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ad to stay here for another day. A. missing B. having missed C. to miss D. to have missed 6. _____ the same mistake again made his parents very angry. A. His being made B. He has made C. He had making D. His making 7. I find the man hard _____. A. to be pleased B. pleasing C. pleased D. to please 8. You’d better not have the lights _____ all day long. A. burning B. burned C. to burn D. being burnt 9. It is _____ thinking about it now. A. of no use B. not use C. no use D. not of any uses 10. —Would you like to sing a song for us? —_____. A. I prefer not B. I prefer not to C. I prefer to not D. I wouldn’t prefer 11. He insisted _____ the working site. A. to be sent to B. being sent to C. on being sent to D. that to be sent to 12. During the next ten years, she had to work hard _____ for the necklace. A. paying B. to pay C. for paying D. in order to paying 13. Janet was angry at _____. A. my not waiting for her B. I didn’t wait for her C. me not wait for her D. me to not wait for her 14. I prefer staying at home _____ the theater. A. to go to B. for going to C. to going to D. rather than go 15. Please get someone _____ the washing machine. I want to get it _____ as soon as possible. A. to repair/to be repaired B. repair/repaired C. to repair/repairing D. to repair/repaired 16. _____ more time, he could have done the work much better. A. To be given B. To give C. Given D. Giving 17. The information _____ to us is of great value. A. brought B. taken C. being taken D. being carried 18. The building _____ next month will be a modern hospital. A. built B. being built C. to be built D. be built 19. Jessie was sick _____ such noise. A. of hearing B. to hear C. of being heard D. heard 20. _____, he left the room. A. Finishing the work B. Had finished the work C. After finished the work D. Having finished the work 21. _____ afraid _____ behind, Bill studied even harder than ever before. A. To be/of falling B. Being/fall C. Being/of falling D. To be/to fall 22. The machine requires _____, so the workers are required _____ ready. A. repair/to get B. repairing/to get C. repairing/getting D. to be repaired/getting 23. Everyone dislikes _____. A. being laughed B. to be laughed C. being laughed at D. to be laughed at 24. Would you like Helen _____ you since you have some difficulty? A. helping B. to help C. has helped D. help 25. He is beginning _____ his mistakes. A. correct B. to correct C. correcting D. corrected