Gerunds & Infinitives
Complete the sentence: “She refused ___ (go) to the party.”
TO GO
Complete the sentence: “Flexible working hours are often ___ less important than a decent salary.” (choose from: a great deal, a large amount, a high number)
a great deal
Complete the sentence: “It’s to your ___ to make as many contacts as possible.”
advantage
Complete the idiom: “Thanks for covering my ___!” (back / neck / shoulder)
back
What does "put off" mean in the sentence: The long hours really put me off accepting the offer.
A) Encourage B) Discourage C) Fire someone D) Reward
B) DISCOURAGE
After which verb do you use the gerund? (choose one) enjoy, decide, promise
ENJOY
Fill in the blank: “My brother works ___ hours than me.” (choose from: a lot of, by far, far more)
far more
Which word fits? “Companies have dress codes for a ___ , so employees should stick to them.”
purpose
Which idiom means “to start with simple things before doing something difficult”?
walk before you can run
Find the mistake: She was talked on giving the presentation even though she was nervous.
❌ on → ✅ into
Correct the sentence: “He avoided to answer the question.”
He avoided answering the question.
Correct the sentence: “This report contains just many errors as the previous version.”
This report contains just as many errors as the previous version.
Fill in the blank: “Students should take full ___ of online business networking sites.”
advantage
Complete the phrase: “You’ll ___ yourself if you don’t take that opportunity.” (hit / pat / kick)
KICK
Which phrasal verb means “to investigate or research something”?
CHECK OUT
Give an example sentence using a verb followed by an infinitive expressing intention.
Eample: I plan to travel next summer.
Complete with as or like: “They seemed ___ the inspectors.”
like
Complete the sentence: “I didn’t make good ___ of my time at school.”
use
What does “get your head down” mean?
To focus and work hard
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: She always tries to ___ up her team's mistakes, but it only makes things worse.
A) cover B) see
COVER
Explain the difference in meaning between “stop to smoke” and “stop smoking.”
“Stop to smoke” means stopping something else in order to smoke; “stop smoking” means quitting smoking entirely.
Complete with so or such: “It’s not ___ a large project as I expected.”
so
Complete: “Doing an unpaid internship seems a bit ___ if you ask me.”
pointless
Complete the idiom: “Could you lend a ___?” (hand / back / shoulder)
HAND
What's the difinition of "start up"?
To begin doing something new, especially a job or activity.