Put the verb in brackets into gerund or infinitive

Example: I used (ride) _____ a lot but not any more . (key = to ride)

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1.
Would you like (come) with me to the gym?
2.
Most people prefer (spend) their money to saving it.
3.
It isn't good for you (eat) so many sweets.
4.
I didn't feel like (work) so I phoned my boss.
5.
Why do you keep (look) at me?
6.
Do you remember (post) the letter? Are you sure you've posted
it?
7.
You still have a lot (learn) in English.
8.
I'm for (do) nothing till he arrives.
9.
She didn't like (leave) the children alone but she had no choice.
10.
I'm very sorry for (be) late.
11.
He took to (get up) early every day.
12.
The washing machine began (make) a terrible noise.
13.
He decided (put) his coat on the hanger.
14.
Do you feel like (go) to the cinema?
15.
We got tired of (wait) for better weather.
16.
You don't need (ask) him every time you want to go out.
17.
It's much better (stay) at home than to go out in the rain.
18.
The police accused him of (steal) the money from the house.
19.
He expects you (go) with him.
20.
She apologized for (borrow) the book without your permission.

Evaluate

Put the verb in brackets into a correct form. (gerund or infinitive)

Example: The snow kept (fall) _____ the whole day. (key = falling)

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1.
You don't need (ask) me to go out.
2.
Would you like (keep) the tickets?
3.
We watched them (jump) from a window.
4.
This book tells you how (win) at chess.
5.
The fire seems (be) out.
6.
She apologized for (be) late.
7.
It is nice (sit) in the garden at night.
8.
I'm for (do) nothing till the evening.
9.
I wish (be) a manager.
10.
I suggest (leave) him here.
11.
I don't like (get) bills.
12.
I can hear the bell (ring) .
13.
He offered (lend) me money.
14.
He made me (do) the same things.
 15.
He hates (be) kept waiting..
16.
He decided (disguise) himself.
17.
Don't keep him (stand) at the door.
18.
Did you remember (book) seats for the cinema tomorrow?
19.
Did you advise him (go) to the police?
20.
At dinner she annoyed me by (smoke) .

Evaluate

I arranged (met) him

downtown.
2.
I wish (be) a manager.
3.
It's not worth (wait) .
4.
My father told me (not speak) to a
nyone.
5.
He refused (work) faster.
6.
I can't understand her (speak) like
that.
7.
He tried (explain) it but he wasn't
successful.
8. At dinner she bothered me by (smoke)
.
 9.
I'm prepared (wait) here all night.
10.
Would you mind (show) me the c
astle?
11.
After (walk) for three hours we st
opped to have a break.
12.
I am beginning (understand) what
you mean.
13.
The boys like (play) these games.
14.
I regret (inform) you that you hav
e failed the exams.
15.
I couldn't help (overhear) what yo
u said.
16.
You are not allowed (smoke) in th
is room.
17.
I don't allow my children (smoke)
at all.
18.
I tried (persuade) them to agree wi
th my opinion.
19.
He wore sunglasses (avoid) the su
nshine.
20.
Please go on (write) .

Evaluate

.
You will smell if you (not change) your clothes.
2.
What (you do) if you heard the alarm?
3.
We'll have to walk if we (run out) of petrol here.
4.
Unless you turn that music down, I (go) mad.
5.
Someone (steal) your glasses if you leave them there.
6.
She (not have) so many accidents if she drove more
carefully.
7.
If you were unemployed, what (you do) ?
8.
If you shake that bottle, it (not be) fit to drink.
9.
If you pass the exam, we (celebrate) it.
10.
If you go to London, where (you stay) ?
11.
If you (wear) this coat, nobody would have recognized
you.
12.
If you (read) the article carefully, you wouldn't have
asked anything.
13. If someone offered to buy you one of those cars, which one (you choose)
?
14.
If I had known you didn't like the food, I (not buy) it.
15.
If he is there he (answer) the phone.
16.
I'll get lost if you (not go) with me.
17.
I wouldn't have brought umbrella if I (know) that it
was not raining.
18.
I could repair the roof myself if I (have) a longer
ladder.
19.
I (not buy) these things if I were you.
20.
I (bring) you some food if I had known that you were
hungry.

