Unit 10 Exercise I, p. 192
1. A lot of skyscraper blocks have been built here recently. 2. The town has been made to look ugly. 3. An area of terraced nouses is going to be demolished. 4. A shopping area is going to be built. 5. When I walked past the area the first house was being demolished. 6. The town is being destroyed by these council planners. 7. Hundreds of protests have been sent in. 8. Their decision has been taken. 9. The quality of life in the town is being destroyed.
Exercise II, p. 193
A. 1 the; 2 - ;3 the ;4 - ; 5 a; 6 -; 7 -; 8 -; 9 the; 10 -; 11 an; 12 the; 13 - ; 14 the; 15 the; 16 the; 17 the; 18 the; 19 the; 20 -; 21 the; 22 the; 23 an; 24 -; 25 -; 26 -; 27 -; 28 the; 29 -; 30 the; 31 the; 32 the; 33 a; 34 a; 35 an;36 an; 37 -; 38 the; 39 -.
B. I the; 2 the; 3 the; 4 the; 5 the; 6 a; 7 a; 8 the; 9 a; 10 the; 11 the; 12 a; 13 an.
Unit 11 Exercise I, p. 212
1 looking 2 make 3 watching, swimming 4 studying 5 feel 6 draw 7 convincing 8 open 9 trickling 10 repaired 11 to help, (to) prepare 12 polishing 13 painted 14 being elected 15 telling 16 lying 17 playing, joining 18 drink 19 to be, (to) listen 20 play 21 going 22 to discover 23 being/having been, to expect 24 sipping, eating 25 taken 26 to be told 27 to have, to know, to handle 28 being, being 29 understanding 30 have, join 31 to begin 32 failing 33 to let, run 34 make 35 talking 36 built 37 built 38 remembering 39 to be admitted 40 to get, cut, trimmed 41 entering, leading 42 explaining 43 being allowed 44 being taken 45 having seen 46 knowing 47 having known, speak 48 being surprised, planning 49 asking, forgetting 50 to sleep, thinking 51 burning, coming 52 to have a garage built, to do 53 being accepted, concentrating 54 hearing, play/playing, forgetting, making, to relax, (to) enjoy 55 wasting, to fail, doing 56 asked/being asked 57 arriving/having arrived 58 cleaning/to be cleaned, sweeping/to be swept, washing/to be washed, dusting/to be dusted, reading, doing 59 to complain, losing 60 house-hunting, to ask, looking 61 go, swimming, going 62 spending, arguing, not to go 63 giving, going, to live 64 to leave, to call 65 to have kept you waiting, apologizing 66 having been promised 67 earning, to show 68 to start, filling 69 to buy, to ask 70 cheating, buying, to deal 71 waiting 72 dining, have, to go, having 73 cutting, have 74 to convince, managing, helping 75 to come, go/going, to climb, making 76 going, burning 77 having lived 78 to leave, to put 79 writing, to receive, go 80 to turn, working 81 keeping, to fill, asking, to keep, making 82 go fishing, coming, to cut, wasting, sitting, watching, fishing 83 spending, living, to think, selling, returning 84 grown, grown 85 locked, refusing 86 having worked 87 asking
Exercise II, p. 215
Participles as adjectives and adjectival phrases
1. The windows facing the bridge were open. 2. The secretary posted the letters signed by the director. 3. I'm very grateful to the doctors who have saved my child's life. 4. His unexpected
answer surprised us. 5. The road being repaired now will be much wider after the repairs. 6. There are some broken chairs in this room. 7. He brought me some illustrated magazines. 8. We carefully read the article sent by Prof. Ivanov. 9. The stories, published in this magazine, are very interesting. 10. The workers unloading the ship will be free in an hour. 11. The dictionaries taken by the students from the library must be returned not later than 6 o'clock. 12. The man sitting by the open window was looking at the children playing in the garden. 13.1 hope you won't make the mistakes made in the last dictation. 14. He showed me a list of goods exported by this firm. 15. There are a lot of figures hi his article illustrating the development of our industry. 16.1 haven't looked through all the journals sent to us from London. 17.1 have already checked the compositions written by the students of my group. 18. Here is a list of students studying English. 19. All the students taking part in this work must come to the institute at 6 p.m. 20.1 read the article translated by my sister from English into Russian. 21. He put the sleeping child on the sofa. 22. We came up to the man standing on the comer and asked him the way to the station. 23. The people waiting for the doctor have been sitting here for a long time. 24. The people who have been waiting for you have just left. 25. The conference being held at the university is devoted to the problems of nuclear physics. 26. The scientist who has written this article will make a report at our university. 27.1 asked the young man reading a newspaper what time it was. 28. The picture hanging in the hall attracted my attention. 29. The picture which hung here last year is at the art museum now. 30. The books lying on the table belong to my brother. 31. This telegram came with the mail delivered in the morning. 32. The students who have finished translating the article may leave the room. 33.1 have never heard about the actress who starred in this film. 34. The car following us was grey. 35. The agreement concluded between these two countries is of great importance to them. 36. The trees growing in front of our house Were planted by my father. 37. The problems discussed at the last meeting are very interesting.
