Question

Complete the text with the words from the box.
Control, manage, problem, contented, intelligent, survive, create, cause, interfere
Emotions are exciting,and primitive man needed this excitement to help him (1)... in a dangerous world. However, emotions (2)... with thinking, and, in modern society, they can
(3)... problems at home and at work. They can damage our health, (4)... mental suffering and even lead to tragedies such as killings. Therefore, we should (5)... our emotions.
Emotionally (6)..
people are aware of the emotions in themselves and others and can
analyse (7)... situations and deal effectively with others, we are more likely to live (9)... lives.
2. Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence

1. I can't wait ( to see / seeing) his new movie.
2. She remembered ( to visit / visiting) Disneyland when she was about five years old
3. They expected her (to refuse / refusing) ( to give / giving) them the
money.
4. I don't think he meant ( to betray / betraying) us
5. You shouldn't forget ( to take / taking) the laundry out.
6. She was watching TV and knitting, but she stopped ( to change / changing) the channel.
7. Can you stop ( to shout / shouting)? I'm trying ( to study / studying).
8. She tried ( to talk / talking) to her parents but they couldn't help her.
9. I regret ( to tell / telling) you that you're dismissed.
10. In the beginning he considered ( to give / giving) her a hand but when she snapped at him he walked away.

Answer 1

1. survive
2. interfere
3. cause
4. create
5. control
6. intelligent
7. problematic
8. contented

1. I can't wait to see his new movie.
2. She remembered visiting Disneyland when she was about five years old.
3. They expected her to refuse to give them the money.
4. I don't think he meant to betray us.
5. You shouldn't forget to take the laundry out.
6. She was watching TV and knitting, but she stopped to change the channel.
7. Can you stop shouting? I'm trying to study.
8. She tried talking to her parents but they couldn't help her.
9. I regret telling you that you're dismissed.
10. In the beginning, he considered giving her a hand but when she snapped at him he walked away.