I’m sure you’ll figure out a really great place for your vacation.. 137.[r]
(1)1 My friend promised (lend)……….me the book on business administration I need (study) ………tonight
3 I want (stay) ……… home tonight I want (relax) ……….to night
5 I want (stay) ………home and (relex) ……… to night
6 I want (stay) home, (relax)………, and (go) ……… to bed early tonight I enjoy ……… (get) up early in the morning
8 I enjoy………… (watch)the sunshine
9 I enjoy ………(get) up early in the morning, ………….(watch) the sunshine , and ……… (listen) to the birds
10 Mr and Mrs Brown are thinking about ……… (sell) their old house and (buy) anew one 11 Kathy plans (move) ……… to New York city, (find) a job, and (start) anew life
12 Have you finish ……….(paint) your apartment yet
13 Steve needs ………… (go) to the shopping mall tomorrow and (buy) winter clothes 14 Do you enjoy……… (go) to an expensive restaurant and (have) a gourment dinner? 15 Most non-smokers can’t stand ………….(be) in a smoke-fill room
16 Let’s postpone (go) ……….abroad until the political situation improves 17 The children promised (stop) ……… (make) ……… so much noise 18 Kevin is thinking about ……… (quit) a job and………… (go) back school
19 Linda plans……… (leave) for Chicago on Tuesday and……… (return) on Friday 20 I often put off……… (wash) the dinner dishes until the next morning
21 Don’t forget ……….(unplug) the coffee pot, ………… (turn) off all the lights, and ………….(lock) the door before you leave for work this morning
22 Sometimes when I’m listen to someone who is speaking English very fast, I nod my head and pretent (understand)
23 After Isabel got a speed ticket and had a big fine, she decided 9sto) (drive) over the speed limit on interstate highways
24 I’ve been trying …………(reach) Carol on the phone for the last three days, but she is never at home I intebd………… (keep) ……….until I finally get her
25 I enjoy (cook)………fancy meals
26 Ellen started (talk)……….about her problem 27 Bud and Sally have decided (get) ……… married 28 We finished (eat) ……….around seven
29 I like (meet) ……….new people
30 My roommate offered (help) ……… me with my English
31 I’d just begun (watch)……….a movie on TV when the phone rang 32 Did you remember (feed) ……… the cat this morning?
33 I won’t be late I promise (be) ……… on time
34 I’m considering (move) ……… to a new apartment 35 Some children hate (go) ……….to school
36 I forgot (look)……… the door when when I left my apartment this morning 37 I don’t mind (live) ……….with four roommates
38 Shhhh My roommate is trying (take)………a nap 39 My boss refused (give) ………me a raise, so I quit
(2)41 That’s not what I meant (say)……….just the opposite 42 I want (go) ………(shop)………this afternnon
43 Alex seems (want)……… (go)……….(sail)………….this weekend 44 My wife can’t stand (sleep) in a room with all of the windows closed
45 Sam’s tomato crop always failed Finally he quit (try) ……… (grow) ……….tomatoes in his garden
46 I enjoy (be) ……… a teacher
47 Most people enjoy (get) ……….the letters from their friends 48 He always avoids (study)……….his lesson
49 How soon you expect (finish) ……….this exercise/ 50 She made me (do)……… all his homework
51 Have you ever considered (try) ……… something different? 52 I would appreciate m(hear) form you as soon as possiple
53 Do you practice (speak) English in class often? 54 There’s not much (do) ………at weekends
55 It’s very interesting (talk)……….with him about love 56 Would you mind (wait) ……….for me for 15 or 20 minutes? 57 I hope (pass) ……… the coming exam
58 Our guess don’t plan (leave) until the end of the week
59 The children deny (know) ……….anything about the accident
60 Keep on (study) ……… I don’t want (interrupt)……….you 61 His secretary failed (include) ………some important points in the report 62 I can’t stand ( listen) ………to his complaints any longer
63 It is worth (read) ……….this chapter carefully
64 She pretents ( understand) ……….everything clearly 65 She seems (know)……….a lot about the subject
66 I delayed (write) ……….an answer for her as long as possible 67 They admitted (know) ………a little about grammar
68 My friend suggests (go) ……….to Da La ton our vacation 69 Why did they refuse (tell) ……….me the information 70 Have you finished (read) ………this book yet?
71 I don’t advise (eat) ……….in the restaurant The food is awful 72 Linda’s parents have always encouraged her (study)……….hard
73 We were kept at the police station for an hour and then allowed (go) ……… 74 We wouldn’t recommend (drive) ……….in London in the rush hour
75 If we need to go there, we ‘d advise you (travel)………by train
76 We’d recommend (buy) ……… a special saver ticket, which is less experience 77 But British Rail don’t allowed you (use) ………it befor ten o’clock
