1) Fill in the right preposition if necessary.
1. Let me begin … thanking you for the warm hospitality I received!
2. This novel is worth … reading.
3. I can’t help … smiling whenever I think of it.
4. I’ve always been afraid to dive but one day, my friends talked me … snorkelling and I have absolutely no regrets : it was an amazing experience!
5. It’s no use … crying!
6. The boy was busy … tidying his toys.
7. Do you really mind … leaving me?
8. He spent hours … trying to find the solution.
9. For flight safety reasons, passengers are kindly requested to refrain … using any portable.
10. He insisted … being paid immediately.
11. They told me they suspected him … plotting against me.
12. I don’t succeed … memorizing so many words!
13. She’s not good … managing her money!
14. He didn't enjoy … writing his books.
15. The noise prevented us … sleeping.
2) Write the correct preposition and write the correct form of the Gerund.
1. I’m getting hungry. I’m looking forward ... dinner, (have)
2. She apologized ... so rude to me. (be)
3. I don’t feel ... today, (study)
4. Forgive me ... you but I must ask you a question, (interrupt)
5. The student apologized ... the previous lesson, (miss)
6. Concert-goers are asked to refrain ... in the auditorium, (smoke)
7. The arrested man was suspected ... into a house, (break)
8. Have you ever thought ... married, (get)
9. I’ve always dreamed ... on a small island in the Pacific, (live)
10. I’ve been thinking ... for a new job. (look)
11. His parents didn't approve ... him … out so late, (stay)
12. I wonder what prevented him ... to the party, (come)
13. The cold water didn't stop her ... a swim, (have)
14. Have you ever been accused ... a crime? (commit)
15. We have decided ... a new car. (buy)