Evaluate
1.
You wouldn't have been angry if you (know) the
reason.
2.
We'll send for the doctor if he (feel) worse.
3.
Unless they turn the radio off I (go) mad.
4.
Unless it is a nice day we (not go) anywhere.
5.
The grass would look better if you (take care) of it.
6.
If your aunt (see) you she will tell you off.
7.
If you leave the gate open people (get in) .
8.
If you had asked her permission she (not let ) you
go.
9.
If we leave before breakfast we (catch) the train.
10.
If Tom (ring) , tell him I will phone him back.
11.
If there's not much wine I (go) to buy some.
12.
If the storm gets worse we (come) back.
13.
If the fire had been noticed earlier we (save) the
house.
14.
If she practised more she (play) more naturally.
15.
If I had tried it again I think that I (be) successful.
16.
If I had a car I (go) to my parents every week.
17.
If I (bring) my coat I wouldn't have been so cold.
18.
If he (take) my advice he wouldn't have ended up in
prison.
19.
I wouldn't have ordered dinner for you if I (know)
you weren't hungry.
20.
He would lend it to you if you (not lose) everything.

Evaluate
 Correct the mistakes in these passive voice sentences.
Example: The house was build in 1880. (correct = The house was
built in 1880.)

1. Your jacket can be hang up over there.

2. Thirty more people were layed off last week.

3. The road was blocking off.

4. The protesters being held back by the police.

5. The old cinema is being pull down.

6. The keys must have been being left behind.

7. The inconvenience will made up for by this money.

8. The flood water was be kept back by barriers.

9. The criminal were locked up.

10. The candle was blow out by the draught.

11. She was letted off with a fine.

12. She was being knocked down by a bus.

13. She has never heard of.

14. Our allies will be lend support.

15. Nothing can be hold against me.

16. My bank loan will be payed off in five years time.

17. Has the book been give back to you yet?

18. An idea was putted forward for discussion.

19. A story will made up.

20. 3000 employees were laying off.

Evaluate

Correct the mistakes in these passive voice sentences.

1. A good film was show in the cinema yesterday.

2. Are you sure the door have been shut?

3. Batteries must not thrown out in the communal waste.

4. Chinese are going to be taught at this school.

5. Everything is being sweept diligently.

6. He was shoot in the crossfire.

7. His English can easily been understood.

8. I had not be told about the accident.

9. I was being woken up by the alarm clock at 5 o'clock.

10. Many beautiful songs are being sing at this competition.

11. Mr Watson was swearn in as town mayor.

12. Not all eventualities was thought of.

13. Nothing more can be being written about love.

14. Our cars was not taken.

15. The bottle should not shaken.

16. The class was being split up into groups of five.

17. The jewellery were stolen.

18. The paper was stick on the window.

19. The plaster was being tearn down off the wall.

20. Too much money are being spent on the army.

Evaluate
 The hardest language

People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer
because there are many factors to take into consideration. Firstly, in a first language the
differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally, so the question
of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning a second language.

A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than
a native speaker of Chinese, for example, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish,
while Chinese is very different, so first language can affect learning a second language.
The greater the differences between the second language and our first, the harder it will
be for most people to learn. Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to
learn, possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system, and the
pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners.
However, for Japanese speakers, who already use Chinese characters in their own
language, learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using the
Roman alphabet.

Some people seem to learn languages readily, while others find it very difficult. Teachers
and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role, as
well as each learner's motivation for learning. If people learn a language because they
need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language
that has no direct use in their day to day life.

Apparently, British diplomats and other embassy staff have found that the second hardest
language is Japanese, which will probably come as no surprise to many, but the language
that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian, which has 35 cases (forms
of a nouns according to whether it is subject, object, genitive, etc). This does not mean
that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone, but it causes British
diplomatic personnel, who are generally used to learning languages, the most difficulty.
However, Tabassaran, a Caucasian language has 48 cases, so it might cause more
difficulty if British diplomats had to learn it.
Different cultures and individuals from those cultures will find different languages more
difficult. In the case of Hungarian for British learners, it is not a question of the writing
system, which uses a similar alphabet, but the grammatical complexity, though native
speakers of related languages may find it easier, while struggling with languages that the
British find relatively easy.

No language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first
language are easier. Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge,
but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another. In the end, it is
impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the
world.

Questions
Q1 - The question of how hard a language is to learn is relevant to both first and second
language acquisition.
True False
Q2 - Portuguese is definitely easier than Chinese.
True False
Q3 - A Japanese speaker may well find the Chinese writing system easier than a speaker
of a European language.
True False
Q4 - The Hungarian alphabet causes problems for British speakers.
True False
Q5 - Hungarian is the hardest language in the world.
True False
Q6 - Hungarian has as many cases as Tabassaran.
True False
Q7 - Many British diplomats learn Tabassaran.
True False
Q8 - The writer thinks that learning new writing systems is easy.
True False

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Cheating and Plagiarism

Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with the University Code of Student
Conduct, as on enrollment with the University the student has placed themselves under
the policies and regulations of the University and all of its duly constituted bodies.
Disciplinary authority is exercised through the Student Conduct Committee. The
Committee has procedures in place for hearing allegations of misconduct. Copies of the
student conduct code are available at the Student Services Office.

