English 9 · Unit 8: The environment · Cambridge Global English Stage 9

Questions

1. 1. Caption: 'This year we're planning to grow tomatoes, peas and green beans. We try to avoid using pesticides. We want to involve everyone from the local community, so don't forget to put your name on the list.' Which verb in the caption is followed by an -ing form?

   • forget
   • planning
   • want
   • avoid
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2. 2. Some verbs are followed by ____: avoid, consider, give up, suggest, imagine.

   • to + infinitive
   • the -ing form
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3. 3. Some verbs are followed by ____: agree, decide, expect, hope, manage, plan, promise, want.

   • the -ing form
   • to + infinitive
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4. 4. Some verbs can be followed by either -ing or ____ and there is no difference in meaning. For example: begin, continue, start, like, love, prefer.

   • to
   • the -ing form
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5. 5. Our teacher suggested ____ our own water bottles to school.

   • to bring
   • bringing
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6. 6. I'm going to start ____ my own vegetables.

   • only to grow
   • only growing
   • growing or to grow (both)
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7. 7. Have you considered ____ up meat?

   • giving
   • to give
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8. 8. They managed ____ an urban farm.

   • to start
   • starting
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9. 9. I can't imagine ____ without a phone.

   • to live
   • living
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10. 10. I've agreed ____ our neighbour with her garden.

    • to help
    • helping
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11. 11. It's hard to imagine everyone giving up their cars and ____ everywhere.

    • walked
    • walk
    • to walk
    • walking
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12. 12. It's worth ____ the list of ingredients on the product or asking an assistant.

    • check
    • checked
    • to check
    • checking
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13. 13. It's worth checking the list of ingredients on the product or ____ an assistant whether it contains added sugar.

    • asked
    • ask
    • asking
    • to ask
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14. 14. We had difficulty ____ a suitable alternative to plastic packaging.

    • finding
    • find
    • found
    • to find
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15. 15. We had difficulty finding a suitable alternative and then ____ it at a reasonable cost.

    • produced
    • producing
    • produce
    • to produce
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16. 16. Have you considered ____ students refillable water bottles?

    • to give
    • giving
    • give
    • given
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17. 17. Have you considered giving students refillable water bottles and ____ water fountains around the school?

    • installing
    • installed
    • to install
    • install
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18. 18. The article suggests ____ your own herbs in plastic yogurt pots.

    • growing
    • to grow
    • grown
    • grow
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19. 19. The article suggests growing your own herbs in plastic yogurt pots or ____ old food tins.

    • reusing
    • to reuse
    • reused
    • reuse
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20. 20. Get it right! Avoid leaving on lights and ____ energy.

    • waste
    • to waste
    • wasting
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