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Exercise 2. Read the joke and give a summary of it. Use gerunds.
On coming home Mr Adams found Mrs Adams in tears.
“What’s the matter, darling?” he asked. "I hope you don’t mind my com­ing late. I had a lot of work to do today.”
“Oh no, it’s Frank. He’s broken the window in the sitting-room and he’s doing badly at school. The Principal* insists on his leaving school.”
“ Frank, you bad boy! ” shouted M r Adams looking angrily at his son. “When George Washington was your age he was at the top of his class!”
“Well,” answered the boy. “when George Washington was your age he was President of the United States.”
Exercise 3. Transform these sentences according to the models.
a) Are they still rehearsing? (to finish)
No, they’ve just finished rehearsing.

1. 
   Are they still discussing the problem? (to finish) 2. Is it still raining? (to stop) 3. Is the room-clerk still checking people in? (to finish) 4. Has he been painting the picture long? (to begin) b) I don’t like it when you are late.
   

I don't like your being late.

2. 
   I dislike it when he is doing nothing. 2. I don't mind if you open the win­dow. 3. I hate it when he sings. 4. He dislikes it when she criticizes his essays.
   

3. 
   What did he say about the novel? (to read)
   

He said it was worth reading.
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1. 
   What did he say about the performance? (to see) 2. What did he say about the lecture? (to attend) 3. What did they say about the propositi? (to think over) 4. What did she say about his article? (to read)
   

3. 
   You’ve told Ben about it, haven’t you?
   

Yes, of course. I couldn’t help telling him about it.

1. 
   You’ve encouraged Bill, haven’t you? 2. They agreed with him. didn’t they? 3. He changed his mind, didn't he? 4. They've enjoyed the film, haven’t they? e) I insist that you should borrow books from the library.
   

I insist on your borrowing books from the library.

1. 
   1 insist that you should lend books to your friends. 2. He insists that John should apologize to them. 3. They insist that he should examine the documents. 4. I insist that Mary should forgive them.
   

6. 
   You should think it over before you give an answer.
   

You should think it over before giving an answer.

1. 
   You should collect the necessary material before you start to write an essay. 2. You should reserve a hotel room before you leave on business. 3. You should think the offer over before you accept it.
   

6. 
   I see no reason why they should leave tonight.
   

I see no reason for their leaving tonight.

1. 
   I see no reason why they should criticize him. 2. He gave up all hope that he would see them again. 3. I don’t like the idea that I should do everything myself. 4. There is a way this problem can be settled.
   

6. 
   I suppose Mr Nelson saw the manager before leaving?
   

No, he left without seeing the manager.

1. 
   I suppose Mrs Blake left a message before going away? 2. I suppose he thought the offer over before accepting it? 3. 1 suppose you made an appoint­ment with him before going to see him? 4. I suppose you made some changes before handing the paper?