I. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb. A man (1) ……………….. (take) to hospital after (2) ……………….. (attack) by a tiger at Peal zoo this afternoon. He (3) ……………….. (say) to have suffered severe wounds but (4) ……………….. (expect) to recover. Several witnesses of the terrifying event (5) ……………….. (currently/treat) for shock. The tiger escaped after the door of her cage (6) ……………….. (accidentally / leave) open after feeding time. She (7) ……………….. (catch) shortly after using a tranquilliser gun, but by then the visitor (8) ……………….. (already / injure). Zookeepers say it was lucky she (9) ……………….. (feed) so recently, as otherwise the attack may have been more severe. The incident (10) ……………….. (investigate) by police. Meanwhile the zoo director has promised that security (11) ……………….. (increase) in order to ensure that such incidents (12) ……………….. (avoid) in future. II. Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of must, need, should , might, could or can. 1. It is essential for us all to treat each other with respect. We …………………………………………………………………………………. 2. It was wrong of me to accuse her of lying. I ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. It’s possible that Maria is pregnant. Maria ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. I’m certain that Sean did not steal the money. Sean ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. It’s not necessary for you to take the car. We can walk there. You ……………………………………………………………………………………… 6. You are allowed to take one item of hand luggage with you on board. You ……………………………………………………………………………………… 7. It was a bad idea to lend her money. You ……………………………………………………………………………………… 8. It is important that all players follow the rules. All players ……………………………………………………………………………………… 9. I’m sure Edward isn’t angry. Edward ………………………………………………………………………………………
10. There is a chance that she will recover from her illness. She ……………………………………………………………………………………… III. Choose the correct form of the verb. 1. They forgot to switch off / switching off the computers before they left. 2. He will always remember his teacher to speak/speaking about the importance of protecting the environment. 3. City farms are trying to teach/teaching children how to respect the natural environment. 4. The bank clerk told his customer: “I regret to inform/informing you that someone has withdrawn a substantial amount from your account”. 5. The minister decided that it was time to stop to work/working so hard and start enjoying his family. 6. John enjoys to watch / watching television programmes about whales. 7. The governments of certain developed countries are afraid of announce / announcing the level of their greenhouse gas emissions to the public. IV. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the infinitive or the –ing form. Mind the tenses! Stress seems (1) ……………….. (become) part of everyday life. More and more people complain of constantly (2) ……………….. (feel) anxious. So, what can we do to avoid (3) ……………….. (suffer) from stress? 1. Adopt a positive mental attitude. It is important (4) ……………….. (identify) the positive aspects of challenging situations and avoid (5) ……………….. (get) caught up in difficulties. 2. Don’t take on too much. Learn (6) ……………….. (say) no to people: there’s no point in (7) ……………….. (do) things for other people if it makes you feel terrible! If you are too busy (8) ……………….. (take) something on, you can (9) ……………….. (refuse) to do it. It’s that simple. 3. Lead a healthy lifestyle. If you are feeling tense, go (10) ……………….. (swim). Also, make sure you get enough sleep. Tired people are too exhausted (11) ……………….. (deal) with difficult situations, so they get stressed easily. Follow these three rules and you will (12) ……………….. (have) a calm, controlled and stress-free existence!