3 Have you tried moving the aerial?
4 Why don't you try phoning him at work?
5 Have you tried taking an aspirin?
56.2
2 It needs cutting.
3 It needs redecorating.
4 They need tightening.
5 It needs emptying.
56.3
1 b. knocking c. to put
d. asking e. to reach
f. to concentrate
2 a. to go b. looking
c. cleaning d. to go
e. You don't need to iron ... It doesn't need ironing
3 a. overhearing b. get or to get
c. smiling
d. make or to make
UNIT 57
57.1
3 likes taking/to take photographs.
4 doesn't like driving/to drive.
5 likes working/to work in the open air.
6 doesn't like taking/to take risks.
7 likes doing/to do nothing.
8 doesn't like being/to be kept waiting.
57.2 Example answers:
2 I don't mind playing cards.
3 I hate doing the ironing.
4 I enjoy going to museums.
5 I don't like lying on the beach all day.
57.3 Example answers:
2 I wouldn't like to be a dentist.
3 I'd like to be a hairdresser.
4 I'd hate to be an airline pilot.
5 I wouldn't mind being a tourist guide.
57.4
2 waiting 3 going/to go
4 writing 5 working/being
6 to come to go
7 wearing to wear
8 to sit 9 to get
10 to talk/to speak
57.5
2 I would like/I'd like to have seen the programme.
3 I would hate to have lost my watch.
4 I would love to have met Ann.
5 I wouldn't like to have been alone.
6 I would prefer to have travelled by train.
UNIT 58
58.1
2 I prefer tennis to football. or ... football to tennis.
3 I prefer phoning people to writing letters. or ... writing letters to phoning people.
4 I prefer going to the cinema to watching films on TV. or ... watching films on TV to going to the cinema.
6 I prefer to phone people rather than write letters. or ... to write letters rather than phone people.
7 I prefer to go to the cinema rather than watch films on TV. or ... to watch films on TV rather than go to the cinema.
58.2
3 I'd prefer to listen to some music.
4 I'd rather go for a swim.
5 I'd rather wait a few minutes.
6 I'd prefer to eat at home.
7 I'd rather think about it for a while.
8 I'd rather stand.
9 I'd prefer to go alone.
11 I'd rather go for a swim than play tennis.
12 I'd rather wait a few minutes than leave now.
13 I'd prefer to eat at home rather than go to a restaurant.
14 I'd rather think about it for a while than decide now.
58.3
2 I told her
3 would you rather I did it
4 would you rather I answered it
58.4
2 stayed 3 stay
4 didn't 5 was 6 didn't
UNIT 59
59.1
2 lending you any money.
3 remembering names.
4 passing the exam.
5 being late?
6 eating at home, we went to a restaurant.
7 doing nothing.
8 telling any of their friends.
9 playing well.
59.2
2 by standing on a chair.
3 by turning a key.
4 by borrowing too much money.
5 by driving too fast.
6 by putting some posters up on the walls.
59.3
2 paying 3 going
4 saying 5 going
6 using
7 travelling/being
8 telling
9 doing/having
59.4
2 I'm looking forward to seeing her.
3 I'm not looking forward to going to the dentist.
4 She's looking forward to leaving school (next summer).
5 I'm looking forward to playing tennis (tomorrow).
UNIT 60
60.1
2 he wasn't used to having dinner so early, but after some time he got used to it. ... He is used to having dinner at six o'clock. (or He is used to eating at six o'clock.)
3 She wasn't used to working nights ... to get used to it ... She is used to working nights.
60.2
2 No, I'm used to sleeping on the floor.
3 I'm used to working hard./I'm used to hard work.
4 I'm not used to going to bed (so) late.
60.3
2 He wasn't used to the heat/... to the hot weather/... to living in a hot climate.
3 She had to get used to living
4 The children soon got used to her./... to their new teacher.
5 (example answers) You would have to get used to the weather to the food/to speaking a foreign language.
60.4
3 drink 4 eating
5 having 6 have
7 go 8 be 9 being
UNIT 61
61.1
2 doing
3 coming/going
4 doing/trying
5 buying
6 hearing
7 going
8 having
9 being
10 watching
11 inviting/asking
61.2
2 in solving
3 of living
4 of causing
5 (from) walking
6 for interrupting
7 of spending
8 from escaping
9 on helping
10 to playing
61.3
2 Tom insisted on driving Ann to the station.
3 Jim congratulated me on getting married.
4 Mrs Bond thanked Sue for coming to see her.
5 I warned Jack against staying at the hotel near the airport.
6 Mary apologised to me for not phoning (me) earlier.
7 Jane accused me of being selfish.
UNIT 62
62.1
2 It's no use asking Tom.
3 There's no point in going out
4 it's no good phoning her now
5 it's not worth complaining (about what happened)
6 I think it's a waste of time reading newspapers.
62.2
2 repairing.
