Reading and Use of English Part 1 - B2 - Grammar Focus: The to infinitive and -ing

EXAM PRACTICE

Reading and Use of English Part 1

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A round B through C across D above

Balloon adventure

Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard were the first team to go (0) (A) round the world in a balloon. Nobody (1) ________ them to finish their astonishing 19-day expedition, especially as they had to (2) ________ with poisonous fumes and temperatures of –50˚C.

Brian had run a business, but he got tired of it and (3) ________ to buy a balloon. Before long he was one of the country's (4) ________ balloon instructors and pilots. Why did he risk everything for one trip? He says he was not a very confident child: 'When I was seven a friend (5) ________ me go down a water slide with him. I still (6 ________ being absolutely terrified. I've never learnt to swim properly.' He thinks everyone should face their greatest (7) ________ and that is one reason why he went up in the balloon. Six of the 19 days were spent over the Pacific Ocean. Brian says he won't (8) ________ to do it again because there are so many other things he wants to do.

0 A round B through C across D above

1 A expected B hoped C intended D admitted

2 A do away B get along C keep up D put up

3 A thought B considered C afforded D decided

4 A unique B preferable C leading D suitable

5 A demanded B made C encouraged D persuaded

6 A forget B remind C remember D regret

7 A fears B suspicions C disturbances D frights

8 A delay B imagine C attempt D suggest

EXAM TIPS!

Read through the whole text first.
Look at the words before and after each gap.
Try each word (A, B, C and D) in the gap and decide which is correct. If you are not sure, choose the word that you think best fits the gap.

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GRAMMAR FOCUS

Grammar focus task

These are some verbs from the exam task. Without looking back, put them into the table below.

Three of the verbs can go in two columns.

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