100% - 90% (140 – 126 Баллов) – «отлично»

89% - 70% (125 – 98 баллов) – «хорошо»

69% - 50% (97 – 70 баллов) – «удовлетворительно»

Task 1 Insert the particle ‘to’ where necessary (20 баллов):

1. I have never seen her ____ weep. 2. Why not ___ try ____ find a job? 3. You will have _____ take this information into account. 4. He would rather __ part with her, than ___ marry her. 5. They were ___ meet at 5 sharp at the entrance to Hyde Park. 6. She said she’d rather ___ die than ___ leave him. 7. You needn’t ___ apologize, Mrs. Parker. 8. That terrible noise made everyone __ startle. 9. You’d better not ___ eat mussels. Mind your allergy. 10. You’ll never see me ___ enter this house again. 11. The boy was allowed ___ play with the puppies. 12. She can never be made ___ come on time. 13. We had Granny ___ cut a dozen sandwiches and ___ pack them into the basket. 14. There is nothing left for her __ do but ___ wait for his return. 15. Do you want ___ leave now, or ___ wait for the express train?

Task 2 Cross out the particle ‘to’ where it is not necessary (10 баллов)

1. You had better to follow her and apologize. 2. I would rather to stay at home and cook the dinner. 3. The latest events made us to reconsider our plans. 4. The children were made to wash their hands before the meal. 5. They heard the girl to cry out with joy. 6. I have an exam to take soon, so I can’t to go with you. 7. He found a few more facts to prove that his theory was correct. 8. Would you like to listen to jazz improvisation? 9. If I were you I would never let your mother to suffer so much. 10. Many times he was seen to secretly visit this house.

Task 3 Use the proper form of the Infinitive after modal verbs (20 баллов)

1. Can it __________ so cold now? (be)

2. It must __________ at night. Everything is so white. (snow)

3. He isn’t home now; he might __________ to the station; his sister is arriving today. (go)

4. You might __________ him; he was waiting for your call. (call)

5. He cannot __________ this paper now – he has already handed it in. (write)

6. They were __________ you the news. I don’t know why they didn’t. (tell)

7. The answer to this question is not __________ so easily. (find)

8. We didn’t need __________ to the store – our neighbor gave us a lift. (walk)

9. You needn’t __________ all this food. We have a lot already. (buy)

10. They could __________ this puzzle, but nobody asked them. (settle)

11. He didn’t call me yesterday; he must __________ no news. (have)

12. He was __________ an hour ago, but he isn’t here yet. (arrive)

13. I needn’t __________ this – it was an oral task. (write)

14. You were __________ an essay. Why haven’t you? (write)

15. He couldn’t __________ with the situation himself. I am sure somebody helped him. (cope)

16. You needn’t __________ me everything now, you can do it later. (tell)

17. How could you __________ her down? She relied on you! (let)

18. This museum cannot __________ within a day. (examine)

19. Such things are not __________ aloud. (say)

20. He must __________ this woman for a long time, but I’m not sure. (know)

Task 4 Choose the proper form of the infinitive of the verb in brackets (20 баллов)

