с. № The infinitive and -ing form
Match the phrases (1–10 to A–J) to form complete sentences.
1 You should avoid 2 Our teacher suggested 3 Katya has dedicated her life 4 She doesn’t let her children 5 Teams of doctors tried 6 Alex doesn’t mind 7 They don’t allow tourists 8 She’d prefer 9 You must always 10 Stephen is busy
A to helping the homeless. B talking on the phone. C to help the earthquake victims. D swimming with a full stomach. E to solve this problem on her own. F putting a recycling bin in the classroom. G to photograph the animals. H take your keys with you. I play with matches. J walking to his office on chilly days.
Решение
После avoid ставим -ing: avoid swimming ( — D). Suggest также требует -ing: suggested putting ( — F). Dedicated her life to: здесь to — предлог, после него -ing, поэтому to helping ( — A). После let + дополнение идёт инфинитив без to: let her children play ( — I). После tried со значением «пытались» — to help ( — C). Mind и busy сочетаются с -ing: doesn’t mind walking ( — J), is busy talking ( — B). Allow tourists требует to-infinitive ( — G); would prefer — to solve ( — E). После must — инфинитив без to: take ( — H).
Ответ
— D: You should avoid swimming with a full stomach.
— F: Our teacher suggested putting a recycling bin in the classroom.
— A: Katya has dedicated her life to helping the homeless.
— I: She doesn’t let her children play with matches.
— C: Teams of doctors tried to help the earthquake victims.
— J: Alex doesn’t mind walking to his office on chilly days.
— G: They don’t allow tourists to photograph the animals.
— E: She’d prefer to solve this problem on her own.
— H: You must always take your keys with you.
— B: Stephen is busy talking on the phone.