78 Why don’t you let him (make) ………up his own mind?
79 She spent all yesterday (prepare) ………her lesson for the coming examination
80 We tried (put) ………the fire out, but we were unsuccessful We had (call)……….the fire deparment
81 They refused (pay) ……… the tax, so they were put into the reason
82 My English is pretty good., but sometimes I have trouble (understand) ……… lectures at school
83 My friend suggested (go)……….on a picnic
(3)85 I was terribly disappointed (discover) ……… that he had lied to me
86 There’s a great difference between (be) ………a freshman and (be)……… a senior 87 I finally told him (be) ……… quiet for a minute and (listen) ……… to what I had to say 88 You shouldn’t let the children (play) ……… with sharp knife
89 The sad expression on his face made me (feel) ………sorry for him
90 I was tired, so I just watched them (play) ……….volleyball instead of (join)………… them 91 He has a wonderful sense of humor I can’t help (laugh) ………at her stories
92 The teacher had the class (open0 ………… the books to page 187 93 I found a penny (lie) ……….on the sidewalk
94 Mr Thomas doesn’t let anyone (smoke) ………in his office 95 I don’t know Jack, but I’d like (meet) ……… him
96 “Did you remember (call) ………Ann?” “Oh no, I completely forgot.” 97 He likes (go)……… to the movies at the weekends
98 The play wasn’t very good The audience started 9leave) ………before it was over 99 After a brief interruption, the professor continued (lecture) ……… 100 The children love (swim)………in the river
101 I hate (see) ……… any living suffer I can’t bear it
102 When I travel, I prefer (drive) ………to 9take) ………a plane
103 I always remember (turn)……….off all the lights before I leave my house 104 I can remember (be) ………very proud and happy when I graduated
105 Don’t forget (do)……… your homework tonight 106 Mary reminded me (not, be) ………late for the meeting
107 We went for a walk after we finished (clean) ……… up the kitchen 108 I remember (play) ………with dolls when I was a child
109 I forgot (take) ………a book back to the library so I had to pay the fine 110 When you expect (leave) ………on your trip
111 I don’t mind (wait) ………for you Go ahead and finish(do) ………… your work 112 I’m getting tired I need (take) ……… a short break
113 We discussed (quit) ………our jobs and (open)………our own business 114 Sometimes the students avoid (look) ………at the teacher if they don’t want (answer)
………
115 I regret (not, listen) ………to my father’s advice He was right
116 I tried everything But the baby still wouldn’t stop (cry) ……….I tried 9hold) him I tried (change)……… his diapers Nothing worked
117 I enjoy (listen) ………to classical music very much 118 I would like (come) ……… to the party, but I couldn’t 119 I am angry with him for (not tell) ………me the truth
120 This year I’ll study abroad I appreciate (have) ……… this opportunity (live) ……….and study)……… in another country
121 I am not accustomed to (drink) ………coffee in the morning
122 I’ll help you with your homework as soon as I finish (wash) ………the dishes 123 I have considered (get0 ………a part-time job to help me (pay) ………my school
expense
124 It’s exciting (travel)………to far away places and (leave)……… our daily routine behind
(4)127 B: I was hoping (go) to an island off the Alantic coast, but my wife wanted (drive) down the pacific coast We’ve decided (compromise) by going to neither coast> We’re agreed (find) a place where both of us want (go)
128 A: So where are you going ?
129 B: Well, we’ve been considering (go) (fish) in Canada We’re also discussed (take) a tain across central and western Canada We’re also been talking about (rent) a sailboat and (go) (sail) in the Gulf of Mexico
130 A: Have you ever thought about (stay) home and (relax)?
131 B: That’s not a vavation to me If I stay home during my vacation I always end up doing all the chores around the house that I’ve put off (do) for the last year When I go on a holiday, I like (visit) new places and (do) new things I enjouy (see) parts of the worldI’ve never seen before 132 A: What places would youlike (visit) the most?
133 B: I’d love(go) (camp) in New Zealnd My wife loves (camp) in new places too, but I’m afaid she might refuse (go) to New Zealand She doesn’t like long plane flights
134 A: Why don’t you just pick a pot on the map? Then call and make a hotel reservation 135 B: Neither of us can stand (spend) two whole weeksat a luxury hotel I don’t mean (say)
anything bad aout big hotels, but both of us seem (like) more adventures vacations
136 A: Well, keep (think) about it I’m sure you’ll figure out a really great place for your vacation
137 B:We’ll have to stop (think) about it sometime soon and make a decision
138 A: I can’t wait (find) out where you decide (go) Ill expect (hear) from you when you make a decision Don’t forget (call) me
139 B: Hmmm Maybe we should go (ski) inSwitzerland Or perhaps we could go (waterski) on the Nile Then there’s the possipility of going (hike) in the Andes Of course, we’d probably enjoy (swim) of the Great Barrier Reef of Uastralia And we shouldn’t postpone (explore) the Brazilian rainforest much longer Someday I’d really like (climb) to the top of an active volcano and (look) inside the crater Or may be we could………
II Preposition + gerund
Using the verbs in parentheses, complete the sentences with prepositions and gerunds I believe ……in……… 9tell) ……telling…………the truth no matter what
2 I wish the weather would get better I’m tired … (be0 inside all the time I’m don’t go swimming because I’m afraid (drown)
4 Greg is nervous (meet) his girlfriend’s parents the first time I don’t know how to thank you (help) me
6 Are you interested (go) to a bullfight?
7 I just can’t get excited (visit) Disneyland for the third time in two years Why you constantly worry (please) your parents?
9 Every summer, I look forward (take) a vacation with my family 10 Do you feel (tell) me why you’re so sad
11 I apologize (lie), by I was trying to protect you from the truth Sometimes the truth hurts 12 I want to know that I’m sorry I don’t know if you can ever forgive me (cause) you so much
trouble
13 I’m not very good (remember) names
14 I’m not happy in my work I often dream (quit) my job
(5)18 Anna made a lot of big mistakes at work That’s why she was afraid (lose) her job 19 It’s very difficult for me (remember) phone numbers
20 My cat is good at (catch) mice
21 I bought a newspaper (look) at the ads for apartments for rent 22 Tourists like (go) (swim) in the warm ocean in Hawaii
(6)II VERB + V-ING/ TO-V