Put in the appropriate Verbals into the story and the interview about lorry hijackings using the verbs in brackets. Reproduce them.

(A)

The Road Transport Industry is becoming increasingly (1) ..... (concern) about lorry (2) ..... (hijack). The hijackers seem (3) ..... (be) well-(4) ..... (inform). The gangs concentrate on trucks (5) ..... (carry) high-value marketable loads. Drivers have now been forbidden (6) ..... (pick up) hitch-hikers, and have been warned against (7) ..... (be) careless when (8) ..... (park) in motorway service areas. Yesterday’s (9) ..... (hijack) on the M6 was the fourth in the area this month.

(B)

Inspector Waterman is interviewing Stan Fletcher, the driver of the (1)..... (hijack) truck.

Complete the text using appropriate Nonfinite forms of the verbs in brackets and retell the text.

A conventional or cellular office is a series of rooms (1) ..... (separate) from each other by solid walls. (2) ..... (compare) to it, an open plan office contains a (3) ..... (wait) area with a portable screen partly (4) ..... (separate) it from the Computer area on the right. The left-hand side is occupied by the Sales staff – the Manager (5) ..... (sit) in the far corner and several (6) ..... (remain) persons (7) ..... (space out), with a couple of screens (8) ..... (break) up the area nearest the central pathway. On the right at the far end is the General Office once again only partly (9) ..... (separate) off by a movable screen and some (10) ..... (file) cabinets. Strategic plants’ (11) ..... (position) heightens the illusion of separation. The overall effect of (12) ..... (have) everyone in one room is that more people can be accommodated, (13) ..... (compare) with a cellular arrangement, and change or expansion is relatively easy (14) ..... (do).

Complete the sentences using the correct Participle form.

1) I hated the sound of rain ..... on the roof. (patter)

2) She looked at the name ..... on the title-page. (write)

3) ..... his car, he remembered that he hadn’t lunched. (garage)

4) When ..... to herself she spent her time at her writing desk. (leave)

5) Deeply ....., he rose and left the room. (affect)

6) ..... to read, think or work, she asked Liddy to stay and have breakfast with her. (be able/neg)

7) She didn’t speak, ..... with the sense of silent confidence. (fill)

8) They were indeed old friends, ..... at school together. (be)

9) ..... long ago, the manuscript was ellegible. (write)

10) About two-thirds of all taxes ..... go to the federal government. (collect)

Complete the sentences to form Participial constructions.

1) It ..... now pretty late, we left. (be)

2) She has found me ....., but I have found her ..... . (alter/neg, change)

3) She could feel her hands ..... exceedingly. (tremble)

4) The dog heard his name ..... through the open door. (pronounce)

5) You can get your clothes ..... from Europe. (send)

6) Weather ....., we shall go to the beach tomorrow. (permit)

7) They were walking on again, with Brian ..... calmly. (talk)

8) Mary sat without moving, with her eyes ..... on the portrait. (fix)

9) The Constitution sets the basic form of government: three separate branches, each one ..... powers over the others. (have)

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