Exercise 57. Complete the following sentences using gerund.

1. I didn't mind ______

2. They objected ______

3. She prevented ______

4. I don't remember .

5. He entered the room without ______

6. They insisted ______

7. 1 don't like the idea ______

8. Do you think there is any use ______?

9. I can't bear the thought ______

10. There was no point ______

11. It was good ______

12. He could no more resist ______.

13. Why should I insist .______

14. The picture was definitely worth ______.

15. It was no earthly good ______.

16. Do you mind ______?

17. I’m not trying to accuse you ______.

18. You can get there in fifteen minutes by ______.

19. I can't give you any answer without first ______.

20. The driver kept ______.

21. I see no harm ______.

22. We had no hope ______.

23. He got this job ______.

24. She lost about eight pounds last month ______.

25. Who is responsible ______?

26. We couldn't help ______.

Exercise 58. Find the gerund and translate the sentences from English into Russian

1. It’s natural living like this alone with Nature. 2. Keeping his secret won't do any harm. 3. All I want is getting to the truth. 4. He had great difficulty in undoing his collar. 5. He did not like the idea of her staying with her father's people in Capetown. 6. 1 don't feel comfortable at Miss Brown's leaving us so soon. 7. He was good at gather­ing mushrooms. 8. I kept walking quickly. 9. He was aware of Jack's watching him attentively. 10. Raymond did not like being called Ray, 11. It was some time before I remembered having met him on the Liston plane. 12. She smiled without showing her teeth.

Exercise 59. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:

1. Much depends ______getting him to listen to us. 2. She was engaged ______sorting out stockings. 3. She only succeeded _____ entirely blocking the way. 4. She showed no intention ______leaving. 5. There seemed to be no point ______staying. 6. He saw no harm ______having a drink or two from time to time. 7. You can only do harm ______interfering. 8. No measures can be taken ______first making a full investigation. 9. He did not in the least object ______being examined and our doctor went all over him ______finding any trace of recent injuries. 10. We suspected her ______not telling all she knew but we could not very well accuse her ______hiding facts _____ knowing our­selves what those facts were. 11. I was not used ______driving a big car through crowded streets. 12. She was surprisingly clever ______finding out things. 13. How can I prevent her ______going there ______actually locking her up? 14. 1 was thinking at the time ______selling the place. 15. She got the in­vitation ______meeting Jill at some party and ______talking about dogs with sympathy and understanding. 16. 1 can find that out ______asking.

Exercise 60. Use the gerund from the following list as:

1. subject

continuing, going, riding, keeping, finding

1. Robinson thought at the time that ______a journal would be an occupation for my mind. 2. My brother always said that ______is the best exercise. 3. I'm afraid it's no use ______this discussion. 4. It's no use ______over old ground. 5. ______him there surprised me greatly.

b) direct object

sitting, opening, hearing, being, doing

1. I remember ______her complain to Joe. 2. The box was stoutly made and resisted ______3. I intend ______it tomorrow. 4. Would you mind ______over here? 5. Now I had resolved, if possible, to avoid ______alone with any of these men, these strangers.

c) prepositional object

shaking, stopping, calling, getting, drinking, missing, dealing, being, saying, twisting

1. She was afraid of ______Miller in the crowd. 2. He was fond of ______: "The superstition of today is the science of yesterday." 3. Thank you for ______4. On the way home Sally insisted on ______in front of our college. 5. I am assure you I am quite capable of ______with the matter. 6. After that, of course, I had difficulty in ______off Tom Wells. 7. I am sick and tired of ______tea without milk. 8. Surely that prevents the day from ______ordinary. 9. They were certainly clever at ______one's remarks.

4. attribute

eating, coming, getting, reading, going, greeting, discussing

1. The surgery opened at five-thirty, and I made a point of ______along there quite promptly. 2. The only way of ______to the dance was on our bicycles. 3. They talked and laughed and shouted, and there was the clatter of knives and forks, and strange sounds of ______. 4. Philip had few friends. His habit of ______isolated him. 5. He could not bear the thought of ______his situation. 6. There were cries of ______from a dozen voices and they moved toward her. 7. Philip could never tell lies without embarrass­ment, and he was scarlet when he finished his explanation for not ______.

5. adverbial modifier of time

hearing, answering, leaving, passing, looking, reading, racing

1. She looked at the paper, after ______out this question. 2. Before ______, the little old lady grasped his arm. 3. He spent those nights after ______at his mother's house in Green Street. 4. He found an endless excitement in ______at their faces and ______them speak. 5. Tom considered before ______.6. She seemed excited on ______this. 7. Poirot had looked up at the stair­case in ______, and shook his head in a dissatisfied manner.

6. adverbial modifier of manner, attending circumstances or cause

noticing, having, disguising, bringing, answering, working, coughing, laughing, breaking

1. Cindy glanced up, then away, without ______2. Lize was able to make her own living by ______at a factory. 3. Eventually Selvyn couldn't laugh for ______, and again, he couldn't cough for ______4. Can't we even laugh properly without ______trouble? 5. Was he trying to escape by ______himself? 6. Major Pennymann went on without ______her interruption. 7. We might be fined for the ______Press along, George. 8. You might run all my life by ______your promise.

7. part of a compound verbal predicate

pacing, shaking, saying, looking, reproducing, eating, chatting, knitting

1. Teddy Lloyd continued ______Jean Brodie in his paintings. 2. He began ______the words aloud to himself. 3. They went on ______their dinner. 4. The old man stopped ______her fist and stick. 5. Sandy kept ______ahead, Mary tried to keep up with her. 6. Anson Karris had ceased ______out and was flying on instruments alone. 7. Two weeks old, this child was, and the lady had just finished ______her a pram-cover in stripes of white and blue. 8. The twins started ______about their school life.