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              7  in a vaccine to prevent the  8  He warned me not to go out  39.2
                disease.                    without an umbrella.        He noticed two men looking into
              8  to public recognition                                  all the parked cars.
              9  to being called English                                He recalled hearing a car being
              10  for my mother             UNIT  38                    driven away.
                                                                        He didn't consider telling the
             36.3                          38.1                         police.
              1  You wash (the dishes) and I'll  1  b  racing/tearing,  c  to  He denied stealing the car.
               dry (them / the dishes).     admire,  d  tearing/racing  He regretted going into town that
               Washing up in a kitchen.    2  a  talking,  b  smoking/  night.
             2  Are you ready to order (your  spending,  c  to introduce,
               meal)? In a restaurant.      d  to say                   The following sentences can be
              3  Do you drink (alcohol)?   3  a  to tell / to notify,  b  to tell /  rewritten with having + past
             4  Who scored (the goals)?     to notify,  c  turning down,  participle
               Question about a football    d  spending                 He admitted having been in town
               match.                     4  a  living,  b  to buy,  c  to  around midnight.
             5  It's your turn to deal (the  check,  d putting         He recalled having heard a car
               cards). Flaying cards.                                   being driven away.
             6  I'll weed (the garden) and you  38.2                   He denied having stolen the car.
               can water (it / the garden).  Example answers:           He regretted having gone to town
               Gardening.                  2  to push / pushing it towards  that night.
                                             the garage.
                                           3  to give it to you yesterday but  39.3
                                                                         X
                                                                        2
               UNIT  37                      I couldn't get to a bank.  3  The plan envisages Tony's
                                           4  you to cut out fats from your
             37.1                            diet.                       becoming
             2  a  allowed;  b  agreed     5  aching when I lay on the  4  X
             3  a  arranged;  b  wanted      floor.                     5 6  X
                                                                         We objected to the company's
             4  a  warned;  b  threatened  6  thinking about waves       building
             5  a  appealed;  b  forced      breaking on the shore, ('to  7  It amuses me to think of his
             6  a  told;  b  promised        think' is also possible, but less  sitting
             7  a  arrange;  b  need         likely; it suggests that I find it  8 X
             8  a  persuaded;  b  decided    difficult to think about waves
                                             breaking on the shore.)   39.4
             37.2                          7  to play when all the lights  The more likely answers are...
              1  longed for the holidays
                                                                          crying ('most of the night'
              2  overheard him say         8  went out.                 1  suggests an action that went on
                                             to call me if you need any
              3  watched them-to-play football
              4  consented -her-to lend    9  more  information.        2  over a period of time)
                                                                         bite ('biting* is also possible,
                                             shouting / to shout for help.
              5  encouraged me to work hard  10  to lift my suitcase, ('lifting' is  but this would perhaps suggest
              6  campaigning for an inquiry to  also possible, but less likely; it  that the snake bit me several
                be held to-heW-into                                      times)
              7  let them -to- stay          suggests that I picked up the  3  playing (the situation suggests
                                             suitcase in order to find out if
              8  promised tne-to show me     I was able to lift it.)     that the children were playing
              9  to make them to do with                                 before you came out of the
             10  hear-her tell that        11  waiting for a couple of hours.  station  and after you left; that
             11  entitles you to take                                    is, you don't watch them
             12  let me to- borrow                                       playing from start to finish)
                                            UNIT  39
             37.3                                                      4  slip (here we are probably
             Most likely answers:         39.1                           talking about a single, short
             2  He encouraged me to continue  Example objects are given.  action)
               the course.                 3  denied
             3  He promised to phone me   4  put off
               soon.                       5  found Jane                 UNIT  40
             4  He agreed to come with me.  6  heard someone           40.1
             5  He ordered me to stop the car.  7  imagined (Jo)       Most likely answers; example
             6  He invited me to go out for  8  watched the stars       objects are given.
               dinner.                    9  missed (him)              2  + a  Scientists have discovered
             7  He volunteered to work late at                           how bananas can be made to
               the weekend.                                              grow straight.

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