G e r u n d Vs to-infinitive

1. William Torrey Harris was one of the first educators interested ..... a logical progression
of topics in the school curriculum.
a. in establishing c. establishing
b. for establishing d. to establish
2. North American Indian tribes used sign language ..... with tribes that spoke a different
language or dialect.
a. to communicating
b. for communicate
c. to communicate
d. for communicated
3. When the silkworm gets through ..... its eggs, it dies.
a. laying c. to lay
b. layed d. for laying
4. The average spoken sentence in conversational English takes 2.5 seconds .....
a. for to complete c. to complete
b. completing d. by completing
5. Evolutionary changes in the speech organs probably ..... the development of language in
humanoids.
a. to contribute c. contribution to
b. contribute to d. contributed to
6. Almost evryone fails ..... the driver’s test on the first try.
a. passing c. to pass
b. to have passed d. in passing
7. They forgot about ..... them to join us for lunch.
a. us to ask c. our asking
b. us asking d. we asking
8. I really appreciate ..... to help me, but I am sure that I will be able to manage by myself.
a. you to offer c. that you offer
b. your offering d. that you are offering
9. He didn’t seem to mind ..... TV while he was trying to study.
a. their watching c. them watching
b. that they watch d. them to watch
10. Would you mind .....,please ?
a. to answer c. answer the telephone
b. answering the telephone d. to the telephone answering
11. Your mother and I look forward ..... you.
a. of seeing c. to see
b. for seeing d. to seeing
12. Please, don’t leave without ..... the light.
a. you turn off c. turning off
b. to turn off d. you’ll turn off
13. My roomate lost a lot of weight ..... everyday.
a. to exercise c. for exercising
b. for exercise d. by exercising
14. Thank you for inviting us, but my husband is not really interested .....
a. in going dancing c. going dancing
b. for going dancing d. to go dancing
15. Most Americans don’t object ..... them by their first names.
a. that I call c. for calling
b. to my calling d. that I am call