Task 5. Use the infinitive or the –ingform to complete the sentences.
1. This is the material … .
a) to publish b) publishing
2. We can’t afford … such an expensive device.
a) to buy b) buying
3. MrDycon in guilty of … .
a) to lie b) lying
4. The students succeeded in … very good essays.
a) to write b) writing
5. He looked through some magazines … find necessary article.
a) to find b) finding
6. Did you manage … your flight?

a) not to miss b) not missing
7. I don’t think John is capable of … such things.
a) to do b) doing
8. This dictionary is difficult … .

a) to get b) getting
9. Tom is used to … up early.
a) to get b) getting
10. We always look forward to … our best friends.
a) to meet b) meeting

Task 6. Choose the appropriate participles to complete the sentences.
1. The information … in the report is rather unusual.
a) used b) using
2. People … in the countryside usually have fewer health problems than those who live in the big cities.
a) lived b) living
3. Teenagers … a lot of fried food put on weight easily.
a) eaten b) eating
4. The talk between the two presidents … on TV was watched with interest.
a) shown b) showing
5. The question … by the student sounded quite rude.
a) asked b) asking
6. Who is the girl … potatoes over there?
a) sold b) selling
7. The money … during the holiday is enough to buy a new computer.
a) earned b) earning
8. Everybody in the class was busy … a test.
a) written b) writing
9. The game … by the teacher was really fascinating.
a) invented b) inventing
10. What a … story it is!
a) fascinated b) fascinatin