16. _________ him enough time to get home before you telephone.

A. Give                     B. To give               C. Giving                   D. Given

17. To test eggs, _________ them in a bowl of water: if they float they’re bad, if they sink they’re good.

A. put                       B. putting                C. to put                    D. to be putting

18. _________ the pieces of cloth with a loose stitch before finally _________ them together.

A. Join, to sew          B. Joining, sewing    C. Join, sewing           D. To join, to sew

19. She wrote a famous book, and so _________ a place in history.

A. winning                B. to win                 C. to have won           D. won

20. If you don’t succeed the first time, _________ again.

A. try                       B. to try                   C. trying                    D. to be trying

21. If the car won’t start, _________ it.

A. try push               B. try pushing           C. to try pushing        D. to try to push

22. Don’t waste your money on silly things—_________ it.

A. saving                  B. to save                 C. save                      D. to having saved

23. _________ me, and then try to copy what I do.

A. Watch                  B. Watching             C. To watch              D. To have watched

24. She cycled too fast round the corner, _________ her balance and _________ off.

A. losing, falling         B. lost, fell               C. losing, fell              D. lost, falling

25. _________ the soup and add salt and pepper if necessary.

A. Taste                    B. Tasting                C. To taste                 D. Having tasted

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