Question

2. Раскройте скобки, используя нужную форму инфинитива.
1. I hate (to bother) you, but the students are still waiting (to give) books for their work.
2. He seized every opportunity (to appear) in public: he was so anxious (to talk) about. 3. Is
there anything else (to tell) her? I believe she deserves (to know) the state of her sick brother.
4. He began writing books not because he wanted (to earn) a living. He wanted (to read) and
not (to forget). 5. I consider myself lucky (to be) to that famous exhibition and (to see) so many
wonderful paintings. 6. He seems (to know) French very well: he is said (to spend) his youth
in Paris. 7. The enemy army was reported (to overthrow) the defense lines and (to advance)
towards the suburbs of the city. 8. The woman pretended (to read) and not (to hear) the bell. 9.
You seem (to look) for trouble. 10. It seemed (to snow) heavily since early morning: the ground
was covered with a deep layer of snow. 11. They seemed (to quarrel): I could hear angry voices
from behind the door. 12. They are supposed (to work) at the problem for the last two months.
13. The only sound (to hear) was the snoring of grandfather in the bedroom. 14. Her ring was
believed (to lose) until she happened (to find) it during the general cleaning. It turned out (to
drop) between the sofa and the wall. 15. They seemed (to wait) for ages.

Answer 1

1.I hate to bother you, but the students are still waiting to give books for their work
2.He seized every opportunity to appear in public: he was so anxious to be talked about
3.Is there anything else to tell her? I believe she deserves to know the state of her sick brother
4.He began writing books not because he wanted to earn a living. He wanted to be read and not to be forgotten.
5.I consider myself lucky to have been to that famous exhibition and (to) have seen so many wonderful paintings
6.He seems to know French very well: he is said to have spent his youth in Paris
7.The enemy army was reported to overthrown the defence lines and (to) have advanced towards the suburbs of the city
8.The woman pretended to be reading and not to hear the bell
9.You seem to be looking for trouble
10.It seemed to been snowing heavily since early morning: the ground was covered with a deep layer of snow
11.They seemed to be quarrelling: i could hear angry voices from behind the door
12.Perhaps it would upset her to be told the truth of the matter
13.They are supposed to have been working at the problem for the last two months
14. They seemed to have been waiting for ages