Gerund or infinitive?

Select the correct answer: 1 enjoy doing/to do 2 agree doing/to do 3 learn

doing/to do 4 avoid doing/to do 5 choose doing/to do 6 practise doing/to do 7 promise doing/to do 8
offer doing/to do 9 want doing/to do 10 finish doing/to do

1 suggest doing/to do 2 fail doing/to do 3 prepare doing/to do 4 decide doing/to do 5 finish doing/to
do 6 hope doing/to do 7 delay doing/to do 8 threaten doing/to do 9 end up doing/to do 10 expect
doing/to do

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the
same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

a) Let's go to the movies. I have_______________________ money.

b) I'm sorry, I can't pay for your lunch. I have____________________ money.
c) Not many children like vegetables. For example,_________________ children eat
squash.
d) Joe is always angry. That's why he has ________________________friends.
e) Bill didn't drink all the soda. There's ______________________________left.
f) The party was fun. There were____________________________ people I
knew there.

Take-away food in Britain The fish and chip shop is the most (0) traditional form of British TRADITION
take-away, a place which sells (1) __________ hot meals at lunch time AFFORD and in the evening.
However, the last thirty or forty years have seen the rapid spread of foreign fast food restaurants,
and there are now few towns without Chinese, Indian and Italian restaurants, as well as many other
(2) __________ of food. VARY Despite the constant (3) __________ , the concept is always the same:
INNOVATE (4) __________ meals to eat in or take away for clients who don't have ECONOMY the
time or energy to cook for themselves. Restaurants such as MacDonalds pioneered the idea of fast
food to be eaten whilst sitting down in the restaurant itself, and also developed ways of (5)
__________ their customers ate SURE (6) __________ and left. QUICK Visitors to Britain are advised
to try everything at least once, (7) ________ SPECIAL the foods which are not common in their own
countries. They are also warned not to make (8) _________ with the food they eat at home; the pizza
and COMPARE pasta which is served in London, is very (9) ___________ to be LIKE as (10)
__________ as the dishes available in Naples or Rome. TASTE

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (either the infinitive or gerund form).
1 Would you mind (open) the window?

2 Hello. I'd like (speak) to Mr Jones, please.

3 We intend (move) to the new offices in June.

4 I don't remember (tell) him to cancel the appointment.

5 I want (learn) to speak Spanish.

Are you looking forward to (go) to London?

7 The boy admitted (steal) the computer from the shop.

8 Peter hopes (become) a vet after his studies

9 Don't forget (put) the cat out before you go to bed.

10 Do you regret (tell) Edward about the contract?

Word Formation
Read the text and then write the correct form of the word on the right:

People of the Forest

This TV (0) ... documentary follows a family of chimpanzees DOCUMENT

who live in the forest of Tanzania. Set in (1) ... SPECTACLE
scenery the programme gives us a fascinating insight into
the life and social (2) ... of these creatures. ACTION

(3) ... we humans share 98% of our genes with APPEAR

chimpanzees; indeed, they are our closest relative in the
animal (4) ... and scenes in the documentary offer clear KING
evidence of our (5) ... . The focus of the film is on Fifi and SIMILAR
we first see her as a (6) ... five-year-old who spends all her PLAY
time annoying her younger brother. Meanwhile, the older male
chimps seem to be involved in an endless fight for (7) ... . And it SUPREME
is no suprise to learn that while all this is taking place the
females are left to deal with day-to-day matters.

Make sure you set aside an hour to watch this. The splendour
of the location makes this programme worthwhile viewing,
although our (8) ... to these animals will make you think. LIKE

Word Formation
Read the text and then write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to
complete the gaps. There is an example at the beginning:

(0) knowledge

21st Century Workplace

The economy of the 21st century will be based on

skills and (0) ... according to a recent report. KNOW
The study shows that throughout this century there
will be more jobs for those with the right qualifications
and the right skills, and fewer jobs for those with none.
The best employee will be one with a (1)... level DEMONSTRATE
of academic or (2) ... achievement that can enable the VOCATION
individual to support their CV with evidence of
desirable personal qualities. As (3) ... and GLOBE
technological advances make typical working
practices redundant (4) ... employees will need PROSPECT
to show various personal attributes.
As well as wanting people who are flexible,
companies are also looking for evidence of (5) ... ADAPT
It is also (6)............ necessary to be an excellent INCREASE
communicator as the majority of companies make their
profits from the skills of people selling their goods as
much as from the producers themselves.
Recruitment of the very best people is crucial. Unless
businesses show the (7) ... to adapt they may find they WILL
are (8) ... according to the authors of the report. SUSTAIN

Word Formation
Read the text and then write the correct form of the word on the right. There is
an example at the beginning:
(0) unusual

Turn A Hobby into a Business

It is not (0) ... to make a hobby pay for itself USUAL

even if initially you had no (1) ... of turning it INTEND
into a business.
For those looking to make a profit on their (2) ..., CREATE
these days an audience for products can range from
the local to the truly global. Some (3) ... begin HOBBY
by donating a piece of work to a charitable sale
just to see how quickly and (4) ... it sells. PROFIT
Local shops can be the next outlet for items,
often the step taken by those making things like
hand-made greetings cards for instance. And for the
truly ambitious, websites like eBay enable the
hobbiest to reach a (5 ) ... audience. WORLD
As with any business idea, an honest (6) ... should be APPRAISE
undertaken regarding the demand for the work and the
price the customer is prepared to pay in (7) ... . REAL
However, do not forget the degree of personal (8) ... SATISFY
as well.