Verbs followed by -ing and/or infinitive
Do you think I would ______ a good doctor? (be)
[be]
[A worse / The worst / The more worse] mark I ever got in a test was 10 out of 20.
The worst
Every day I get up, go to school, come home and study. My life is so M_____________
mundane!
I think going to university is a good plan. You never know what it might [lead / result] to.
lead
My brother advised me ________ to university. He said it was the only sensible choice. (go)
[to go]
Happiness is [more important / most important / as important] than being rich.
more important
The documentary told the fascinating and e_________ story of how the Earth was formed.
extraordinary
The number of people out of work is [transforming / increasing] so it is more important than ever to get good qualifications.
increasing
I'll never manage __________ in time if she keeps phoning me! (finish)
[to finish]
My French is ____________ as my English. (not / good)
[not as good]
Have you ever had fried ice cream? I know it sounds w_________ but it tastes great!
weird
Temperatures around the country are [turning / falling]. It seems that winter is not far away.
falling
I often dream about ___________ to the USA and starting a new life there. (move)
[moving]
For some people, learning a foreign language is _________________ they think. (a lot / challenging)
[a lot more challenging than]
The weather here in summer is quite [unpredictable / predictable]. You know you will get sunshine every day.
predictable
When the singer's popularity [grew / resulted], he found he had to work even harder to keep his fans satisfied.
grew
We hope ________ the new teaching material before the end of the week. (have)
[to have]
Your work is _______________ hers – it's just different. The two of you are equally good. (not / good)
[not better than]
With its great actors and its [offbeat / mundane] humour, the show was a great success with young people.
offbeat
Gabriella thought the rapidly [increasing / decreasing] temperature and the north wind meant that snow was coming.
decreasing