You ______ pay now – tomorrow’s OK.

A. needn’t B. must C. don’t need D. don’t 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. It’s prohibited.

A. should B. don’t 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. won’t 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. aren’t allowed to C. have to D. don’t 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. don’t have to

372. Students ______ register at the tutorial office in the first week of term. It’s 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. hadn’t 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. There’s the phone. I’ll get it. That ______ be Tony.

A. has to B. must C. ought D. is to

376. What ______ is that it’s not right to gossip.

A. do I think about this news B. I think about this news

C. think I about the news D. don’t 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. ______ doesn’t 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. I’m often asked ______.

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