Use the appropriate form of the Infinitive

I. 1. He made me (do) it all over again. 2. He made her (repeat) the message. 3. Would you like me (go) now? 4. They won't let us (leave) the Customs till our luggage has been examined. 5. He wouldn't let my baby (play) with his gold watch. 6. Please let me (know) your decision as soon as possible. 7. He made us (wait) for hours. 8. I let him (go) early as he wanted to meet his wife. 9. I'd like him (go) to a university but I can't make him (go). 10. He tried to make me (believe) that he was my stepbrother. 11. Before he let us (go) he made us (promise) not to tell anybody what we had seen. 12. I advised him (ask) the bus-conductor to tell him where to get off. 13. That is too heavy for one person (carry); let me (help) you. 14. The teacher advised us (use) dictionaries. 15. Her father doesn't allow her (go) to the cinema alone. 16. Who told the nurse (give) the sick man this medicine? 17. The old man doesn't like his grandchildren (make) a lot of noise when they are playing. 18. The gardener won't let the children (pick) the flowers.

II. 1. I hate (bother) you, but the man is still waiting (give) a definite answer. 2. He hated (bother) with trifling matters when he had many more important questions (decide). 3. She would never miss a chance (show) her efficiency, she was so anxious (like) and (praise). 4. The idea was too complicated (express) in just one paragraph. 5. Is there anything else (tell) him? I believe he deserves (know) how the matter stands and (tell) all about it. 6. He took to writing not (earn) a living but a name. All he wanted was (read) and not (forget). 7. How fortunate he is (travel) all over the world and (see) so much of it. 8. The girl pretended (read) a book and not (notice) me. 9. It seems (rain) ever since we came here. 10. It is so thoughtful of you (book) the tickets well in advance. 11. Perhaps it would bother him (speak) about the quarrel. 12. The only sound (hear) was the ticking of the grandfather's clock downstairs. 13. The third key remained (test). 14. She was probably angry (reprimand) in front of me. 15. She sat there trying to pretend she did not want (dance) and was quite pleased (sit) there and (watch) the fun. 16. She was sorry (be) out when I called and promised (wait) for me downstairs after the office hours. 17. She said she would love (come) and was simply delighted (ask) for a date. 18. I offered (carry) her case but she was afraid (let) it out of her hand. 19. Let's go and see the place. You will be sorry later (miss) it.

Insert the Infinitive in the appropriate form and translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Mr Abbot was the first... the silence, (break). 2. The next patient... was a nice girl in her early 'teens, (examine). 3. Honesty is the first principle... when working with us, (observe). 4. He complained that he was always the last..., (inform). 5. I am the last man... a question of the kind, (ask). 6. They were among the last... (arrive). 7. He found that he was the only one... the discrepancy, (notice). 8. If there is to be a vacancy I would like to be the one... the job. (offer). 9. These houses were among the few... after a great fire, (survive). 10. Who was the youngest chess player... the title of All-Union Champion? (win). 11. The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre players were the second British company... the Soviet Union, (visit). 12. The Nurem­berg trial was the biggest international trial... ever.... (hold).


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