Пройдите тест Test Gerund Functions
1 I was surprised by Mark's getting hired.
A. subject
B. object of a possessive
C. subject complement
2 Not listening when people are talking to you is a really hard habit to break.
A. subject
B. object
C. object complement
3 We considered moving multiple times.
A. subject
B. object
C. object of a preposition
4 What I'd really suggest is looking for a new job as soon as possible.
A. subject
B. object
C. subject complement
5 They're intent on destroying this company!
A. object of a possessive
B. object of a preposition
C. object complement
6 My worst fear is drowning!
A. object
B. subject complement
C. object complement
7 You need to work on your writing.
A. object of a possessive
B. object of a preposition
C. object complement
8 Waking up late every day isn't going to help you!
A. subject
B. object
C. object complement
9 Personally, I wouldn't recommend going there.
A. subject
B. object
C. object complement
10 I'm sick and tired of arguing with you!
A. object complement
B. object of a possessive
C. object of a preposition

1. Economics (is) his favourite subject.

2. The trousers he bought for her (don’t) fit her.

3. The police (want) to interview men about the robbery.

4. Physics (was) my best subject at school.

5. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (aren’t) sharp enough.

6. The news (wasn’t) as bad as we expected.

7. Where (does) your family live?

8. Four days (isn’t) long enough for a good holiday.

9. He can’t find his binoculars. Do you know where (they are)?

10. Do you think the people (are) happy with the government?

11. (Do) the police know how the accident happened?

12. She doesn’t like hot weather. Twenty-eight degrees (is) too

warm for her.

13. The staff at school (are) not happy with their new working

conditions.

14. Thirty thousand pounds (was) stolen in the robbery.

15. Two years (is) a long time to be without job.

16. Five miles (is) a long way to walk every day.

17. I need more money. Six pounds (is) not enough.

18. These species (are) very rare.

19. My hair (is) dark brown.

20. His watch (needs) repairing.

OK, hello!OK, привет!Sarah:Hello!Привет!Todd:Hi, what's your name?Как тебя зовут?Sarah:My name is Sarah.Меня зовут Сара.Todd:OK, and Sarah where are you from?Так, Сара, а откуда ты?Sarah:I'm from the north of England, Newcastle.Я из северной Англии, из города Ньюкасл.Todd:OK, so Newcastle, how far is that from London?Так, значит, ты из Ньюкасла. Это далеко от Лондона?Sarah:Um, it's about 300 miles.Гм... примерно 300 миль.Todd:Uh-huh, do you go to London a lot or have you been to London before?У-гу. А в Лондон ты ездишь или бывала ли ты в Лондоне вообще?Sarah:I live in London. I've lived in London for the past seven years.Я живу в Лондоне. Живу там последние 7 лет.Todd:Oh, really?Вот как, оказывается!Sarah:Almost seven years, yeah.Почти 7 лет, да.Todd:OK. Which do you prefer, London or Newcastle?OK. И где тебе больше нравится: в Лондоне или Ньюкасле?Sarah:Um, like them both. I prefer Newcastle because it's smaller, so it's easier to get around and it's also cheaper. London is very expensive.И там, и там. Ньюкасл лучше тем, что он меньше, до всего там ближе, в тому же там дешевле. А Лондон город очень дорогой.Todd:So all your family is in Newcastle?Значит, все твои родственники живут в Ньюкасле?Sarah:Um, pretty much yeah.Э... в общем, да.Todd:So are they always trying to get you to go back and move back to Newcastle?А пытаются они вновь вернуть тебя в Ньюкасл?Sarah:Ah, no, no, because most of the jobs are in the south, anyway for younger people so it's quite difficult to get a job in the north in teaching.Нет-нет, потому что с работой намного лучше на юге страны, по крайней мере, для молодёжи - поэтому на севере довольно трудно найти место преподавателя.Todd:OK. Um, what do you like about London?OK. Э... чем тебе нравится Лондон?Sarah:Ah, it's a very busy place, there's lots of things going on all the time. There's also lots of things I don't like about London, but all my friends live there, lots of job opportunities.Это очень оживлённый город, постоянно полный разных событий. Многое в Лондоне мне не нравится, но здесь живут все мои друзья, и работу найти легко.Todd:OK, what were you doing before you came to Japan in London?OK, а чем ты занималась в Лондоне до приезда в Японию?Sarah:Ah, I was in Austria for a year. I was teaching in Austria, and then I was in London teaching, in London for a few years.Э... один год я прожила в Австрии. Преподавала там, затем преподавала в Лондоне несколько лет.Todd:What were you teaching in London?А что ты преподавала в Лондоне?Sarah:I was teaching primary school. I was a primary school teacher.