3 visiting.
4 It's worth considering.
5 It's worth reading.
6 They aren't/They're not worth keeping.
62.3
2 There's no point in eating if you're not hungry.
3 There's no point in working if you don't need money.
4 There's no point in studying if you feel tired.
62.4
2 I have difficulty remembering people's names.
3 She had no difficulty getting a job.
4 Do you have difficulty understanding him?
5 You won't have any difficulty getting a ticket for the concert.
62.5
2 reading
3 writing
4 watching
5 climbing/going/walking
62.6
2 go skiing
3 went swimming
4 goes riding
5 go shopping
UNIT 63
63.1
2 I had to go to the bank to get some money.
3 I'm saving money to go to Canada.
4 I went into hospital to have an operation.
5 I'm wearing two pullovers to keep warm.
6 I phoned the police station to report that my car had been stolen.
63.2
2 to read
3 to walk or to go on foot
4 to drink
5 to put I to carry
6 to discuss/to consider/to talk about
7 to buy/to get
8 to talk/to speak
9 to wear/to put on
10 to celebrate
11 to help I to assist
63.3
2 for 3 to 4 to
5 for 6 to 7 for
8 for ... to
63.4
2 We wore warm clothes so that we wouldn't get cold.
3 The man spoke very slowly so that I would understand what he said. or ... so that I could understand ...
4 I whispered so that nobody else could hear our conversation. or ... would hear our conversation.
5 Please arrive early so that we can start the meeting on time.
6 She locked the door so that she wouldn't be disturbed.
7 I slowed down so that the car behind could overtake.
UNIT 64
64.1
2 This machine is quite easy to use.
3 The window was very difficult to open.
4 Some words are impossible to translate.
5 That chair isn't safe to stand on.
6 A car is expensive to maintain.
64.2
2 It's an easy mistake to make.
3 It's a nice place to live (in).
4 It was a good game to watch.
64.3
2 It's careless of you to make the same mistake again and again.
3 It was nice of Don and jenny to invite me to stay with them.
4 It wasn't very considerate o John to make so much noise (when I was trying to sleep).
64.4
2 am/was glad to hear
3 were surprised to see
4 am/was sorry to hear
64.5
2 Paul was the last (person) to arrive.
3 Fiona was the only student/the only one to pass the exam.
4 I was the second customer/ person to complain (to the restaurant manager about the service).
5 Neil Armstrong was the first person/man to walk on the moon.
64.6
2 are bound to be
3 is sure to forget
4 is not/isn't likely to rain
5 is likely to be
UNIT 65
65.1
3 I'm afraid of losing it.
4 We were afraid to go swimming.
5 We were afraid of missing our train.
6 We were afraid to look.
7 She was afraid of spilling the drinks.
8 a. I was afraid to eat it.
b. I was afraid of making myself ill.
