C1 Level Gap Filling Grammar Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. I can't find my wallet. I seem ............................... it.

to lose

to be losing

to have lost

Correct! Wrong!

2. The railway station is only half a kilometer away. It is not .................................... a taxi.

worth to take

worthy of taking

worth taking

Correct! Wrong!

3. It is very cold. I don't fancy ................................ out.

to go

going

Correct! Wrong!

4. I am not going to invite him ever again. He tends .................................... trouble.

to make

making

of making

Correct! Wrong!

5. I am not feeling well. I ...................................... tonight.

would rather didn't go out

would rather not go out

would rather to not go out

Correct! Wrong!

6. I don't mind ................................. late.

you coming

you to come

your coming

Correct! Wrong!

7. I rang the bell twice but nobody opened the door. They .................................. out.

must be going

will be going

will have gone

must have gone

Correct! Wrong!

8. I tend to drop things so I am afraid .................................... glassware.

to touch

of touching

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

If you are afraid to do something, you have the option to do or not to do it.

9. She doesn't carry much cash. She is afraid .................................. robbed.

to be

of being

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

10. Is Goa .....................................?

worth visiting

worthy visiting

worthy of visiting

Correct! Wrong!

11. I felt sick after dinner. I am not used ................................. oily food.

to eat

to eating

of eating

Correct! Wrong!

12. I don't want to cook dinner. I would rather somebody else ................................. it.

did

have done

Correct! Wrong!

After would rather + object, we use a past tense with present meaning.

Answers

I can’t find my wallet. I seem to have lost it.
The railway station is only half a kilometer away. It is not worth taking a taxi.
It is very cold. I don’t fancy going out.
I am not going to invite him ever again. He tends to make trouble.
I am not feeling well. I would rather not go out tonight.
I don’t mind your coming late.
I rang the bell twice but nobody opened the door. They must have gone out.
I tend to drop things so I am afraid to touch glassware.
She doesn’t carry much cash. She is afraid of being robbed.
Is Goa worth visiting?
I felt sick after dinner. I am not used to eating oily food.
I don’t want to cook dinner. I would rather somebody else did it.