Part 7. Translate

1. Если бы они изучили этот странный феномен в прошлом веке, то сейчас мы бы не ели эту безвкусную мяту. 2. Люди был разочарованы тем, что я продал им прогорклое масло и мягкие яблоки. (use the Gerund) 3. Я рад, что был усыновлен вами (use the Infinitive) 4. Я видел, как он искал тележку для продуктов. 5. Все это время он работал над рецептом несладкого сливочного соуса. 6. Филиппины изучались в течение многих лет, но до сир пор именно эти слухи остаются загадкой.

Training Test Answers

Part 1: The Gerund. Fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary.

		Preposition
	Did you have any difficulty ___ getting a visa?	in/---
	I don’t feel like ___ having a swim.	--
	He insisted ___ coming with us.	on
	He couldn't help ___ laughing.	--
	I 'm looking forward ___ having a break.	to

Part 2: Complete the following by translating the phrases in brackets, using the correct form of the Gerund. Insert prepositions where necessary.

1. But they are used to dealing with real businessmen (иметь дело с настоящими бизнесменами.

2. She denied having promised to drop in (что обещала заглянуть к нам).

3. She wasn't fond of asking a lot of questions (задавать множество вопросов).

4. At the time I was very keen on getting my own income (получить собственный доход).

5. We hope he will succeed in finding his place in life (найти своё место в жизни).

6. Why do you avoid looking at me (смотреть на меня)?

Part 3: The Infinitive. Correct the mistakes (if any) in the use of the infinitives.

1. Don't let us get worried. There are a hundred things to be done. correct

2. Who told the nurse give the sick man this medicine? told to give

3. The gardener won’t let the children pick the flowers. correct

4. How dare you speak to me like that? correct

Part 4: There are a few verbs which can take a gerund or an infinitive but the meaning is not the same. Use gerunds or infinitives in place of the verbs in brackets.

1. Did you remember to give him the message? - No, I didn't. I’ll go and do it now. 2. Where is my dictionary? - Have you forgotten lending it a week ago? 3. I didn't know how to get to your house so I stopped to ask the way.

Part 5: Conditional Sentences. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

1. It (look) silly if I (tell) them the truth. would have looked, had told/would, told

2. If I (to be) there yesterday, of course, I (do) something. had been, would have done

3. If I (know) that you were in hospital, I (visit) you. had known, would have visited

4. If Ed (learn) about it, he probably never (to speak) to me again. learned, would never speak

5. If I (not get married) I (travel) the world right now. hadn’t got married, would be traveling the world

Part 6 Articles. Put a/an, the, or zero article where necessary.

1. A conference is taking place in........... Mexico City on ways of helping........... unemployed in........... developing world.

A conference is taking place in Mexico City on ways of helping the unemployed in the developing world.

2. A report will be sent to........... United Nations, but it is feared that........... unemployment will remain........... problem in most countries for many years to come.

A report will be sent to the United Nations, but it is feared that unemployment will remain a problem in most countries for many years to come.

3. Sue bought........... Picasso I was telling you about last week.

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