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Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In many ways, riding a motorcycle is quite different from ( ).

a)

to drive a car

b)

you drive a car

c)

driving a car

d)

when driving a car

2.

My mother complains of ( ) too lazy.

a)

I am

b)

I being

c)

me to be

d)

my being

3.

私はこのチームの一員だったことを誇りに思います。

I am proud of ( )( ) part of this team.

(a)  

4.

I am ashamed ( ) kind to the old woman on the train.

a)

not of having been

b)

of having been not

c)

of having not been

d)

of not having been

5.

It is useless to try to overtake them.

= It is ( )( )( ) to overtake them.

(a)  

6.

It is no use discussing this matter with them.

= There is ( ) in discussing this matter with them.

a)

no point

b)

no problem

c)

no difference

d)

no more

7.

彼を待ってもむだなようだ。

There appears to be ( ) in waiting for him.

a)

no waste

b)

no sense

c)

no trust

d)

no advice

8.

I will go to my hometown next week. I'm looking forward ( ) my friends then.

a)

see

b)

seeing

c)

to see

d)

to seeing

9.
I'm nervous. I'm not used ( ) to a large audience.
a)
to speaking
b)
to speak
c)
in speaking
d)
of speaking
10.

The main reason is that they are not accustomed ( ) in a class discussion.

a)

for participating

b)

participate

c)

to participating

d)

to participate

11.
My mother objected ( ) the mountain alone.
a)
to my climbing
b)
on my climbing
c)
for me to climb
d)
me in climbing
12.

結婚するとなると、男は実際何を考えるものだろうか。

When it ( )( ) getting married, what does a man really think?

(a)  

13.

What do you say ( ) tennis on Sunday?

a)

about play

b)

to play

c)

for playing

d)

to playing

14.
I had some difficulty ( ) one student from another.
a)
and telling
b)
in telling
c)
to telling
d)
on telling
15.

とても珍しいコートなので、それを見つけるのはわけないと思います。

It is a very unusual coat, so I don't suppose you will have any ( )( ) it.

(a)  

16.
Mrs. Robinson was busy ( ) her daughter cook in the kitchen.
a)
help
b)
to help
c)
helping
d)
for helping
17.
There is ( ) what will happen to us tomorrow.
a)
no having told
b)
no telling
c)
not telling
d)
not to tell
18.

Needless to say, hunger is the best sauce.

= It goes ( ) saying that hunger is the best sauce.

(a)  

19.

ちょっと頭が痛いので、今日は外出したくないな。

I have a slight headache, so I don't ( )( )( ) out today.

(a)  

20.

As soon as I arrived at the station, I was able to find him.

= ( ) at the station, I was able to find him.

a)

In arriving

b)

On arriving

c)

With arriving

d)

Without arriving

21.
This is in part due to the ( ) demand of society.
a)
grow
b)
grew
c)
grown
d)
growing
22.
A ship ( ) more than 500 passengers is missing.
a)
carry
b)
carrying
c)
carried
d)
is carried
23.

The main languages ( ) in Canada are English and French.

a)

spoken

b)

spoke

c)

speakig

d)

to speak

24.
Who is the woman ( ) to a man with a flower in his hand?
a)
talk
b)
to talk
c)
talked
d)
talking
25.
There was a parade ( ) by at the time.
a)
has gone
b)
goes
c)
going
d)
will go
26.
There was a frightening sound ( ) in the distance.
a)
hear
b)
on hearing
c)
heard
d)
hearing
27.
George looked ( ) when I asked him to sing.
a)
embarrassed
b)
embarrasses
c)
embarrassing
d)
embarrassment
28.
The driver kept the engine ( ) while we waited.
a)
run
b)
to run
c)
running
d)
ran
29.
I cannot keep my eyes ( ) to his terrible situation.
a)
to close
b)
close
c)
closing
d)
closed
30.

I heard him ( ) a song in the bathroom.

a)

singing

b)

having sung

c)

to sing

d)

to be singing

31.
I heard my name ( ) while I was sleeping.
a)
calling
b)
calls
c)
called
d)
call
32.
She was seen ( ) into the theater with her boyfriend.
a)
go
b)
going
c)
gone
d)
went
33.
I could not make myself ( ) in English.
a)
to understand
b)
understand
c)
understanding
d)
understood
34.
The noise in the street was such that I couldn’t make myself ( ).
a)
to hear
b)
have heard
c)
hearing
d)
heard
35.
( ) from a big city, I don't mind the street noise so much.
a)
Coming
b)
To come
c)
I come
d)
Came
36.
( ) what to say, I kept silent.
a)
Knowing
b)
Knowing not
c)
Not knowing
d)
Known
37.
( ) his work, Peter went home and took a long hot shower.
a)
All finishing
b)
Finished
c)
Having finished
d)
Have finishing
38.
( ) that night, we could not observe the moon.
a)
Having rained
b)
It was raining
c)
It having rained
d)
Raining
39.
( ) in easy Japanese, this textbook is good for school children.
a)
Wrote
b)
Written
c)
Writing
d)
To write
40.
All things ( ), she is still in the wrong.
a)
considering
b)
considered
c)
were considered
d)
being considering
41.
Standing as it ( ) on a hill, the restaurant commands a fine view.
a)
could
b)
does
c)
has
d)
was
42.
Generally ( ), a dog is called man's best friend.
a)
speaking
b)
to speak
c)
spoken
d)
speak
43.
He lay on the sofa with his ( ) and soon fell asleep.
a)
arms folded
b)
arms folding
c)
fold arms
d)
folding arms
44.

あなたがそこに立っていては、私は歌が歌えない。

I can't sing a song ( )( )( ) there.

(a)