9. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of the verbs in brackets.

a) Pauline couldn’t manage (eat) to eat all the ice cream.

b) I’ve decided (not sell)…….my bike after all.

c) A witness reported (see)…….Terry at the scene of the crime.

d) William pretended (not notice)…….the ‘No Parking’ sign.

e) I suppose I tend (buy)…….more books than I used to.

f) Sometimes I regret (move)…….to this part of the country.

g) Mark expects (finish)……. work round about 6.00.

10. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of the verbs in brackets.

a) Mary was so angry that she demanded to see the manager.

(demand, hope, risk, stop)

b) The weather is so awful that I don’t …….going out this evening.

(fancy, like, try, want)

c) The children could hardly…….to leave their pets behind.

(bear, forget, regret, seem)

d) John…….to let his children go to the concert.

(afford, avoid, refuse, stop)

e) If I give you the information, I…….losing my job!

(expect, mean, prepare, risk)

f) What do you…….to be doing in ten years time?

(begin, expect, remember, suggest)

g) Do you…….to tell the police about the missing money?

(admit, confess, deny, intend)

11. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the word in bold.

a) What are you thinking of doing?

intend

What do you intend to do?

b) I find getting up early unbearable!

bear

c) I’ll see you in the morning, I expect.

to

d) “I’ll be back at 6.00”, said Susan.

promised

e) Pat was taught to drive when he was young.

learned

f) “Would you like me to help you?” I asked Joe.

offered

g) Ellen didn’t have enough money for the ticket.

afford

h) “I won’t help!” said Tom.

refused

12. Match the sentence beginnings with their endings.

1. I managed

2. We finally succeeded

3. He achieved

4. Unfortunately, we failed to

5. This meant that

6. It means

7. The traffic jam led

8. This resulted

9. This all resulted from

a) in getting all our money back.

b) get to the Eiffel Tower.

c) to catch an earlier ferry.

d) to us missing the train.

e) everything he wanted to on his business trip.

f) in our having to get new tickets.

g) we had to get up at five o’clock.

h) our getting lost.

i) booking well in advance

13. Match each sentence 1-8 with the sentence a-h that explains what it means.

1. Robert stopped to look in the shop window.

2. Rob stopped looking in the shop window.

3. Bobbie denied stealing the leather jacket.

4. Bob refused to steal the leather jacket.

5. Robbie remembered to pick up his cashpoint card.

6. Roberto remembered picking up his cashpoint card.

7. Bert went on looking for a Chinese – French dictionary.

8. Bertie went on to look for a Chinese – French dictionary.

a He said he didn’t do it.

b He continued his search.

c He was sure that he had.

d He decided he’d seen enough.

e He was doing something else and then he started his search.

f He was walking and then he saw something he liked.

g He said he wouldn’t do it.

h He did this before he left home because he knew he’d need it.