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GERUNDS & INFINITIVES - TEST (2)

5. For many decades, environmentalists across the world
Verilen sorularda boş bırakılan yerlere uygun düşen have been struggling ---- our nature, but it is not only their
sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz.
responsibility; we are all obliged ---- the world we live in.
1. The vast majority of Danes would prefer ---- to work rather A) protecting / saving
than ---- in all types of weather and at all times of the day
as their main mode of transportation. B) to protect / save
C) protect / to be saving
A) cycling / to have driven
D) to protect / to save
B) cycle / to be driving
E) to be protected / to be saved
C) to be cycling / to drive
D) to cycle / drive
E) to have cycled / driving

2. Most countries took action ---- pesticide use due to the 6. The Naples area of Italy is known for ---- one of the world’s
serious danger they pose to bees, whose pollination work highest volcanic risks, and ---- effects of a potential
is essential to ---- a healthy environment. eruption is a top priority for local authorities.
A) to ban / maintaining A) to have / to mitigate
B) to be banned / be maintained B) having had / mitigate
C) having banned / being maintained C) have / to be mitigating
D) to have banned / have been maintaining D) to be having / be mitigated
E) being banned/ maintain E) having / mitigating

3. If you do not stop ---- sugar in excess amounts, it can harm 7. Throughout history, people have preferred ---- near rivers
your health by ---- your risk of tooth decay, heart disease, because there is easily available water for irrigation, and
and metabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes. the soil along the riverbanks is fertile enough ---- crops.
A) to consume / having increased A) to have settled / to be grown
B) consuming / increasing B) to settle / growing
C) to be consumed / to increase C) settling / to grow
D) being consumed / to have increased D) to be settling / grow
E) consume / being increased E) settle / to grow

4. One benefit of ---- trees in urban areas is that they provide 8. Roger Federer, a successful tennis player who became
shade and release water vapour, which helps ---- hot city the first man ---- ten consecutive Grand Slam tournament
streets. finals, announced his decision ---- last year.

A) growing / cool A) reaching / to be retired
B) to grow / cooling B) to reach / to retire
C) having grown / being cooled C) to have reached / retiring
D) to be growing / to cool D) to be reached / being retired
E) being grown / to be cooled E) reach / to have retired

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