1. He agreed _____ the job as soon as possible.
A) start
B) starting
C) to start
D) starts
2. I stopped _____ my book and went to bed.
A) to read
B) read
C) will read
D) reading
3. My teachers always expected me _____ well in exams.
A) did
B) doing
C) do
D) to do
4. Let me _____ for the meal. You paid last time.
A) pay
B) to pay
C) paid
D) paying
5. The dentist told me _____ more careful when I brush my teeth.
A) will be
B) being
C) to be
D) be
6. I asked Monica _____ some stamps.
A) buys
B) buying
C) to buy
D) buy
7. I never liked _____ to church when I was a child.
A) going
B) to go
C) went
D) go
8. Have you finished _____ that letter yet?
A) to write
B) writing
C) writes
D) write
9. You can’t _____ your car outside the hospital.
A) parks
B) to park
C) park
D) parking
10. David always enjoyed _____ football at school.
A) to be played
B) playing
C) to play
D) play
11. The TV program was so _____ that I felt asleep.
A) tired
B) surprising
C) annoyed
D) boring
12. Children can’t get to sleep on Christmas Eve. They’re too _____.
A) bored
B) excited
C) frightened
D) worrying
13. “Hi, Mum!” “Carol! Thank goodness you rang! Where have you been? We’ve been so _____ about you.”
A) interested
B) annoying
C) worried
D) frightening
14. A: Hello, darling. I’ve got a present for you.
B: For me?
A: Don’t look so _____. I often buy you presents.
B: But it isn’t my birthday!
A) bored
B) exciting
C) tiring
D) surprised
15. The art exhibition was very _____. I loved it.
A) surprised
B) boring
C) interesting
D) excited
16. My feet are killing me! I find going round art galleries and museums very _____.
A) tiring
B) worrying
C) boring
D) frightening
17. Some people don’t go out at night because they’re _____ that someone will rob them.
A) worried
B) annoying
C) surprised
D) frightened
18. Our financial situation is very _____. We spend more and more, but we’re earning less and less.
A) worrying
B) exciting
C) frightened
D) interesting
19. A: You are yawning. Are you listening to what I am saying?
B: I am! I’m really _____. I want to know what happened. It’s just that I feel very _____. I went to bed very late last night.
A) surprised / tiring
B) excited / worrying
C) interested / tired
D) frightened / bored
20. “I’m going on a three-month holiday to the Far East.” “How _____! Lucky you!”
A) frightening
B) interested
C) boring
D) exciting
21. “Was your father _____ when you told him your exam results?” “He was furious.”
A) annoyed
B) worrying
C) frightened
D) tired
22. “What _____ to do?” “I’m looking for my contact lens. Can you see it?”
A) do you try
B) will you try
C) are you trying
D) did you try
23. “I’ll help you. What _____ me to do?” “Could you do the washing-up while I am doing the cooking?”
A) you want
B) are you wanting
C) did you want
D) do you want
24. “What _____ you to do?” “She, the doctor, told me to stay in bed for a few days.”
A) will she tell
B) did she tell
C) is she going to tell
D) does she tell
25. “My mother was so helpful while she was staying with us” “What _____ to do?”
A) did she help you
B) does she help you
C) will she help you
D) was she helping you
Answer Key:
1: C
2: D
3: D
4: A
5: C
6: C
7: A
8: B
9: C
10: B
11: D
12: B
13: C
14: D
15: C
16: A
17: D
18: A
19: C
20: D
21: A
22: C
23: D
24: B
25: A