GERUND TEST
( as a Subject, direct object & object of preposition )
Test ini digunakan untuk mengetahui kemampuan
pemahaman tentang gerund, baik itu
gerund sebagai subject, direct object
& object of preposition. Semoga bermanfaat....!!!!
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. Rewrite
the sentence bellow with a gerund as the subject.
It
is calming to listen to music.
a.
Listened to music is calming.
b.
Listening 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 forward ............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
forward 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
21 “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
22 ..............with
your spouse is key to a successful marriage.
a.
Communicating c.
To communicate
b.
Communicate d.
Communicates
23 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.
24 ...............three
times a week is the best way to keep ypur heart in good shape.
a.
Exercise b. Exercising
c. The exercise d.
exercised
25 Taking
public transportation.............not always the best solution for working
parents.
a.
Be b. Are c. Is d.
am
26
Playing tennis...........you in great shape.
a.
Keeping b. Keep c. Keeps d.
to keep
27
Please stop........, boy, I have something important to........you.
a.
Talking.....speak c.
Talking......tell
b.
Telling.....say
d. saying........talk
28
John regretted............to the meeting last week.
a.
Not to go c.
Not to be going
b.
Not been going d.
Not going
29
I’ve enjoyed .........to talk with you.
a.
Of being able c.
Being able
b.
To been able d. to be able
30
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
31
He keeps ...........about different things.
a.
Complaining c.
Complain
b.
To complain d.
Complains
32
I dislike ...........to the movies by myself.
a.
To go c. Go
b.
b. Going d.
goes
33
You should give up............ .
a.
Smoke c.
Smoking
b.
To smoke d.
smoker
34
She is good at............. .
a.
Dancing c.
Dance
b.
Dances d.
Dancer
35
My uncle is afraid of ............. by plane.
a.
Go b. Going c. Goes d.
to go
36
I dream about............a big house.
a.
Build b. The build
c. Is build d. Building
37 We
insist on ...........the dinner our self.
a.
Cooking b.Cook c. Cooks d. to cook
38 Are
you thinking of...........London?
a.
Visit b. To visit c. Visiting d. visitor
39
“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
40
He thinks.........playing cricket after work
a.
Of b. With c. On d. About
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