1. It’s important _____ the children to the dentist regularly. (take)

a) to be taking b) to take c) to have taken

2. The girl was happy ____ to the theatre last Sunday. (take)

a) to have been taken b) to take c) to be taken

3. I am happy ____ you any time. (help)

a) to have helped b) to be helped c) to help

4. I am happy ____ you out. I don’t think you could have coped yourself. (help)

a) to have helped b) to be helped c) to help

5. The girl was anxious ____ the doll. (get)

a) to have got b) to be getting c) to get

6. The child was delighted ___ the long wanted doll and happily said thank you. (give)

a) to give b) to be given c) to have been given

7. I am sorry ___ you but the case is quite urgent. (bother)

a) to have bothered b) to bother c) to be bothered

8. I am sorry ___ you so much, but it was so urgent. (bother)

a) to have bothered b) to bother c) to be bothered

9. Please, don’t pretend ____: you are holding the book up side down. (read)

a) to have read b) to have been reading c) to be reading

10. He pretends not ___ her when she came. (see)

a) to have seen b) to see c) to be seen

11 Look! It seems ____. (rain)

a) to rain b) to be raining c) to have been raining

12. It seems ___ since morning.

a) to have been raining b) to be raining c) to rain

13. She is not likely ___ you; the music is too loud.

a) to have heard b) to be heard c) to hear

14. She was made ____ her secret.

a) reveal b) to have revealed c) to reveal

15. He happened ___ my advice at the very last moment.

a) to have remembered b) to remember c) to be remembering

16. I heard him ___ me this question, but I didn’t answer.

a) to have asked b) to ask c) ask

17. They made everybody ___ their rules.

a) follow b) to have followed c) to follow

18. Nobody has been ever seen ____ this building.

a) to enter b) enter c) to have entered

19. I am sorry ___ to help her, because now I can’t keep my promise.

a) to promise b) to have been promised c) to have promised

20. The children got their mother ___ the house for the celebration.

a) decorate b) to decorate c) to have decorated

Task 5 Change the following sentences using the Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction instead of a subordinate clause according to the model (10 баллов):

Model: I saw that she entered this door. – I saw her enter this door.

1. He heard that the front door slammed.

2. She saw that they jumped into the boat.

3. I believe that he had done his best for the sake of his family.

4. I have never expected that you will take so much interest in my work.

5. Mothers don’t like when their children are disagreeable.

6. Her friends knew she expected that they would help her with the work.

7. Nora ordered that the policemen should find her dog.

8. John felt that the air in the room was becoming too hot.

9. They happily declared that the task was accomplished.

10. My wish is that you see the New Year in with us. ( I want…)

Task 6 Change the following sentences using the Subjective Infinitive construction instead of a subordinate clause according to the model:

Model: They saw that people entered the house. – The people were seen to enter the house.

We are sure that she is working now. – She is sure to be working now.

1. To our surprise it turned out that the inspector was a young man.

2. “It seems you forget that I’m your mother,” she said strictly.

3. It seemed that she was indifferent to their requests.

4. It seemed that the children were enjoying themselves.

5. It was supposed that we should fill the forms.

6. It’s not likely that the weather will change soon.

7. Somebody saw that they met in the park.

8. Nobody expected that they would agree to go with us.

9. It happened that John came here at the wrong time.

10. It turned out that Alice didn’t want to deal with us.

Task 7 Change the following sentences using the For-to-Infinitive construction instead of a clause according to the model (10 баллов):

Model: Here is a book that you can read. – Here is a book for you to read.

The book is interesting enough, you will like it. – The book is interesting enough for you to like it.

1. This is a problem we have to solve.

2. This is the way you should take.

3. We’ll arrange everything so that you will feel comfortable.

4. It isn’t the topic you should discuss with your friends.

5. The task isn’t too difficult, you will solve it.

6. There is enough time, we can go for a walk.

7. We will wait until he tells us the news.

8. These are the words we are to learn for tomorrow.

9. I’ve brought you some ice cream, you can eat it.

10. There is too much food at home, so we don’t have to go shopping.

Task 8 Define the function of the Infinitive in the following sentences (20 баллов):

1. “Look up if you are ever in Florida,” he said casually, leaving Tokyo to be consul in Miami.

2. “It helps to be Italian,” she said ruefully.

3. My own job had been to learn what was likely to happen on the political scene.

4. Vicky and Greg went off to pack up their equipment.

5. No one had ever entered the diplomatic service to get mega-rich.

6….he seemed to view me as merely another mug to be robbed.

7. They chose to sit together in the back of the car.

8. I’d say that he is too kind to protest.

9. I tried to hurry Greg and Vicky into the house, but they were agonizingly slow.

10. It wasn’t until we were all safely inside with the door locked behind that I began in any way to relax.

11. Returning to find them both sitting in the chairs nearest the front door, I suggested they make themselves a hot sweet drink.

12. She changed the subject as if to defend her self-esteem.

13. “I used to be a dancer,” she said.

14. He signaled the girls to let us in through the glass door.

15. The table is mobile and can be moved too.

16. There’s often not much time to lose.

17. He stepped out of the shoe-coverer and gestured me to do the same.

18. “You are going to be all right very soon,” I went on trying to reassure her and in the end she opened her eyes.

