Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms from the right column

1. The houses... many years ago are not as convenient as the modern ones. 2. What is the number of apartment houses... in the past few years? 3. The number of apartment houses... for the population of Moscow is rapidly growing. 4. The workers... this house used new construction methods. 5. At the conference they discussed new methods... in building. 6. The new methods... in the building of houses proved more effective. 7. Here are some samples of the products of this plant... to different parts of the country. 8. These are the samples of products... last month.

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Open the brackets using the appropriate form of the Participle

I.

1. She went to work, (to leave) the child with the nurse. 2. (to lay) down on the soft couch, the child fell asleep at once. 3. (to wait) in the hall, he thought over the problem he was planning to discuss with the old lady. 4. He left (to say) he would be back in two hours. 5. (to write) in very bad handwriting, the letter was difficult to read. 6. (to write) his first book, he worked endless hours till dawn. 7. (to spend) twenty years abroad, he was happy to be coming home. 8. (to be) away from home, he still felt himself part of the family. 9. (not to wish) to discuss the problem, he changed the conversation.

II.

1. (to reject) by the publisher, the story was returned to the author. 2- (to reject) by publishers several times, the story was accepted by a weekly magazine. 3. (to wait) in the reception room, he thought over what he would say. 4. They reached the peak at dusk, (to leave) their camp with the first light. 5. The friends went out into the city (to leave) their cases at the left-luggage department. 6. (to leave) a note with the porter, he said he would be back in a half an hour. 7. (to write) in an archaic language, the book was difficult to read. 8. (to write) his first book, he used his own experiences. 9. (to be) away so long he was happy to be coming back.