Question

. Put the verbs in brackets in the right form, infinitive (with or without to) or – ing form. 1. The young man forced himself _______ (make) a remark. 2. I don’t eat bread because I’m afraid of ______ (get) fat. 3. I’m not very keen on _______ (act) any more. 4. He loved _______ (act), but his physique prevented him from _____ (play) any but a few parts, which was fortunate, for he was a bad actor. 5. He was eager ______ (get on) and seemed determined not to let any entanglement _______ (interfere) with his career. 6. This did not prevent Julia from _______ (fall) madly in love with him. 7. I’ve lived in the theatre since I was a kid just out of a board school, and what I don’t know about acting isn’t worth _______ (know). 8. Do you think I’m going to work my guts out to make you ______ (give) a few decent performances and… 9. She liked him for counting the pennies, and, inclined _______ (be) extravagant herself and always a week or two behind with her rent, she admired him because he hated _______ (be) in debt and even with the small salary he was getting managed _______ (save up) a little every week. 10. It was bound _______ (lead) to trouble. 11. She insists on _______ (play) with him… 12. … She was so touched that he should give her anything that she could not help _______ (cry). 13. I don’t believe one could hope _______ (make) a success in London unless one were pretty well known already. 14. Of course if one did that, one ought _______ (make) a point of acting together so that the public got accustomed to _______ (see) the two names on the small bill. 15. … And I wouldn’t mind _______ (make) an exception in your favour if it would amuse you to come.

Answer 1

ing form. 1. The young man forced himself _______ (to make) a remark. 2. I don’t eat bread because I’m afraid of ______ (getting) fat. 3. I’m not very keen on _______ (acting) any more. 4. He loved _______ (to act), but his physique prevented him from _____ (playing) any but a few parts, which was fortunate, for he was a bad actor. 5. He was eager ______ (to get on) and seemed determined not to let any entanglement (interfere) with his career. 6. This did not prevent Julia from _______ (falling) madly in love with him. 7. I’ve lived in the theatre since I was a kid just out of a board school, and what I don’t know about acting isn’t worth _______ (knowing). 8. Do you think I’m going to work my guts out to make you (give) a few decent performances and… 9. She liked him for counting the pennies, and, inclined _______ (to be) extravagant herself and always a week or two behind with her rent, she admired him because he hated _______ (being) in debt and even with the small salary he was getting managed _______ (to save up) a little every week. 10. It was bound _______ (to lead) to trouble. 11. She insists on _______ (playing) with him… 12. … She was so touched that he should give her anything that she could not help _______ (crying). 13. I don’t believe one could hope _______ (to make) a success in London unless one were pretty well known already. 14. Of course if one did that, one ought _______ (to make) a point of acting together so that the public got accustomed to _______ (seeing) the two names on the small bill. 15. … And I wouldn’t mind _______ (making) an exception in your favour if it would amuse you to come.