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Key to Exercises

56.2 UNIT 58 59.2
2 He doesn’t remember crying 3 prefer
58.1
3 He remembers falling into the river. Example answers: 4 eat / stay
4 He doesn’t remember saying he 5 I’d rather (wait) / I’d prefer to (wait)
2 I don’t mind playing cards.
wanted to be a doctor. or 3 I don’t like being alone. or 6 to go
He doesn’t remember wanting to be 7 (I’d) rather (think) / (I’d) prefer to
… to be alone.
a doctor. 4 I enjoy going to museums. (think)
5 He doesn’t remember being bitten 8 I’d prefer
5 I love cooking. or I love to cook.
by a dog. 6 I hate getting up early. 9 go
6 He remembers his sister being born 11 I’d rather listen to some music than
(when he was four). 58.2 watch TV.
2 She likes teaching biology. 12 I’d prefer to eat/stay at home rather
56.3 3 He likes taking pictures. or
1 b meeting than go to a restaurant.
He likes to take pictures. 13 I’d rather go for a swim than play
c leaving/putting 4 I didn’t like working there.
d to say tennis. or … than have a game
5 She likes studying medicine. of tennis.
e lending 6 He doesn’t like being famous.
f to call/phone 14 I’d prefer to think about it for a while
7 She doesn’t like taking risks. or rather than decide now.
2 a doing She doesn’t like to take risks.
b to say 59.3
8 I like to know things in advance.
c wearing / having / taking / 2 (would you rather) I paid it
putting on 58.3 3 would you rather I did it
d leaving / giving up 2 to sit 4 would you rather I phoned her
3 a to become 3 turning 59.4
b working 4 doing or to do 2 came
c reading 5 to get 3 watch
d going up / rising / increasing 6 being 4 than
7 to come / to go
5 didn’t
UNIT 57 8 living / being
9 to talk 6 was
57.1 7 to watch
10 to have / to know / to get /
2 to reach 8 didn’t
3 knocking to hear / to be told 9 did
11 to wait
4 to put 10 rather than
5 to concentrate 12 losing or to lose
6 asking 58.4 UNIT 60
7 calling 2 I would like / I’d like to have seen the
60.1
8 to remember programme. 2 applying for the job
9 restarting 3 I would hate / I’d hate to have lost
3 remembering names
my watch.
57.2 4 winning the lottery
4 I would love / I’d love to have met
2 It needs cutting. 5 being late
3 They need cleaning. your parents. 6 eating at home
5 I wouldn’t like to have been alone.
4 They need tightening. 7 having to queue or
5 It needs emptying. 6 I would prefer / I’d prefer to have (without) queuing
travelled by train.
57.3 8 being 90 years old
2 washing UNIT 59 60.2
3 looking 59.1 2 by standing
4 to think 3 by pressing
Example answers:
5 cutting 2 I prefer basketball to football. 4 by borrowing
6 to go 5 by driving
3 I prefer going to the cinema to
7 to iron watching movies at home. 6 by putting
8 ironing
4 I prefer being very busy to having 60.3
57.4 nothing to do. 2 paying/settling
2 look or to look 6 I prefer to go to the cinema rather 3 going
3 overhearing than watch movies at home. or 4 making
4 smiling I prefer going to the cinema rather 5 being/travelling/sitting
5 make or to make than watching movies at home. 6 going
6 organise or to organise 7 I prefer to be very busy rather than 7 asking/telling/consulting/informing
7 thinking have nothing to do. or I prefer 8 doing/having
8 get or to get being very busy to having nothing 9 turning/going
to do. 10 taking
11 bending
12 buying

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