Progress Test Unit 3 & 4

PROGRESS TEST (1)
Test 1: Completion
Directions: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses: gerunds or infinitive.
1. It’s difficult for me (remember) ___to remember__________ phone numbers.

2. My cat is good at (catch) __catching________ mice.
3. I bought a newspaper (look) ____looking______ at the ads for apartments for rent.
4. Tourists like (go)__going___ (swim) __to swim______ in the warm ocean in Hawaii.
5. I called my friend (invite) _to invite_______ her for dinner.
6. Children, stop (draw) __drawing_________ pictures on the tablecloth!
7. Professor Arnold has a strong accent. It is difficult for his students (understand) ___to
understand_____ him. He needs (improve) _-__to improve_________ his pronunciation if he
wants (be) __being________ a good lecturer. (lecture) _____lecturing______ requires good
communication skills.

8. A: Hi! I’m home!
B: Welcome back. Did you have a good trip?
A: Yes, thanks. How’s everything? How are my goldfish? I hope you didn’t forget (feed)
__feeding_________ them.
B: Oh, my gosh!

9. Dan’s goldfish died when he was away on a trip because his roommate forgot (feed)
____to feed______ them. Dan is considering (get) _____getting______ roommate.

10. It takes care, patience, and a little luck (take) ___to take______ a really good photograph
of wildlife.

11. No matter how wonderful a trip is, it’s always good (get) ___to get________ back home
and (sleep) ___sleeping________ in one’s own bed.

12. A: Quit (stare) __staring________ at the phone. Greg isn’t going to call
B: I keep (think) ___thinking_______ the phone will ring any second.

A: I don’t mean (be) _to be___ unsympathetic, but I think you’d better forget about Greg.
It’s over.

13. It’s important to your health for you (work) __working___ at a job you like. If you hate
(go) __to go____ to your job, you should seriously think about (look)
_____looking_______ for a different kind of job. The stress of (do) ___doing______
work you hate day in and day out can damage your health.
14. (ask) __asking______ others about themselves and their lives is one of the secrets of (get)
___geting_____ along with other people. If you want (make) ___to make______ and
(keep) ___________ friends, it is important (be) ______________ sincerely interested in
other people’s lives.

15. I keep (forget) ____forgeting____ (call) ____to call_______ my friend Lousi. I’d better
write myself a note.

16. I like (travel) ___traveling__________ to out-of-the-way places. I don’t like (go) ______to
go_______ to usual tourist places when I’m on holiday.

17. Stop (crack) ______cracking_________ those nuts with your teeth! Here. Use a
nutcracker. Do you want (be) _______to be_______ toothless by the time you’re thirty?

18. Different cultures have different gestures. When North Americans meet someone, they
usually offer a strong handshake and look the other person straight in the eye. In some
countries, however, it is impolite (shake) ______shaking______ hands firmly, and (look)
______looking_____ a person in the eye is equally rude.

19. How close do you stand to another person when you are speaking? North Americans prefer
(stand) __to stand_____ just a little less than an arm’s length from someone. Many people
in the Middle East and Latin America like (move) ___to move____ in closer than that
during a conversation.

20. (smile) Smiling at another person is a universal, cross-cultural gesture. Everyone

throughout the world understands the meaning of a smile.
Test 2. Complete this conversation with the correct verb forms.

A: Have you made any vacation plans?

B: I was hoping (go) __to go________ to an island off the Atlantic coast, but my wife wanted (drive)
___driving_______ down the Pacific coast. We’ve decided (compromise) __to
compromise________ by going to neither coast. We’ve agreed (find) ____to find______ a place
where both of us want.

A: So where are you going?

B: Well, we’ve been considering (go) ___to go_______ (fish) ___fishing_______ in Canada. We’ve
also discussed (take) ____to take______ a train across central and western Canada. We’ve also been
thinking about (rent) __renting_______ a sailboat and (go) __________ (sail) __________ in the
Gulf of Mexico.

A: Have you ever thought about (stay) __stay at________ home and (relax) _____relaxing_____?
B: That’s not a vacation to me. If I stay home during my vacation, I always end up doing all the chores
around house that I’ve put off (do) __________ for the past year. When I go on a holiday, I like
(visit) __visiting________ new places and (do) _____doing_____ new things. I enjoy (see)
___seeing_______ parts of the world I’ve never seen before.

A: What place would you like (visit) _____to visit_____ the most?
B: I’d love (go) _to go_____ (camp) __camping__ in New Zealand. My wife loves (camp)
_camping______ in new places too, but I’m afraid she might refuse (go) ____to go____ to New
Zealand. She doesn’t like long plane flights.

A: Why don’t you just pick a spot on a map? Then call and make a hotel reservation.
B: Neither of us can stand (spend) _to spend_______ the whole weeks at a luxury hotel. I don’t mean
(say) ___saying____ anything bad about big hotels, but both of us seem (like) ___to like____ more
adventurous vacations.

A: Well, keep (think) ____thinking______ about it. I’m sure you’ll figure out a really great place for
your vacation.
B: We’ll have to stop (think) ____thinking______ about it sometime soon and make a decision.
A: I can’t wait (find) ____to find______ out where you decide (go) __to go________. I’ll expect (hear)
__________ from you when you make a decision. Don’t forget (call) ___to call_______ me.

B: Hmmm. Maybe we should go (ski) __________ in Switzerland. Or perhaps we could go (waterski)

__________ on the Nile. Then there’s the possibility of going (hike) __________ in the Andes. Of
course, we’d probably enjoy (swim) ____swimming______ off the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.
And we shouldn’t postpone (explore) ________ the Brazilian rainforest much longer. Someday I’d
like (climb) __climbing_____ to the top of an active volcano and (look) _looking_______ inside the
crater. Or maybe we could.
Test 3: Error analysis
Directions: Find the errors and correct them.

1. Do you enjoy to go to the zoo?

going
2. I went to the store for getting some toothpaste. (for getting = to get)
3. Did you go to shopping yesterday? (to shopping = for shopping)
4. I usually go to the Cafeteria for to get a cup of coffee in the morning. (to get = getting)
5. Bob needed to went downtown yesterday. (went = go)
6. I cut the rope by a knife.(by = with)
7. I thanked him for drive me to the airport.(drive = driving)
8. Is difficult to learn a second language. (Learning a second language is difficult)
9. It is important getting an education. (Getting an education is important)
10. Timmy isn’t enough old too get married. (Timmy is not old enough to get married)
11. Do you want go to swimming tomorrow (go = to go)

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PROGRESS TEST (1)

1. It’s difficult for me (remember) ___to remember__________ phone numbers.

8. A: Hi! I’m home!

B: Welcome back. Did you have a good trip?

B: I keep (think) ___thinking_______ the phone will ring any second.

20. (smile) Smiling at another person is a universal, cross-cultural gesture. Everyone

Test 2. Complete this conversation with the correct verb forms.

A: Have you made any vacation plans?

A: So where are you going?

B: Hmmm. Maybe we should go (ski) __________ in Switzerland. Or perhaps we could go (waterski)

Test 3: Error analysis

Directions: Find the errors and correct them.

1. Do you enjoy to go to the zoo?

3. Did you go to shopping yesterday? (to shopping = for shopping)

6. I cut the rope by a knife.(by = with)

7. I thanked him for drive me to the airport.(drive = driving)

8. Is difficult to learn a second language. (Learning a second language is difficult)

9. It is important getting an education. (Getting an education is important)

11. Do you want go to swimming tomorrow (go = to go)

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1. It’s difficult for me (remember) _to remember________ phone numbers.

B: I keep (think) _thinking_____ the phone will ring any second.