Participles introducing adverbial phrases
I.You must be careful (while) playing chess. 2. They were quickly walking talking about omething with great interest. 3. The
captain was standing on deck giving instructions to the sailors.
4. Having left our things in the cloakroom we went sightseeing
5. Left alone/being left alone he began to unpack his things. 6. Having lived in London many years he knew the city well. 7. He didn't agree to come to the concert with us saying he was busy. 8. She stood thinking what to answer. 9.1 didn't phone him thinking that he was busy. 10. Travelling around the country we saw a lot of places of interest. 11. Understanding that she wouldn't be able to do the work alone she asked me for help. 12. Knowing that I had enough time to reach the cinema on time I wasn't in a hurry. 13. Hearing that her sister couldn't come to see her Ann got upset. 14. He was looking at her smiling. 15. She spent the morning doing the flat. 16. Arriving in the city we went to the hotel. 17. Having worked in the hospital more than ten years he became an experienced doctor. 18. Looking through the old magazines I found an interesting article about Great Britain. 19. Waiting for my tram I saw an old man staring at me. 20. Having read the letter he put it into the drawer. 21. Being very tired I decided to stay at home. 22. Not knowing grammar he made very many mistakes. 23. He took the dictionary without asking permission. 24. Not receiving letters from her he sent her a telegram.
25. Not knowing how to get to the station I asked a policeman.
26. She left without looking at us. 27. Be careful while crossing the street. 28. Being very absent-minded he made several mistakes copying the text. 29. Having worked at the report all day long he felt very tired. 30. He realized his mistake and stopped arguing. 31. Having received the telegram I immediately left for my hometown 32. We had a good time swimming and sunbathing.
Participle after verbs of perception
1.1 saw her working in the garden. 2.1 watched the mechanic repairing my car. 3.1 heard her singing in the next room. 4.1 feel something burning in the kitchen. 5. We watched the children playing football. 6.1 saw him walking in the park. 7.1 heard her playing the piano and didn't want to interrupt her. 8. I watched my son doing his homework. 9.1 heard them talking in the next room. 10. Seeing the taxi drive up to the house he took his things and went downstairs. 11.1 noticed somebody standing at the gate.
Have something done
1. How often do you have your hair cut? 2.1 must immediately have my watch repaired. 3. We had had our house repaired before w-e left for the south. 4. I want to have this document typed as soon as possible. 5.1 have just had my tooth pulled out. 6. When did you have your room papered? — A week ago. — How much did it cost you? — 100 dollars. 7.1 didn't have my watch repaired yesterday because all the repair-shops were closed. 8. Have you had your ceiling whitewashed? 9. Where did you have this dress made? 10. When will you have your piano tuned at last? 11. When did you have your garage built? 12. Yesterday he had his wallet stolen. 13.1 want to have my suit ironed. 14. You must have your hair cut.