The United States of America is a union of fifty states and is the third largest country in the world

Упражнение 4. Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.

1. 
   Peace activist Baroness Bertha von Suttner encouraged Alfred Nobel ... a prize for peace. (establish / to establish / establishing / to be established)
   
2. 
   The police officer made Neil get out of the car and demanded … his driver's licence.(see / seeing / to see / to be seen)
   
3. 
   In the time of Peter the Great the noblemen were not allowed … beards. (have / to have / having / having had)
   
4. 
   They wouldn't let ... the country without the entry visa, would they? (him to enter / he enters / him enter / him entering)
   
5. 
   Fred couldn’t make … that he had caught the huge fish himself. (I believed/ me believe / me believed / me to believe)
   
6. 
   Nick was very close to the phone-box and Mary noticed him … the number, and then she heard him ... something to passer-by. (to dial, to say / dialing, to say / to dial, say / dial, say)
   
7. 
   Nick was seen ... the hall and then Jane watched him ... (enter, go away / be entered, to go away / enter, go away / to have entered, to be gone away)
   
8. 
   It's too late now, but I will always regret ... John to do the work. (to ask / asking / ask / to be asked)
   
9. 
   My friend Moira stopped ... whole milk because she is on a diet. (to buy / buying / buy / to be bought)
   
10. 
    They were allowed... discussing the plans, so their partner introduced himself and went on to talk about the project. (to continue / continuing / continue / to be continued)
    

Упражнение 5 Put one of the given verbs in the correct form – infinitive or gerund:
to see, to lock, to explain, to go, to show, to play, to listen, to do, to write, to earn, to discuss, to drive, to look, to speak, to understand, to do, to stay, to work, to spend

1. 
   I wish ... the manager.— It’s no use ... to him.
   
2. 
   Don’t forget ... the door before ... to bed.
   
3. 
   My mother told me not ... to anyone about it.
   
4. 
   He tried ... but she didn’t want ...
   
5. 
   Would you mind ... me how the lift works?
   
6. 
   I’m beginning ... what you mean.
   
7. 
   The boys like ... tennis but not ... this in bad weather.
   
8. 
   Try ... this correctly.
   
9. 
   He likes ... in his cabinet.
   
10. 
    I prefer ... my car myself.
    
11. 
    I advice you ... at my place and ... for a new flat.
    
12. 
    Let’s ... this tomorrow, I’m tired now.
    
13. 
    Most people prefer ... money. Some don’t want ... them.
    

Переходим к ответам на упражнения по герундию и инфинитиву.
Exercise 1.
To get a good job – 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11
Getting a good job – 2, 4, 6, 9, 12
Exercise 2.
1 walking; 2 to send, 3 to do; 4 playing; 5 reading; 6 to drink
Exercise 3.

1. 
   come, pause, look, knock 2. stay, to take, promise 3. answering, ring 4. listening, hearing 5, go, studying, to take, to phone 6 to listen, not to show, to keep, going.
   

Exercise 4.
1 to establish, 2 to see, 3 to have, 4 him enter, 5 me believe, 6 dial, say, 7 enter, 8 go away, 9 asking, 10 to continue
Exercise 5.
1 to see / writing , 2 to lock / going, 3 to speak / to listen, 4 to explain / to listen, 5 showing, 6 to understand, 7 to play (playing) / to do 8 to do, 9 to work или working , 10 to drive или driving 11 to stay / to look 12 discuss 13 to earn (earning) / to spend или to spend (spending) / to earn.