I. Choose the best answer for each of the following items.

I. Choose the best answer for each of the following items.1

1. ___ is a good form of exercise for both young and old.

  • A

    A. The walk

  • B

    B. Walking

  • C

    C. To walk

  • D

    D. Walk

2. Though he had often made his little sister ___, but today he was made ___ by his little sister.

  • A

    A. cry; to cry

  • B

    B. crying; crying

  • C

    C. cry; cry

  • D

    D. to cry; cry

3. —I must apologize for ___ ahead of time. —That’s all right.

  • A

    A. letting you not know

  • B

    B. not letting you know

  • C

    C. letting you know not

  • D

    D. letting not you know

4. It’s my great honor ___ to give a speech at the opening ceremony.

  • A

    A. to invite

  • B

    B. inviting

  • C

    C. having invited

  • D

    D. to be invited

5. Robert is said ___ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.

  • A

    A. to have studied

  • B

    B. to study

  • C

    C. to be studying

  • D

    D. to have been studying

6. The officer narrowly escaped ___ in the battle.

  • A

    A. have killed

  • B

    B. to kill

  • C

    C. to be killed

  • D

    D. being killed

7. Why did you suggest ___ to this cinema?

  • A

    A. to come

  • B

    B. coming

  • C

    C. having come

  • D

    D. came

8. —You were brave enough to raise objection at the meeting yesterday. —Well, now I regret ___ that.

  • A

    A. to do

  • B

    B. to be doing

  • C

    C. having done

  • D

    D. to have done

9. We were surprised at ___ the exam.

  • A

    A. him not pass

  • B

    B. his passing not

  • C

    C. his not passing

  • D

    D. him not to pass

10. I hurried to the meeting hall, only ___ that the meeting had been put off.

  • A

    A. to tell

  • B

    B. to be told

  • C

    C. telling

  • D

    D. had been told

11. It’s no use ___ to him.

  • A

    A. having written

  • B

    B. writing

  • C

    C. wrote

  • D

    D. write

12. He never forces us ___.

  • A

    A. doing something

  • B

    B. doing anything

  • C

    C. to do anything

  • D

    D. do something

13. It was polite for the young ___ their seats to the old.

  • A

    A. giving up

  • B

    B. to give up

  • C

    C. being given up

  • D

    D. to be given up

14. I like ___ very much, but I don’t like ___ this morning.

  • A

    A. swimming; swimming

  • B

    B. to swim; to swim

  • C

    C. swimming; to swim

  • D

    D. to swim; swimming

15. Don’t forget ___ the book to the library when you finish ___ it.

  • A

    A. to return; reading

  • B

    B. to return; to read

  • C

    C. returning; reading

  • D

    D. returning; to read