19. He strode off towards the office to return with the thermoses.

20. She tossed her head as if to disclaim her tears.

(From “Comeback” by D. Francis)

Task 9 Find constructions with the Infinitive in the following sentences; give their names and state their syntactic functions (20 баллов):

1. Did anyone see him dive in or fall in?

2. He wasn’t eager for this young woman to move into his backyard.

3. Mr. Ex wants all hotel employees to leave the island.

4. There was no time for them to lose.

5. That turned out to be poetic justice because he met an actress in Italy and married again.

6. She had prepared a basket lunch for us to eat on the south beach.

7. I’d like to put Koko on a leash and have him look at the underside of the steps.

8. The unceasing thunder seemed to be coming from several directions.

9. He couldn’t think of any reason for Polly to stay in Oregon.

10. I’ll be willing for you to tell me the whole story.

11. First he let Koko wander about the porch.

12. It won’t be possible for you to use this cottage after the fire.

13. There was nobody for her to confide in.

14. He appears to have no serious calling.

15. Do you happen to know what the lady likes?

16. Is your cat supposed to be scratching himself in the baby’s playpen?

17. Why don’t you stay here and let the animals have the cottage?

18. The report made the island sound hazardous to one’s health.

19. Do you let her get away with that?

20. He had listened sympathetically and allowed himself to be adopted as a godfather of sorts.

KEYS

EXERCISES

Ex. 1: 1. To set a clear goal means to start to act. 2. To master foreign languages is not an easy task. / It isn’t an easy task to master a foreign language. 3. To work hard and efficiently is the condition of success. 4. To listen to music was her favourite occupation in the evening. 5. To write down the telephone number and to lose it is unforgivable. 6. To read a lot means to think a lot, to think a lot means to understand a lot, but to understand a lot doesn’t mean to know how to live. 7. It was impossible to believe him. 8. It's very difficult to understand what she means. 9. It’s easy to give advice, it’s difficult to follow it. 10. It’s pleasant to see you here again.

Ex. 2: 1. The children promised to behave well. 2. The children wanted to be taken to the circus. 3. Mother advised not to buy a cake but to bake it herself. 4. His friends invited him to come to their country house. 5. Don’t forget to pay the electricity bill. 6. I can’t explain to you how to do it. 7. I was offered to take part in the party. 8. I was surprised; I didn’t know what to do. 9. She would like to see her friends again. 10. She was sorry to have told the secret to her sister.

Ex. 3: 1. Her only request was to be given something to read. 2. Ally’s job was to collect tickets before the film began. 3. Her dream was to see Paris. 4. Our goal is to find a reasonable settlement for the conflict. 5. Her only duty was to check the firm’s e-mail. 6. To hear out means to believe. 7. To believe means to forgive. 8. To believe doesn’t mean to forget. 9. His intention was to tell everything immediately. 10. Her wish was to leave town as soon as possible.

Ex. 4: 1. His mother-in-law is difficult to please. 2. Sometimes her behaviour is difficult to understand. 3. She is pleasant to talk to. 4. This dish is easy to cook. 5. This poem is easy to learn. 6. He is impossible to persuade to change his mind. 7. This armchair is so comfortable to sit in. 8. This person is pleasant to spend time with. 9. This plant is difficult to grow in our climate. 10. She is so easy to dance with.

Ex. 5: 1. These are strawberries to eat and these are strawberries to make jam of. 2. He wasn’t the first to learn the news. 3. Who was the last to leave the classroom? 4. He is my friend but he didn’t find time to explain everything to me. 5. At last we found the proper place to set the tent. 6. Here is the bill to pay. 7. I have no intention to forgive his misbehavior. 8. And I have no desire to interfere into your relationship, but I’ll have to, there is nothing to be done about it. 9. We have something to discuss. 10. We have nothing to discuss and nothing more to expect, we must act.

Ex. 6: 1. They continued to walk holding hands. 2. It began to snow. 3. He continued to read (to deliver) the report. 4. The girl read the poem and suddenly started (began) to cry. 5. In the evening he used to sit on the porch. 6. Though we didn’t invite him, he would come every Saturday. 7. A strong wind began to blow from the North. 8. The builders continued to work at noon. 9. They ceased to talk about it many years ago. 10. The old man started to tell his story but very soon he stopped.

Ex. 7: 1. I can’t give you expensive presents on your birthday, but on these spring nights I can talk about my love. 2. I was so upset that I could hardly keep the tears back. 3. Would you like to wait for him in the garden? 4. His departure could upset the hostess. 5. I am going to leave immediately. 6. Aren’t you going to see me off? 7. He would like to be there together with everybody else, but he wasn’t invited. 8. She must have failed to come again? He looks so unhappy. 9. He may be telling about his adventures right now. 10. How could you have made this mistake again?

