Контрольная работа"Герундий"

1 Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на герундий.

1. Have you finished writing? 2. Taking a cold shower in the morning is very useful. 3. I like skiing, but my sister prefers skating. 4. She likes sitting in the sun. 5. It looks like raining. 6. My watch wants repairing. 7. Thank you for coming. 8. I had no hope of getting an answer before the end of the month. 9. I had the pleasure of dancing with her the whole evening. 10. Let’s go boating. 11. He talked without stopping. 12. Some people can walk all day without feeling tired. 13. Living in little stuffy rooms means breathing poisonous air. 14. Iron is found by digging in the earth. 15. There are two ways of getting sugar: one from beet and the other from sugar-cane. 16. Jane Eyre was fond of reading. 17. Miss Trotwood was in the habit of asking Mr. Dick his opinion.

2 В каждом из предложений заполните пробел герундием, образованным на основе одного из глаголов.

try, steal, meet, look, write, make, be run, wash, play, eat, splash, go, drive, take

1. Could you please stop *** so much noise?

2. I don’t enjoy *** letters.

3. Does your job involve *** a lot of people?

4. I considered *** the job, but in the end I decided against it.

5. If you use the shower, try and avoid *** water on the floor.

6. Jake gave up *** to be an actor and decided to become a teacher.

7. Have you finished *** your hair yet?

8. The phone rang while Ann was having dinner. She didn’t answer it; she just went on ***.

9. She admitted *** the car but denied *** it dangerously.

10. Why do you keep on *** at me like that?

11. They had to postpone *** away because their son was sick.

12. If you cross the street without looking, you risk *** over by a car.