Question

)) underline the correct word or phrase in the following. 1 he denied telling/to tell lies. 2 he denied/refused that he had told lies. 3 they suggested to postpone /postponing the match to the following week. 4 the weather delayed that they arrived/their arrival. 5 i can't bear to see/see children suffer. 6 we really can't afford buying/to buy a new washing machine. 7 i look for-ward to seeing/to see you at the party. 8 before going/to go to the interview, i bought a new tie. 9 i'd rather stay / to stay at home tonight, if that's all right. 10 saw someone to climb/climbing through the window. write the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. sometimes more than one answer may be possible. einstein: an ordinary child einstein was not a remarkable child. he began (1 take) piano lessons at the age of six. he didn't seem (2 be) particularly talented. he liked (3 day-dream) and (4 play) …..he didn't enjoy (5 talk) : very much; in fact, he waited till he was three before (6 start) : to talk. in spite of not (7 have) a very exciting childhood, einstein later appeared (8 have) a vivid memory of it. he remembered (9 be) impressed by how a compass works and by the mysterious force which made the compass needle (10 point) in a given direction. complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first sentence, using the word given. do not change this word. 1 i'm sorry but we have decided not to accept your application. regret i we have decided to reject your application. 2 funnily enough i'd prefer a pizza for a change. rather funnily 3 we were not allowed to drink too much coke when we were children. let our 4 i think it would be a good idea to take the suggest train. suggest i 5 she succeeded in persuading her parents to let her go. managed she 6 it looks as if this door’s locked after all. appears this 7 one of the things i hate is people eating popcorn in the cinema. stand one of the things i 8 the singer arrived two hours late but i'm glad i waited for him. worth the singer 9 jack said he had to catch the early flight. insisted jack 10 i can’t wait to get your next letter. forward i

Answer 1

1 telling
2 denied
3 postponing
4 their arrival
5 to see
6 buying
7 to seeing
8 before going
9 stay
10 someone climbing

1 taking
2 to be
3 day-dreaming/to day- dream
4 playing/to play
5 talking
6 starting
7 not having
8 to have
9 being
10 point

1 I regret to inform you that we have decided...
2 funnily enough i'd rather eat pizza...
3 our parents didn't let us drink too...
4 I suggest taking a train
5 she managed to persuade her parents...
6 this door appears to be locked...
7 one of the things I can't stand is...
8 the singer worth waiting
9 jack insisted on catching the
10 I'm looking forward to getting...