Ex. 8: 1. I’ll pick flowers to give a bunch of them to the girl I love. 2. To hear what they were talking about, he had to open the door a little. 3. Arthur came to the priest to confess. 4. The neighbor came twice a week to clean the room and cook some food. 5. They made a fire to get warm and dry their clothes. 6. I left home half an hour earlier to drop in at a store. 7. They decided to travel (in order) to see other countries. 8. You haven’t come here to quarrel, have you? 9. She left the room not to hear what they were going to say. 10. You’ll have to hurry not to miss the train.

Ex. 9: 1. The child was too weak to walk. 2. Even for the old collector the picture was too expensive to buy. 3. The chance is good enough not to miss it. 4. She woke up in the morning to understand that she was in love. 5. He is too stubborn to act cleverly. 6. She opened the door to see two boys shivering with cold. 7. I switched on the light to see an absolutely empty (bare) room. 8. The temperature was high enough to keep the boy at home. 9. I was too excited to think about food. 10. She is smart enough not to remind him about it.

Ex. 10: 1. He turned back as if to say something. 2. She sorted through the papers as if to find something. 3. The director took the microphone as if to make an announcement. 4. He put a finger to his lips as if to ask them to keep silent. 5. She stood up and buttoned her coat as if to leave. 6. She shrugged her shoulders as if to show that she knew nothing. 7. He waved his arm as if to stop us.

Ex. 11: 1. To tell the truth, I don’t believe him. 2. To speak frankly, your neighbor has caused my suspicions for a long time. 3. To begin with, he left the house twice at night. 4. He wears queer clothes, to say nothing of his behavior. 5. To judge by his appearance, he is a rather strange person. 6. But to speak frankly, I will tell you that I was surprised to see him running after the tram. 7. To tell the truth (to say honestly, to be quite truthful), you are not the only one who considers him suspicious. 8. Yes, he looks suspicious, to put it mildly. 9. To put it bluntly, he may be a runaway criminal. 10. To cut a long story short, we must inform the police.

Ex. 12: 1. What makes you think that we are acquainted? 2. Football is known to be the most popular game in the world. 3. I heard her leave the room and lock the door. 4. He is not likely (is unlikely) to get informed about this accident. 5. The Moscow University is known to have been founded about 300 years ago. 6. I saw her write something in her notebook. 7. Everyone considers S. Fyodorov to have been an outstanding physician. 8. She didn’t expect to see her rival. 9. Do you understand what made him turn down the business trip? 10. I would like you to tell us about your trip. 11. Would you like (Do you want) me to come earlier? 12. He was seen to enter the station, but nobody saw him board a train. 13. It was difficult for us to believe her story. 14. He turned out to be a good surgeon. 15. It’s always interesting for me to listen to his stories about his young age. 16. I trusted him but he turned out to be a rascal. 17. He is said to have got Oxford Prize. 18. The delegation is expected to arrive tomorrow morning. 19. The parents wanted their son to become a physician. 20. I hate him to come so late.

Ex. 13: 1. Object, 2. Attribute, 3. A part of a compound verbal modal predicate, 4. Complex object, 5. A part of a compound verbal modal predicate, 6. Adverbial modifier of result, 7. Object, 8. Subject, 9. Complex object, 10. Subject, 11. Attribute, 12. A part of a compound verbal aspect predicate, 13. Object, 14. Complex subject, 15. Subject, 16. Attribute, 17. Object, 18. Complex subject, 19. A part of a compound verbal modal predicate, 20. Adverbial modifier of purpose, 21. Adverbial modifier of result, 22. Adverbial modifier of purpose, 23. Complex object, 24. Parenthesis, 25. Complex subject, 26. A part of a compound verbal modal predicate.

Test

Task 1: 1. -, 2. -, to, 3. to, 4. -, -, 5. to, 6. -, -, 7. -, 8. -, 9. -, 10. -, 11. to, 12. to, 13. -, 14. to, -, 15. to, -.

Task 2: 1. follow, 2. stay, 3. reconsider, 4. to wash, 5. cry, 6. to take, go , 7. to prove, 8. to listen, 9. suffer, 10. to secretly visit.

