Question Tags
1. You take sugar in tea, __________?
2. But nobody complained, __________ ?
3. He hardly ever leaves his office, _________ ?
4. She’d save money if she bought fresh food, _________ ?
5. There was no panic, ________ ?
6. Let’s go outside, _________ ?
7. Open the window, __________ ?
8. Don’t open your books, ____________ ?
9. They won’t be late, __________ ?
10. I am good at this, __________ ?
11. You’d better do this, ________ ?
12. You’d rather buy this T-shirt, _______ ?
Complete each sentence with a suitable form of the verb in brackets. Use
gerund or infinitive.
a) I really miss (play)________ tennis like I used to.
b) I'm sorry. I meant (write)______________ to you, but I've been busy.
c) Martin failed (pay)_______________ the rent on time yet again.
d) It's not worth (buy)_______________ a return ticket.
e) Have you ever considered (work) __________________as a teacher?
f) I promise I won't forget (feed) _________________the cat.
g) We've arranged (meet) ___________________outside the school at 4.30.
h) If you've got a headache, try (take) __________________an aspirin.
Complete the text by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form, gerund
or infinitive.
Yukie Hanue is considered by many (1) (be) ________________the finest violinist
of her generation - and she's still in her early twenties. When we visited her, in
the music department of the University of New York, she was too busy
practising (2) (talk)________________, but she invited us (3)
(have)_______________ a coffee with her in her mid-morning break.
Astonishingly, she manages (4) (combine)___________________ her PhD at the
university with international concerts and recitals, numerous public appearances
and interviews. She evidently thrives on the workload, buzzing around the place
with an industrious enthusiasm that leaves us all breathless. Her fame as a
performer means (5) (make) __________________regular appearances at high
profile events. Last month, for example, she agreed (6) (appear)
___________________in a series of recitals organised by Coca-Cola. This involved
(7) (travel)________________ to far-flung places like Seoul, Oslo and Montevideo
on successive days, a schedule which would have caused any normal person to
wilt. ’I can't stand (8) (do) ___________________nothing,' she says. ’I happen (9)
(have)________ a particular talent, and it would be wasteful not (10) (exploit)
_____________it to the full.' I encouraged her (11) (tell) ______________me
about her upbringing, but she was rather reticent to sing her own praises. I did,
however, succeed in persuading her (12) (confess)____________________ to a
secret desire. 'If I hadn't been a musician, I would have loved to train (13)
(become) ___________________a martial arts expert,' she says. Certainly, she
would have had the discipline, but I couldn't imagine someone so physically frail
actually (14) (stand)___________________ there hitting someone. But it was an
interesting revelation, and one that I was (15)
(learn)______________________________ more about during my day with her.
Complete the sentence with suitable word/words. You are given the first letter.
1. The process of finding people for particular jobs is r______________.
2. Finally, we offer the job to someone, and if they t____________ we have to
think again. (more than one word)
3. We also get nice p_______, for example free tickets for some events.
4. I get c___________, a percentage on everything I sell.
Complete the sentence with suitable idiomatic expressions.
Pay attention to the form
1.The children never l______________ to help around the house.
2. My assistant will s ______________for me while I'm away.
3. I’m so tired these days, I’ve been b __________ the c__________________.
