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    Dennis was a lazy student who avoided working and tended to delay assignments. He had a history assignment due in two weeks that he postponed writing. The night before it was due, he realized he had forgotten to do it so he copied an old article to submit instead of asking for more time. When his professor confronted him angrily for plagiarism, Dennis denied copying the paper but was caught in his lie. The professor was angry that Dennis did not tell the truth and that he expected the professor to believe the paper was his own work.

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    Dennis was a lazy student who avoided working and tended to delay assignments. He had a history assignment due in two weeks that he postponed writing. The night before it was due, he realized he had forgotten to do it so he copied an old article to submit instead of asking for more time. When his professor confronted him angrily for plagiarism, Dennis denied copying the paper but was caught in his lie. The professor was angry that Dennis did not tell the truth and that he expected the professor to believe the paper was his own work.

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    B2 - Gerund or Infinitives

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    Complete the following passage with either the gerund or

    the infinitive form of the verbs in brackets. (15 marks)


    Dennis was in his first year at university, studying History. He was rather
    a lazy student and he tended to avoid (1) ________________ (work)
    whenever he could. In the middle of the term, his history professor gave
    out an assignment to be handed in within two weeks. The assignment
    was

    quite

    difficult

    one,

    ________________ (start) earlier.

    so

    his

    professor

    advised

    them

    (2)

    Dennis intended (3)________________ (do)

    the assignment, but he postponed (4) _________________ (write) it for a


    week.

    He had a bad habit of (5) _______________ (delay) things.

    The

    following week, he forgot (6) ________________ (do) it totally.


    The night before the assignment was due, he suddenly remembered it
    and rushed to the library to find the books he needed.

    He tried (7)

    ________________ (read) as much as possible on the topic, but there wasn't


    enough time. Dennis considered (8) ________________ (ask) for more time
    to do his paper, but his History professor was known to be very tough on
    students, so he finally decided

    (9) ________________ (cheat) and copy

    his paper from somewhere else. He found an old article on the same topic
    and quickly typed it out. The next day, he submitted the paper.
    The following week, he was alarmed (10) _______________ (see) his
    professor approaching him, looking angry. "Is this your own work, or did
    you copy it?" asked the professor.
    (copy) the paper.

    Dennis denied (11) ________________

    The professor was angry with Dennis for not (12)

    _________________ (tell) the truth. "If you expect me (13) ________________


    (believe) that, you must be very stupid," said the professor. "Every word
    is taken from an article I wrote myself five years ago. Did you really think
    I would forget (14) _________________ (write) it?" Dennis couldnt help (15)
    _______________ (feel) sorry for telling such a lie.

    Gerunds & Infinitives (15 marks)


    1.

    working

    2.

    to start

    3.

    to do

    4.

    writing

    5.

    delaying

    6.

    to do

    7.

    to read

    8.

    asking

    9.

    to cheat

    10.

    to see

    11.

    copying

    12.

    telling

    13.

    to believe

    14.

    writing

    15.

    feeling

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