Unit 4. Volunteer work

I. Choose the best answer.
We soon got the machine _______ again.
a. to work b. work c. working d. worked
2. I caught him _______ over my wall.
a. to climb b. climb c. having climbed d. climbing
3. I hate _______ a child _______ .
a. see/ crying b. see/ cry c. seeing / to cry d. seeing / cry
4. I observed a blue car ________ very fast towards the motorways.
a. having driven b. driven c. driving d. drove
5. The girls lay ______ on the grass.
a. to scream b. screaming c. having screamed d. scream
6. I noticed a lorry ______ down the hill.
a. to come b. came c. coming d. having come
7. The police accused him of _______ fire to the building but he denied having been in the area on the night of the fire.
a. setting b. set c. to set d. having set
8. _______ that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.
a. Know b. Having known c. Knowing d. Knew
9. When the painter felt the ladder _______ to slip, he grabbed the gutter to save him from _______ .
a. to begin/ falling b. began/ falling c. beginning/ falling d. begun/ falling
10. _______ that he wouldn’t be able to buy food on his journey he took large supplies with him.
a. Knowing b. Know c. Having known d. Knew
11. He sees me _____ his house everyday.
a. pass b. passing c. to pass d. having passed
12. The girl ______ with her toys is my younger sister.
a. playing b. play c. having played d. played
13. I won’t have him ______ his bike in the kitchen.
a. clean b. cleaning c. having cleaned d. cleaned
14. Jane is busy ______ for the school concert.
a. to practice b. practice c. practicing d. having practiced
15. ______ a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.
a. Being b. Be c. To be d. having been
II. Complete the following sentences with perfect gerund or perfect participle.
He was accused of ( desert) ________ his ship.
He denied ( be) _______ there.
The children admitted ( take) _________ the money.
I object to him _______ (make) private calls on the office phone.
___________ ( be) his own boss for such a long time, he found it hard to accept orders from another.
___________ ( tie) one end of the rope to his bed, he threw the other end out of the window.
____________ ( read) the instruction, he snatched up the fire extinguisher.
Peter denied ( see) _______ the accused man on the day of the crime.
___________ ( complete) the book, he had a holiday.
Last year I studied abroad. I appreciate ____________ ( have) the opportunity to live and study in a foreign country.
____________ ( photocopy) all the papers, Daisy put them back in the file.
____________ ( park) the car about a kilometre from the stadium, I walked the rest of the way.
III. Choose the best answer.
1. _______ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
a. Having slept b. have slept c. Having been slept d. have been slept
2. By the time their baby arrives, the Johnson hope _______ painting and decorating the new nursery.
a. having finished b. to have finished
c. having been finished d. to have been finished
3. She’s angry about _______ to the farewell party last night.
a. not having invited b. not to have invited
c.