65.2
2 in starting
3 to read
4 in getting
5 to hear/in hearing
6 in going
65.3
2 to disturb
3 for being late or I was late
4 for saying or I said
5 to hear
65.4
1 b. to leave
c. from leaving
2 a. to solve
b. in solving
3 a. of going
b. to go
c. to going
d. to go
4 a. to buy
b. to buy
c. on buying
d. of buying
UNIT 66
66.1
2 arrive
3 take it/do it
4 it ring
5 him play/him playing
6 you lock it/you do it
7 her fall
66.2
2 We saw Dave and Helen playing tennis.
3 We saw Clare having a meal in a restaurant./We saw Clare eating in a restaurant.
4 We heard Bill playing the guitar.
5 We could smell the dinner burning.
6 We saw Linda jogging.
66.3
3 happen
4 tell
5 crying
6 cycling
7 say
8 run ... open
9 explode
10 crawling
11 slam
12 sleeping climb
UNIT 67
67.1
2 Emma was sitting in an armchair reading a book.
3 Sue got home late feeling very tired.
4 Sarah went out saying she would be back in an hour.
5 Linda was in London for two years working as a tourist guide.
6 Mary walked round the town looking at the sights and taking photographs.
67.2
2 I fell asleep watching television.
3 The man slipped getting off a bus.
4 I got wet walking home in the rain.
5 Margaret had an accident driving to work yesterday.
6 Two firemen were overcome by smoke trying to put out the fire.
67.3
2 Having bought our tickets, we went into the theatre.
3 Having had dinner, they continued their journey.
4 Having done all her shopping, Lucy went for a cup of coffee.
67.4
2 Thinking they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.
3 Being a foreigner, she needs a visa to stay in this country.
4 Not knowing his address, I wasn't able to contact him.
5 Having travelled a lot, Sarah knows a lot about other countries.
6 Not being able to understand English, the man didn't know what I wanted.
7 Having spent nearly all our money, we couldn't afford to stay in a hotel.
UNIT 68
68.1
3 a very nice restaurant
4 right
5 a toothbrush
6 a bank
7 an insurance company
8 right
9 right
10 a petrol station
11 a problem
12 an interview for a job
13 a necklace
14 a very good game
68.2
3 a key
4 a coat
5 sugar
6 a biscuit
7 electricity
8 a letter
9 blood
10 a question
11 a moment
12 a decision
68.3
2 days 3 meat
4 a queue 5 letters
6 friends 7 people
8 air 9 patience
10 language 11 countries
12 space
UNIT 69
69.1
2 a. a paper b. any paper
3 a. a light b. Light
4 a. time b. a wonderful time
5 advice
6 very good weather
7 bad luck
8 job
9 journey
10 total chaos
11 some
12 doesn't
13 Your hair is ... it
14 the damage ... was
69.2
2 information
3 chairs
4 furniture
5 hair
6 progress
69.3
2 I'd like some information about places to see (in this town).
3 Can you give me some advice about which examinations to take?/... some advice about examinations?
4 What time is the news (on TV)?
5 It's a beautiful view isn't it? or It's beautiful scenery isn't it?
6 What horrible weather!
UNIT 70
70.1
3 It's a vegetable.
4 It's a. game.
5 They're musical instruments.
6 It's a (tall/high) building.
7 They're planets.
8 It's a flower.
9 They're rivers.
10 They're birds.
12 He was a writer/a dramatist a playwright.
13 He was a scientist/a physicist.
14 They were American presidents/presidents of the United States.
15 She was an actress/a film actress/a film star.
16 They were singers/musicians.
17 They were painters/artists.
70.2
2 He's a waiter.
3 She's a travel agent.
4 He's a pilot.
5 She's a driving instructor.
6 He's a plumber.
7 She's a journalist.
8 He's an interpreter.
70.3
4 a 5 an
6 - (collect stamps)
7 a 8 Some
9 - (I've got sore feet.)
10 a 11 a ... a
12 - (Those are nice shoes.)
13 some
14 a visa ... some countries
15 a teacher. Her parents were teachers too.
16 - (going to concerts)
17 some
18 a liar ... always telling lies
UNIT 71
71.1
1 ... and a magazine. The newspaper is in my bag but I don't know where I put the magazine.
2 I saw an accident this morning. A car crashed into a tree. The driver of the car wasn't hurt but the car was badly damaged.
3 ... A blue one and a grey one. The blue one belongs to my neighbours; I don't know who the owner of the grey one is.
4 My friends live in an old house in a small village. There is a beautiful garden behind the house. I would like to have a garden like that.
71.2
1 a. a b. the c. the
2 a. a b. a c. the
3 a. a b. the c. the
4 a. an ... The b. the c. the
5 a. the b. a c. a
71.3
2 the dentist
3 the door
4 a mistake
5 the bus station
6 a problem
7 the post office
8 the floor
9 the book
10 a job in a bank
11 a small flat near the city centre
12 a small supermarket at the end of the street
71.4 Example answers:
3 Once or twice a year.
4 Thirty miles an hour.
5 About seven hours a night.
6 Two or three times a week.
7 About two hours a day.
UNIT 72
72.1
2 a nice holiday ... the best holiday
3 the nearest shop ... the end of this street
4 listen to the radio ... I haven't got a radio
5 to travel in space ... go to the moon
6 go to the cinema ... a lot of films on television
7 a nice day ... by the sea
8 for breakfast ... eat breakfast
9 where Room 25 is ... on the second floor
10 the most expensive hotel ... a cheaper hotel
72.2
2 the ... the
3 -
4 The
5 -
6 the
7 the information ... the top of page 15.
8 The
72.3
2 in a small village in the country
3 The moon ... the earth
4 the highest mountain in the world
5 the same thing
6 a very hot day ... the hottest day of the year
7 have lunch ... eat a good breakfast
8 live in a foreign country ... the language
9 on the wrong platform. We were on Platform 3 instead of Platform 8.
72.4
2 the cinema 3 the sea
4 dinner 5 Question 8
6 the gate 7 Gate 21
UNIT 73
73.1
2 to school
3 at home
4 for school; or for work
5 to work or to school
6 in hospital
7 at university
8 in bed
9 to prison
73.2
1 c. school d. school e. get home from school ... The school isn't very far f. school g. the school
2 a. university b. university c. the university
3 a. the hospital b. the hospital c. hospital d. hospital
4 a. church b. church c. the church
5 a. prison b. the prison c. prison
6 a. bed b. home c. work d. bed e. work f. work
7 a. the sea b. sea c. the sea
UNIT 74
74.1 Example answers:
2 I like cats.
3 I don't like zoos.
4 I don't mind fast food restaurants.