Choose the most appropriate form of the verb from the brackets to complete these sentences.

1. He stopped (working / to work) on the project after three months because of ill-health.

2. She was driving in a hurry but she stopped (answering / to answer) her mobile phone.

3. Did you remember (calling / to call) the customer yesterday?

4. I can't remember (offering / to offer) you a replacement.

5. The sales assistant forgot (giving / to give) the customer a discount.

6. The customer forgot (completing / to complete) the five-year guarantee form.

7. The proceeds would be spent on (restoring / to restore) the company’s former structure.

16. Open the brackets using either Infinitive or ing-form.

1. He joined our company after (to work) … for competitors.

2. It’s important for a manager (to preserve) … the community feeling in his team.

3. Try(to avoid) … (to be) … late for the interview. The HR team hates (to be) … kept (to wait) ….

4. The eBay sellers enjoy (to meet) … each other.

5. It seems to me that our top management is going to fire some of the employees. We had better (to look for)... another job.

6. It’s difficult (to understand) … how and why a motivation to achieve translates into strong leadership.

7. After (to look) … through the accounts, we noticed a number of curious figures in their books.

Translate the following sentences into Russian. Define whether there is a Complex Object or Complex Subject in the sentences. Underline the construction.

1. Last year the Business School invited all the companies to send in their suggestions for training programmes.

2. The company expected sales to grow to almost 3 $bn.

3. These changes in company’s structure appear to be popular with employees.

4. The negotiations are reported to have ended in a failure.

5. Investment inflows are likely to remain flat.

6. The Board of Directors wanted Mr. Stein to focus on managing the fund’s money directly.

7. The report made us review our forecasts.

8. The company is expected to open eight stores in the city before the end of the year.