Exercise 2. Open the brackets

1. We insist on … (do) the work right now. 2. … (use) the same glass and paper again is called “recycling”. 3. It has been wonderful … (meet) this professor again. 4. Avoid … (ask) personal questions. It’s not polite. 5. After … (destroy) Pompeii has never been rebuilt. 6. … (enter) the Internet, you enter the world of information. 7. His … (arrest) was a surprise for his collaborators. 8. I am sure of their … (finished) the test work. 9. They don’t have any chance of their not … (see) by the police. 10. In spite of … (study) for the whole week he did not manage to pass the exam.

Exercise 3. Complete sentences with the verbs in the box putting them in the correct form.

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1. The professor tried to avoid … tricky questions.

2. Could you stop … so much noise. I’ve got a headache.

3. I enjoy … to his every lecture.

4. I considered … for this position, but I was unlucky.

5. Have you finished … the dishes? It’s time to go out.

6. If you don’t follow safety rules, you risk … injured.

7. The professor is an elderly man but he wants to keep on ….

8. I don’t mind you … the phone unless you phone abroad.

9. Hallo! I’m surprised at … you here. I thought you had left long ago.

10. I’ve put off … the article so many times. I really must do it this week.

11. What a nonsense! Can you imagine anybody … the same mistake all the time.

12. Mary gave up … to enter this university and decided to move to another city.