XIII. Complete the sentences with the infinitive or the gerund.

1. She’s hoping to finish (finish) writing her thesis soon.

2. Are you looking forward to seeing (see) James again?

3. The Government are opposed to ……………. (spend) more money on public transport.

4. I’ve been waiting to ……………… (see) you for ages.

5. Alison has persuaded me not to …………… (do) it.

6. It’s very difficult for him because he’s not used to ……………. (speak) English.

7. Have you never wanted to ……… (get) married?

8. In addition to ………………. (work) such long hours, she also does all the jobs in the house.

9. I’ve been thinking about it all night, but I’m no closer to ………. (find) a solution.

10. It was very unfortunate that you forgot to ………. (post) that letter.

11. The key to ……………….. (sleep) soundly is to have regular exercise.

12. I don’t know why you object to ……………. (work) with her. She seems very nice.

13. When did you decided to ………………. (give up) the course?

14. This problem is similar to ……………… (have) problems with money: it’s not a problem until you find you haven’t got any.

15. They’re proposing to ………….. (open) a new airport just outside the town.

XIV. Rewrite the sentences using be + adjective + to -infinitive

1. We’re going to leave. We’re ready.

We’re ready to leave.

2. He’s afraid of telling her the truth.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I received your letter. It was delighted.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. I heard about their divorce. I was surprised.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. You shouldn’t interrupt people. It’s rude.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. You brought those flowers. It was very kind of you.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

7. Heating this house is very expensive.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

8. I saw you last night. It was lonely.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

9. Having interests outside work is important.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

10. That child learns very quickly.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

XV. Put the verbs in the dialogue into the to -infinitive or the gerund.

Helen has been called to the office of her boos, Andrea.

A: Take a seat, Helen. Would you like to have (have) some coffee?

H: Er, no thank you.

A: I asked ²…………………. (see) you ³……………………….. (talk) about your work. I think there are a few things we need ⁴……………………….. (discuss).

H: Oh dear. Is there problem? I do love ⁵……………………….. (work) here and I think I’m getting at ⁶……………………… (do) the job.

A: Yes, I’m sure you are, Helen, but sometimes you are rather slow ⁷………………………. (learn). In a hotel of this reputation, we cannot afford ⁸……………………….. (make) mistakes and I am sorry ⁹……………………..(say) that you have made rather lot. There are some things you a very good at, like ¹⁰……………………… (welcome) the guests ¹¹…………………. (talk) to them and ¹²……………………… (give) them any help the require.

H: That’s true. I was rather shy when I first started ¹³………………. (work) here but now I’m much better at ¹⁴ ………………….. (communicate) with the guests. They have often said to me that it is nice ¹⁵……………………….. (see) such a friendly face at reception.

A: That’s good. It’s true ¹⁶………………… (say) that you have got much better at ¹⁷………….. (deal) with people. But you do not pay enough attention to ¹⁸………………. (ensure) that the administrative part of your job is carried out efficiently.

H: ¹⁹……………………….. (Keep) the records is not my favourite part of the job, I must admit.

A: But it’s essential ²⁰……………………….. (do) that properly. It’s no use ²¹……………………… (be) nice to all the guests if you are creating problems for them by ²²…………………… (fail) ²³………………….. (carry out) your job efficiently. I know there is a lot of work ²⁴……………… (do) at the reception, but last week you made three mistakes with the billing, That’s not good enough.

H: Yes, I’m sorry about that, but sometimes the bills are very complicated ²⁵…………….. (work out).

A: I know, but we can’t make mistakes and that’s all that. And what about you ²⁶………………. (accept) that booking for the penthouse suite at the weekend when we were using it for a conference? It was very careless of you ²⁷………………………. (do) that. I had to do a lot of ²⁸…………………… (apologize) ²⁹………………………….. (calm down) those guests. They were furious.

H: Yes, it was terrible. I do try ³⁰…………………. (get) everything right but I can’t help ³¹…………….. (make) mistakes sometimes. I just don’t know what ³²………………………. (do) about it.

A: Well, I do. You’ve got a month ³³…………………. (prove) to me that you can do the job efficiently, and if you can’t, you’ll have ³⁴………………… (start) ³⁵……………………… (look) for another job.

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