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17 Write the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. Sometimes more
than one answer may be possible.
EINSTEIN: AN ORDINARY CHILD
Einstein was not a remarkable child. He began 1) ________ (take) piano lessons
at the age of six. He didn't seem 2) ______ (be) particularly talented. He liked 3)
________ (day-dream) and 4) ________ (play) He didn't enjoy 5) _______ (talk)
very much, in fact, he waited till he was three before 6) _________ (start) to talk.
In spite of not 7) _______ (have) a very exciting childhood, Einstein later
appeared 8) _______ (have) a vivid memory of it. He remembered 9) _______
(be) impressed by how a compass works and by the mysterious force which made
the compass needle 10) _______ (point) in a given direction.
18 Complete these sentences with your own ideas, using a to-infinitive,
bare infinitive or -ing form. Think about whether or not you should include
an object before the to-infinitive, bare infinitive or -ing form.
I’m afraid Dr Sanders won't be free to see you for another hour.' 'That's okay, I
don't mind '
I wanted to borrow Jim's bike, but he refused
If Steve doesn't work harder at school he risks
Baker told the police that someone got into the car, put a gun to his head, and
forced
Peter kept on asking me to go out with him, and eventually I agreed
The two companies have been discussing the merger for some weeks now, but a
spokesperson has said that they hope
When I took my shoes back to the shop, they said that they couldn't refund my
money, but they offered
I was always scared of dogs when I was a child, and even now I can't bear _
Paula wanted to see a film, but I told her I didn't feel like
10 At first she said she was nowhere near the office at the time of the robbery,
but later she admitted
11 Suzanne has got a wonderful voice, but we couldn't persuade
12 We had to complain to the children's mother when we discovered
13 Frances says she handed the money to me last Monday, but I don't
remember
14 We were beginning to think we would never get out of the maze, but finally
we managed __________________________________________________
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