The participle

(to tire) Exercise tires some people. Some people find exercise ________. Some _______ people have lain down on the grass to rest. If exercise is too _______, it is not beneficial, I am sure. Are you ________ from today's exercise?

(to fascinate) Ellen's work fascinates her. She finds her work __________. Her________ friends like to hear about her work. It is _________work. Ellen's friends are also ________.

(to enchant) Your new house enchants everyone in the neighborhood. Your house is __________. I have been told so by your _____________ neighbors. It is an _______ house. The neighbors are all ________ by it.

(to exhaust) Hot weather exhausts some people. They find hot weather _________.They become ________ by hot weather. This _________ weather is fortunately made more bearable by air conditioning. These _______ people stay indoors as much as possible during hot weather.



TASK 25. This is a composition written by a married American woman. Fill in each blank with the correct participle or gerund of the verb in brackets to complete the story.
My children are _________ (to grow) and _________(to marry). When my youngest child got married, I was all alone at home for the first time, and I felt _________ (to bore). I wasn't _________ (to accustom) to _________ (to have) no one to take care of. Then I decided to find some _________(to interest) activities to keep me busy. I enrolled in an adult education class. I'm taking a home repair class. I used to think that only men could fix things. But these are ________ (to change) times. My husband is ________ (to amaze) at how well I can repair things around the house. I'm thinking about _________(to take) more classes next semester. I'm even thinking about _________(to start) a career. An _________(to educate) woman has many opportunities today. After so many years of _________(to be) a housewife, I might like to be a _________ (to work) woman. I would like to find a _________ (to reward) career. My husband is a little _________ (to surprise), but he's very _________(to understand).