Academic dishonesty is never condoned by the University. This includes cheating and
plagiarism, which violate the Student Conduct Code and could result in expulsion or
failing the course.

Cheating includes but is not limited to obtaining or giving unauthorized help during an
examination, getting unauthorized information about the contents of an examination
before it is administered, using unauthorised sources of information during an
examination, altering or falsifying the record of any grades, altering or supplying answers
after an examination has been handed in, falsifying any official University record, and
misrepresenting the facts to get exemptions from or extensions to course requirements.

Plagiarism includes but is not limited to submitting any paper or other document, to
satisfy an academic requirement, which has been copied either in whole or in part from
someone else’s work without identifying that person; failing to identify as a quotation a
documented idea that has not been thoroughly assimilated into the student's language and
style, or paraphrasing a passage so closely that the reader could be misled as to the
source; submitting the same written or oral material in different courses without obtaining
authorisation from the lecturers involved; or 'dry-labbing', which includes obtaining and
using experimental data from fellow students without the express consent of the lecturer,
utilizing experimental data and laboratory write-ups from other parts of the course or
from previous terms during which the course was conducted, and fabricating data to fit
the expected results.

Questions
Q1 - The Student Services Office familiarises students with the student code.
True
False
Not given
Q2 - Cheats will automatically be expelled because their behaviour cannot be condoned.
True
False
Not given
Q3 - The text lists all activities that are considered to be cheating.
True
False
Not given
Q4 - According to the text, cheating is a more serious offence than plagiarism.
 True
False
Not given
Q5 - It is never acceptable to paraphrase closely.
True
False
Not given
Q6 - Students can submit the same work in different courses as long as they ask their
lecturer and it is not their own.
True
False
Not given
Q7 - If students want to use other students' laboratory data, they must ask them and the
lecturer first.
True
False
Not given
Q8 - Data must fit the expected results.
True
False
Not given

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The Great Wall of China

Walls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese culture. These
people, from the dim mists of prehistory have been wall-conscious; from the Neolithic
period – when ramparts of pounded earth were used - to the Communist Revolution,
walls were an essential part of any village. Not only towns and villages; the houses and
the temples within them were somehow walled, and the houses also had no windows
overlooking the street, thus giving the feeling of wandering around a huge maze. The
name for “city” in Chinese (ch’eng) means wall, and over these walled cities, villages,
houses and temples presides the god of walls and mounts, whose duties were, and still
are, to protect and be responsible for the welfare of the inhabitants. Thus a great and
extremely laborious task such as constructing a wall, which was supposed to run
throughout the country, must not have seemed such an absurdity.
However, it is indeed a common mistake to perceive the Great Wall as a single
architectural structure, and it would also be erroneous to assume that it was built during a
single dynasty. For the building of the wall spanned the various dynasties, and each of
these dynasties somehow contributed to the refurbishing and the construction of a wall,
whose foundations had been laid many centuries ago. It was during the fourth and third
century B.C. that each warring state started building walls to protect their kingdoms, both
against one another and against the northern nomads. Especially three of these states: the
Ch’in, the Chao and the Yen, corresponding respectively to the modern provinces of
Shensi, Shanzi and Hopei, over and above building walls that surrounded their kingdoms,
also laid the foundations on which Ch’in Shih Huang Di would build his first continuous
Great Wall.

The role that the Great Wall played in the growth of Chinese economy was an important
one. Throughout the centuries many settlements were established along the new border.
The garrison troops were instructed to reclaim wasteland and to plant crops on it, roads
and canals were built, to mention just a few of the works carried out. All these
undertakings greatly helped to increase the country’s trade and cultural exchanges with
many remote areas and also with the southern, central and western parts of Asia – the
formation of the Silk Route. Builders, garrisons, artisans, farmers and peasants left
behind a trail of objects, including inscribed tablets, household articles, and written work,
which have become extremely valuable archaeological evidence to the study of defence
institutions of the Great Wall and the everyday life of these people who lived and died
along the wall.

Questions
Q1 - Chinese cities resembled a maze
because they were walled.
because the houses has no external windows.
because the name for cities means 'wall'.
because walls have always been important there.
Q2 - Constructing a wall that ran the length of the country
honoured the god of walls and mounts.
was an absurdly laborious task.
may have made sense within Chinese culture.
made the country look like a huge maze.
Q3 - The Great Wall of China
was built in a single dynasty.
was refurbished in the fourth and third centuries BC.
used existing foundations.
was built by the Ch’in, the Chao and the Yen.
Q4 - Crops were planted
on wasteland.
to reclaim wasteland.
on reclaimed wasteland.
along the canals.
Q5 - The Great Wall
helped build trade only inside China.
helped build trade in China and abroad.
helped build trade only abroad.
helped build trade only to remote areas.

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