Minggu, 22 Desember 2013

Questions about the Gerund as Subject, as Direct Object and Object of Preposition



1.                  .............at very high speeds is extremely dangerous.
a.       Driving cars                       c. Drive cars
b.      Cars driven                        d. Cars driving

2.                  Driving cars..........full of exitement but driving lessons...rather boring.
a.       Is ....is                                c. Are...is
b.      Is.....are                             d. Are...are

3.                  Chatting with them...........my mind.
a.       Improves                           c. Is improved
b.      Have improved                 d. Improve

4.                  .................is a dangerous past time.
a.       Gambling                          c. The gamble
b.      Gamble                              d. Gambles

5.                  ..............scrambled eggs is easy if you follow these four steps.
a.       To cook                             c. Cooking
b.      Cook                                 d. Cooks

6.                  Rewite the sentence bellow with a gerund as the subject.
It is calming to listen to music.
a.       Listened to music is calming.
b.      Listenning to music is calming.
c.       Listen to music is calming.

7.                  It can not be denied that...........will produce good results.
a.       Working so hard               c. Work so hardly
b.      Working such hard            d. Hard work

8.                  How can you keep the machine.........when you are away?
a.       To run                                c. Running
b.      Run                                   d. Being run

9.                  I don’t like ................at me.
a.       Them laugh                       c. Their laugh
b.      Them laughing                  d. Them to have laughed

10.              We started............dinner without you.
a.       Eating                                c. eat
b.      To eat                                d. Eats

11.              I enjoy ..........picture postcard.
a.       Write                                 c. To write
b.      Writing                              d. Writes

12.              She doesn’t mind ..............the night shift.
a.       To work                             c. Working
b.      Works                                d. Worked

13.              My transistor radio isn’t working. It .............   .
a.       Needs to repair                  c. Needs repairing
b.      Need to be repaired          d. Need repairing

14.              We are looking forwad ............our friends next week.
a.       To see                                c. See
b.      To seeing                           d. Seeing

15.              In addition to..........him. I gave him five hundred dollars.
a.       Advising                           c. To advise
b.      That I advised                   d. My advising

16.              Why do you insist.............him to our party?
a.       Invite                                 c. inviting
b.      To invite                            d. On inviting

17.              I’ll go with you after I get through with .......the house.
a.       Leaned                              c. To be cleaned
b.      To cleaning                        d. Cleaning

18.              Do you agree..............staying on strike?
a.       With                                  c. Of
b.      To                                      d. On  

19.              I look forwad to...........you at the weekend.
a.       See                                                c. Seeing
b.      Saw                                   d. am seeing

20.              They are afraid of...............in the sea.
a.       Swim         b. Swam          c. Swimming               d. are swimming

Answer Key  :
1.      A                                             11. B
2.      B                                             12. C
3.      A                                             13. C
4.      A                                             14. B
5.      C                                             15. A
6.      B                                             16. D
7.      A                                             17. D
8.      C                                             18. A
9.      B                                             19. C
10.  A                                             20. C

            Berilah tanda silang ( X ) huruf a, b, c atau d pada jawaban yang paling benar!
1.                  Why were you so late for work today?”.
“.............to the office was very slow this morning because of the traffic”.
a.       I drove                                          c. That I drove
b.      To drive                                         d. Driving

2.                  ..............with your spouse is key to a successful marriage.
a.       Communicating                             c. To communicate
b.      Communicate                                d. Communicates

3.                  Please stop........, boy, I have something important to........you.
a.       Talking.....speak                            c. Talking......tell
b.      Telling.....say                                 d. saying........talk

4.                  John regretted............to the meeting last week.
a.       Not to go                                       c. Not to be going
b.      Not been going                             d. Not going

5.                  She is good at............. .
a.       Dancing     b. Dances        c. Dance          d. Dancer

6.                  My uncle is afraid of ............. by plane.
a.       Go             b. Going          c. Goes            d. to go

7.                  How could you correctly rewrite this sentence?
It is important to know your limits.
a.       Knowing your limits is important.
b.      Know your limits is important.
c.       It is important knowing your limits.

8.                  ...............three times a week is the best way to keep ypur heart in good shape.
a.       Exercise     b. Exercising   c. The exercise d. exercised

9.                  I’ve enjoyed .........to talk with you.
a.       Of being able                                c. Being able
b.      To been able                                  d. to be able

10.              They are considering........before the prices go up.
a.       Of buying the house                     c. To buy the house
b.      Buying the house                          d. with buying the house

11.              I dream about............a big house.
a.       Build         b. The bulid     c. Is build        d. Building
12.              We insist on ...........the dinner ourselver.
a.       Cooking    b.Cook                        c. Cooks          d. to cook
13.              Taking public transportation.............not always the best solution for working parents.
a.       Be              b. Are              c. Is                 d. am
14.              Playing tennis...........you in great shape.
a.       Keeping     b. Keep            c. Keeps          d. to keep
15.              He keeps ...........about different things.
a.       Complaining                                  c. Complain
b.      To complain                                  d. Complains
16.              I dislike ...........to the movies by myself.
a.       To go                                             c. Go
b.       Going                                           d. goes
17.              Are you thinking of...........London?
a.       Visit          b. To visit        c. Visiting        d. visitor
18.              “Why isn’t Nancy going to meet us?”
“It’s my fault. I forgot all about.....her”.
a.       To telephone                                 c. The telephoning to
b.      To telephone to                             d. telephoning
19.              You should give up............ .
a.       Smoke                                           c. Smoking
b.      To smoke                                       d. smoker
20.              He thinks.........playing cricket after work
a.       Of              b. With                        c. On               d. About
Answer Key:
1.      D                                 11. D
2.      A                                 12. A
3.      C                                 13. C
4.      D                                 14. C
5.      A                                 15. A
6.      B                                 16. B
7.      A                                 17. C
8.      B                                 18. D
9.      C                                 19. C
10.  B                                 20. A



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