UNIT 3: INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS

Part V: Incomplete Sentences

1. She promised __________ back again
A. not to come
B. is coming
B. coming
D. came
2. The teacher encouraged___________ the football team
A. to join
B. joining
C. joined
D. join to
3. He reminded me ___________ to give the book back to John
A. not forget
B. not to forget
C. forgot
D. forgeting.
4. My father has given up ____________.
A. smoke
B. smoked
C. smoking
D. to smoked
5.”All right, I’ll wait for you” She agreed ___________ for me
A. to wait
B. not to wait
C. waiting
D. wait to
6. I don’t enjoy ___________ letters.
A. writing
B. to write
C. have be written
D. wrote
7. I consider ______________ the job but in the end I decided against doing it.
A. to take
B. taking
C. to be take
D. took
8. The boy insisted on ______________ a break after lunch.
A. having
B. to have
C.not to have
D. have
9. The woman looked forward to __________ his mother again.
A. meet
B. to meet
 C. meeting
D. met
10. The boy accused his friend of___________ stolen his bicycle.
A. have
B. to have
C.not to have
D. having
11. In order to maintain its good reputation, the restaurant does its best to serve the
guests ------- and in a courteous manner.
(A) quick
(B) quicker
(C) quickness
(D) quickly

12. The head of sales department asked Mr. Karawara to turn in his sales report -------
noon today so that he could set the deadline.
(A) up to
(B) for
(C) till
(D) by

13. The extension of the deadline has enabled most of the sales representatives to
complete their ------- on time.
(A) propose
(B) proposing
(C) proposal
(D) proposed

14. For over 20 years, Mr. Richardson has been a ------- member of the Green Club to
volunteer his time to educate the public about recycling.
(A) first
(B) regular
(C) valued
(D) durable

15. After tremendous success of his first clothing shop, the designer has ------- to open
another.
(A) picked
(B) decided
(C) settled
(D) established

Part VI: Incomplete Texts

Questions 1 through 4 refer to the following letter
Dear Sirs

Translation Brochure

I should be grateful if you would send _______ your brochure and price list about your
translation services.
1. (A) we
(B) ours
(C) us
(D) ourselves

We are _________ developing our web sites and are interested in translating these into
five languages
2. (A) instantly
(B) currently
(C) eagerly
(D) quickly

_______ from English.

3. (A) apart
(B) among
(C) against
(D) benefit

I look forward to ------------------from you.

4. (A) hear
(B) hearing
(C) heard
(D) being hear
Questions 5 through 8 refer to the following letter
Dear Adrienne,

Welcome to our Team!

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the staff of KC Electronics. We are excited to have

you join our team, and we hope that you will enjoy --------------with our company.

5.(A) work
 (B) to work
(C) working
(D) worked
On the first Monday of each month we _______ a special staff lunch to welcome any
new employees.
6. (A) will hold
(B) hold
(C) holding
(D) held

Please be sure to come next week to meet all of our senior staff and any other new staff
members who have joined us this month. Alice Peters will e-mail you with further
_______.
7. (A) details
(B) detail
(C) detailing
(D) detailed

If you have any questions during your training period, please _______ hesitate to
contact me. You can reach me at my email address or on my office line at 340-2222.
8. (A) not
(B) do not
(C) no
(D) none

Warm regards,
Jackie
Jackie Morris, Sales Manager

Part VII: Reading Comprehension

• Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following information

Scientists believe they now have scientific evidence to prove that ecosystems work
better when there is a greater variety of species within them. This biodiversity is being
lost destroying natural mechanisms that could repair the damage caused by man.
Findings show that losing plants and animals is not only reducing our quality of
life but actually endangering our very existence. We cut down rich rain-forests and
replace them with one species plantations, such as pine and eucalyptus. We plough up
meadows rich in different grasses and herbs and replace them with one grass, for
instance rye or wheat.
When a natural ecosystem is simplified the basic processes in the ecosystem are
altered and even damaged. Without their biodiversity they are not able to serve as the
natural cleaners of our planet. No longer are they able to absorb the carbon dioxide that
is being produced in excess. The result is global warming, caused by the increase in the
"greenhouse effect", and ultimately, or even sooner, there will be a change in the
world's climate.
1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. How Ecosystems Work Better
B. The Loss of Biodiversity
C. The Variety of Species
D. Natural Mechanisms
2. Which of the following is NOT a species used to replace a rich ecosystem?
A. Herbs
B. Pine
C. Eucalyptus
D. Rye
3. What, according to the passage, might be the final result of the simplification
of natural ecosystems?
A. The basic processes are altered.
B. There is loss of biodiversity.
C. There is global warming.
D. There is a change in the climate.

*Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following information

BUNGEE JUMPING
Have you ever heard of bungee jumping? To do a bungee jump you jump from a
high bridge, or some other high place, with just a rubber rope tied around your ankles.
When the rope goes as far as it can, you are pulled back towards the bridge. Then you
fall down and come up again. This goes on again and again until the rope finally stops
moving and you hang in the air, upside-down. Then you are pulled back up to the
bridge. If there is a river below the bridge, you will be allowed to reach the water slowly,
where a boat picks you up. The first bungee jump took place in Queenstown, in New
Zealand, on 12 November 1988. Since then, almost half a million people have tried it
and Queenstown has become famous for it. More than 90% of the people are on
vacation there. Many of the tourists have come just to do the bungee jump. It has
become such a popular event that you can now bungee jump in many countries around
the world.
The reason for its popularity is that it is so very exciting. It isn't very often that
people get the chance to jump off a bridge and survive! People pay US$85 for the
experience. Another reason is that it is quite safe if the correct rope is used and
checked regularly.
However, there have been accidents (though not in New Zealand) when the rope
broke. There's not much chance of surviving the fall if this happens, and some deaths
have been reported.
Bungee jumping first started a long time ago, in the Polynesian islands in the
Pacific Ocean. The young boys there had to jump from a tall tower with a rope made
from plants tied around their ankles. They did this to show that they were brave enough
to become men.
4. In a bungee jump ........
 A. you climb up a long robe to a bridge
B. you jump off a bridge to help a person who has fallen into the river
C. you jump into a river and then climb onto a boat
D. you jump from a high place towards a river
5. More than 90% of all the people
A. in Queenstown are there on holiday
B. in Queenstown have done a bungee jump
C. on holiday in Queenstown have done a bungee jump .
D. who have done a bungee jump did it in Queenstown
6. Why do so many people like bungee jumping?
A. Because it is very exciting.
B. Because it costs only US$85.
C. Because it is safe.
D. Because they want to show they are brave enough to become men,