1. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct verb from the box, and putting

it in the appropriate form.


Look forward to         die       arrange           consider          do        face

grow    appear             intend             dare


a) It's too late to buy any food.  We'll have to make …do... with what we've got.

b) I hardly ………. ask how much it cost!

c) Have you ever ………………….taking a year off work?

d) I didn't like the town at first, but I……………………….. to love it eventually.

e) What do you …………………………. doing after this course has finished?

f) We are all …………………………..our holiday in Australia this year. It's going to be such an adventure.

g) Jim and I ………………………to meet at 6.00 but he didn't turn up.

h) It …………………………. that we won't need to pay so much after all.

i) I can't wait for Saturday! I'm really …………………………to see you!

j) I can't ……………………….getting up at 6.30 tomorrow morning! I'll catch a later train.


2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given.


a) They said they would like me to stay with them in Florida. invited

They …invited me to… stay with them in Florida.


b) Calling Jim is pointless, because his phone is out of order. use

It's no …………………………………………because his phone is out of order.


c) It is compulsory for all students to leave a cash deposit. required

All students ……………………………….leave a cash deposit.


d) You waste time if you copy your work out again, so don't do it. copying

Don't ……………………………………your work out again.


e) I bet you wouldn't ask David to come with you to the party! if

I dare ………………………………………..to the party with you!


f) 'Please don't leave me on my own/ Martin begged us. him

Martin begged us …………………………………………………….own.


g) Joe doesn't like it when people treat him like a child. resents

Joe …………………………………………………………like a child.


h) It was resolved that the matter would be brought up at the next meeting.

bring

They resolved …………………………………………..up at the next meeting.


j) The police were told that the use of unnecessary force was forbidden.

not

The police were instructed …………………………………..unnecessary force.


3. Complete the text by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form, gerund or infinitive.


Yukie Hanue is considered by many (1) …to be…(be) the finest violinist of her generation - and
she's still in her early twenties. When we visited her, in the music department of the University
of New York, she was too busy practising (2) …………………………(talk), but she invited us (3) …………………….
(have) a coffee with her in her mid-morning break.

Astonishingly, she manages (4) …………………………………. (combine) her PhD at the university with
international concerts and recitals, numerous public appearances and interviews. She evidently
thrives on the workload, buzzing around the place with an industrious enthusiasm that leaves us all
breathless. Her fame as a performer means (5) …………………………………. (make) regular appearances at high
profile events. Last month, for example, she agreed (6) ………………………… (appear) in a series of recitals
organised by Coca-Cola. This involved (7) ………………………… (travel) to far-flung places like Seoul, Oslo
and Montevideo on successive days, a schedule which would have caused any normal person to wilt. I
can't stand (8) …………………………….. (do) nothing,' she says. I happen (9) …………………………….. (have) a
particular talent, and it would be wasteful not (10) …………………………………. (exploit) it to the full.'

I encouraged her (11) ………………………………….. (tell) me about her upbringing, but she was rather reticent
to sing her own praises. I did, however, succeed in persuading her (12) …………………………………….. (confess)
to a secret desire. 'If I hadn't been a musician, I would have loved to train (13) ………………………………….
(become) a martial arts expert,' she says. Certainly, she would have had the discipline, but I
couldn't imagine someone so physically frail actually (14) ……………………………….. (stand) there hitting
someone. But it was an interesting revelation, and one that I was (15) ……………………………… (learn) more
about during my day with her.