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EXERCISE 22. Complete the sentences with the correct form, gerund or infinitive,
of the words in parentheses.
1.
Andrew volunteered (bring) _______ some food to the party
2. Anita demanded
(know) _______ why she had been fired.
3. My skin can't tolerate
(be) _______ in the sun all day. I get sunburned easily.
4. I avoided
(tell) _______ Mary the truth because I knew she would be angry.
5. Fred Washington claims
(be) _______ a descendant of George Washington.
6. Mr. Kern broke the antique vase. I'm sure he didn't mean
(do) _______ it.
7. Mrs. Freeman can't help
(worry) _______ about her children.
8. I appreciate your
(take) _______ the time to help me.
9. I can't afford
(buy) _______ a new car.
10. Kim managed
(change) _______ my mind.
11. I think Sam deserves
(have) _______ another chance.
12. Olga finally admitted
(be) _______ responsible for the problem.
13. I don't recall ever
(hear) _______ you mention his name before.
14. Nadia keeps
(promise) _______ (visit) _______ us, but she never does.
EXERCISE 23. Review: verb forms. Complete the sentence with an appropriate
form of the verb in parentheses.
1. I don't understand how you got the wrong results. When I look over your
notes, your chemistry experiment seems
(perform) _______ correctly. But
something is wrong somewhere.
2. I don't recall
(meet) _______ Mr. Tanaka before. I'm sure I haven't. I'd like
(introduce) _______ to him.
3. Ed's boss recommended him for the job. Ed was pleased
(consider) _______
for the job even though he didn't get it.
4. I wasn't tired enough
(sleep) _______ last night. For a long time, I just lay in
bed
(think) _______ about my career and my future.
5. Jeff applied to medical school many months ago. Now he's so concerned about
(accept) _______ into medical school that he's having a difficult time
(concentrate) _______ on the courses he's taking this term.
6. 14. Last week I was sick with the flu. It made me
(feel) ____ awful. I didn't
have enough energy
(get) _______ out of bed. I just lay there
(feel) _______
sorry for myself. When my father heard me
(sneeze) _______ and
(cough)
_______, he opened my bedroom door
(ask) _______ me if I needed anything.
I was really happy
(see) _______ his kind and caring face, but there wasn't
anything he could do to make the flu
(go) _______ away.