Task 3: 1. be, 2. have snowed, 3. have gone, 4. have called, 5. be writing, 6. To have told, 7. to be found, 8. to walk, 9. have bought, 10. have settled, 11. have had, 12. to have arrived, 13. have written, 14. to have written, 15. have coped, 16. tell, 17. have let, 18. be examined, 19. to be said, 20. have known.

Task 4: 1. b, 2. a, 3. c, 4. a, 5. c, 6. b, 7. b, 8. a, 9. c, 10. a, 11. b, 12. a, 13. a, 14. c, 15. b, 16. c, 17. a, 18. a, 19. c, 20. b.

Task 5: 1. He heard the front door slam. 2. She saw them jump into the boat. 3. I believe him to have done his best for the sake of his family. 4. I have never expected you to take so much interest in my work. 5. Mothers don’t like their children to be disagreeable. 6. Her friends knew that she expected them to help her with the work. 7. Nora ordered the policemen to find her dog. 8. John felt the air in the room to become too hot. 9. They happily declared the task to have been accomplished. 10. I want you to see the New Year in with us.

Task 6: 1. To our surprise the inspector turned out to be a young man. 2. “You seem to forget that I am your mother,” she said strictly. 3. She seemed to be indifferent to their requests. 4. The children seemed to be enjoying themselves. 5. We were supposed to fill the forms. 6. The weather is not likely to change soon. 7. They were seen to meet in the park. 8. They were not expected to agree to go with us. 9. John happened to come here at the wrong time. 10. Alice turned out not to want to deal with us.

Task 7: 1. This is a problem for us to solve. 2. This is the way for you to take. 3. We’ll arrange everything for you to feel comfortable. 4. It isn’t the topic for you to discuss with your friends. 5. The task isn’t too difficult for you to solve. 6. There is enough time for us to go for a walk. 7. We will wait for him to tell us the news. 8. These are the words for us to learn for tomorrow. 9. I’ve brought some ice cream for you to eat. 10. There is too much food at home for us to go shopping.

Task 8: 1. adverbial modifier of purpose; 2. subject; 3. predicative; 4. adverbial modifier of purpose; 5. adverbial modifier of result; 6. attribute; 7. object; 8. adverbial modifier of result; 9. part of a compound verbal modal predicate; 10. part of a compound verbal aspect predicate; 11. adverbial modifier of result; 12. adverbial modifier of comparison; 13. part of a compound verbal aspect predicate; 14. object; 15. part of a compound verbal modal predicate; 16. attribute; 17. object; 18. part of a compound verbal modal predicate; 19. adverbial modifier of result; 20. adverbial modifier of comparison.

Task 9:

1. Did anyone see him dive in or fall in? – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction; complex object;

2. He wasn’t eager for this young woman to move into his backyard. – For-to-Infinitive construction; object

3. Mr. Ex wants all hotel employees to leave the island. – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction; complex object;

4. There was no time for them to lose. – For-to-Infinitive construction; attribute;

5. That turned out to be poetic justice because he met an actress in Italy and married again. – Subjective Infinitive construction; complex subject;

6. She had prepared a basket lunch for us to eat on the south beach. – For-to-Infinitive construction; attribute;

7. I’d like to put Koko on a leash and have him look at the underside of the steps. – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction; complex object;

8. The unceasing thunder seemed to be coming from several directions. – Subjective Infinitive construction; complex subject;

9. He couldn’t think of any reason for Polly to stay in Oregon. – For-to-Infinitive construction; attribute;

10. I’ll be willing for you to tell me the whole story. – For-to-Infinitive construction; object;

11. First he let Koko wander about the porch. – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction; complex object;

12. It won’t be possible for you to use this cottage after the fire. – For-to-Infinitive construction; subject;

13. There was nobody for her to confide in. – For-to-Infinitive construction; attribute;

14. He appears to have no serious calling. – Subjective Infinitive construction; complex subject;

15. Do you happen to know what the lady likes? – Subjective Infinitive construction; complex subject;

16. Is your cat supposed to be scratching himself in the baby’s playpen? – Subjective Infinitive construction; complex subject;

17. Why don’t you stay here and let the animals have the cottage? – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction; complex object;

18. The report made the island sound hazardous to one’s health. – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction; complex object;

19. Do you let her get away with that? – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction; complex object;

20. He had listened sympathetically and allowed himself to be adopted as a godfather of sorts. – Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction; complex object.