Gerunds and Infinitives

Basic level Match the sentence halves.

Basic level Match the sentence halves.

Basic level Choose the correct option to fill in the gap. Many firms stop ___ women of childbearing age because they do not want to deal with the problems that come with maternity leave.

Basic level Choose the correct option to fill in the gap. Successful women manage ___ their various responsibilities at work and at home.

Medium level Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Women tend ___ (HAVE) quiet and less aggressive nature, can handle these tensions and complexities better than men.

Medium level Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Women appreciate ___ (DO) every job with fairness. They believe in fair playing following ethical codes.

Medium level Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Getting talented women in business leadership positions will continue ___ (PROMOTE) and develop expectations for those just starting out in the workforce or looking to progress.

Medium level Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets. The decision involves ___ (REDUCE) salaries for the office staff.

Medium level Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Now women are doing better as team leaders than men due to their sensitive nature, which allows them ___ (UNDERSTAND) unspoken words or emotions.

Advanced level Read the text and choose the correct option. My new home was a long way from the center of London and it became essential a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and applying to London Transport for a job on the tube. It turned out that they were looking for guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldn’t drive a car but I could probably guard a train and perhaps continue to write poems between stations. “Yes, I would be a tube guard,” I thought. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. The next day I sat down, with almost a hundred other , for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after half an hour’s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. The examiner sat at a desk. We were signalled forward the seat opposite him when the previous candidate had been dismissed. Sometimes the person was rejected quickly and sometimes after quite a while. Obviously the longer interviews were the most successful ones. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half. I can remember the questions now: “Why did you leave your last job? Why did you leave your job before that? And the one before?” I can’t my answers, except they were short at first and grew shorter as we continued. His closing statement a lack of sensitivity, which helped to explain why as a psychologist he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “You have failed this test and we are unable to offer you a position”. to get that job was my low point. I thought that the work was easy. Actually, such a job demands exactly this sort of elementary responsibility a dreamer like me is unlikely to have. But, I was still far short of self-understanding as well as short of cash.