IV. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. This region used to be very poor, but now most ________________ own at least one car.

a. generations          b. lives                     c. cities                    d. households

2. ________________ clothes like jeans and T-shirts are commonly worn as they are more comfortable.

a. Traditional           b. Formal                 c. Western               d. Ethnic

3. Electric poles are installed along the roads near the slopes to ________________ electricity to a remote village.

a. replace                 b. improve               c. provide                d. support

4. Children nowadays would rather play video games and surf the internet than spend time ________________.  

a. outdoors              b. openly                 c. closely                 d. indoors

5. Extended families often struggle with problems arising from generation ________________.

a. difference            b. gap                     c. cut                       d. privacy

6. The living ________________ in rural areas has witnessed a significant upgrade over the past 10 years.

a. condition             b. difference            c. opportunity          d. lifestyle

7. A report shows that most teens keep their Facebook ________________ from their parents.

a. private                 b. independent        c. different               d. personal

8. A ________________ classroom allows students to choose what and how they will learn.

a. simple                  b. democratic          c. various                 d. natural

9. As people care more about green living, there’s an increasing ________________ of cycling to work.

a. fame                    b. acceptance          c. popularity            d. reputation

10. If you want to enter the medical ________________, you need to complete a degree in medicine.

a. condition             b. business              c. employment         d. profession

V. Underline the correct form.

1. She agreed not to tell / not telling anyone about what had happened.

2. He disliked to work / working with committees and avoided it whenever possible.

3. She suggested to replace / replacing the old lights with energy-efficient light bulbs.

4. They chose to stay / staying in a cheap hotel but spend more money on meals.

5. I regretted not to learn / not learning to play the piano when I was younger.

6. Never rely on someone else’s memory. Learn to trust / trusting your own.

7. Please, avoid to touch / touching the wires with wet hands.

8. Gina tried to open / opening the door, but it seemed to be/ being stuck.

9. After finishing his studies, John intends to enrol / enrolling in a vocational course.

10. She postponed to make / making a decision on opening the new shop.

11. The police refuse to comment / commenting on whether anyone has been arrested.

12. In spite of the traffic, we managed to get /getting to the airport in time.

13. Sometimes she would stop to cry / crying for a while, and it seemed that she was gaining control.

14. John wants to learn / learning French after graduating from high school.

15. The children fancy to go /going to the swimming pool on a hot summer day.

VI. Complete the sentences with verbs from the box, using Verb + to-infinitive or Verb + V-ing.

meet                  go                       take            buy                      work                 spend             tell           
be                      switch off            listen          change                 ban                  earn
1. Has the technician finished ________________ the battery of my phone?
2. She has decided ________________ travelling for a year before starting university.
3. Did I mention ________________ our clients on Monday?
4. Katherine appears ________________ the most qualified person for the job.
5. On the way to the station, I stopped ________________ a paper.
6. Do you remember ________________ the lights before we came out?
7. You can’t expect a household$3,000 per month in the past.
8. After I finished ________________ on the poster for my history project, I printed it.
9. The council is considering ________________ vehicles from the town centre to relieve congestion.
10. My grandpa has promised ________________ me about his childhood after dinner.
11. If you are planning ________________ classes in a summer term, remember that fewer courses are offered.
12. I always enjoy ________________ to classical music whenever I’m feeling stressed.
13. Mom would love ________________ time in the garden, taking care of her flowers and plants.