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PC 2 Unit 5a

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  • The city centre has been ____ (changed completely) since it was cleaned up.
    The city centre has been transformed since it was cleaned up.
  • Much of the countryside has been ____ (damaged) by the expansion of urban development.
    Much of the countryside has been spoilt by the expansion of urban development.
  • The transport system will have to be ____ (brought up to date) in order to reduce traffic congestion in the capital.
    The transport system will have to be modernized in order to reduce traffic congestion in the capital.
  • The government implemented measures to try ______ (to improve / improving) people's lives.
    The government implemented measures to try to improve people's lives.
  • I never imagined ____ (see) my old neighborhood transformed like this!
    I never imagined seeing my old neighborhood transformed like this!
  • At the same time, the government also started ___________ (to invest / investing) heavily in the education system.
    At the same time, the government also started to invest / investing heavily in the education system.
  • Would you help ____ (fund) our redevelopment project?
    Would you help to fund our redevelopment project?
  • The old housing project was ____ (knocked down) in order to build a huge shopping mall.
    The old housing project was demolished in order to build a huge shopping mall.
  • I can’t help ____ (worry) about the long-term financial impact of taking out a loan this big.
    I can’t help worrying about the long-term financial impact of taking out a loan this big.
  • This meant _________ (to give / giving) the land back to the people who worked on it.
    This meant giving the land back to the people who worked on it.
  • Even though they prefer ________ (to live / living) in Kerala, they often move to a more developed state for a job
    Even though they prefer living / to live in Kerala, they often move to a more developed state for a job
  • I remember _____ (to read / reading) an interesting article about it fifteen years ago.
    I remember reading an interesting article about it fifteen years ago.
  • I meant ________ (to visit / visiting) and see for myself but I only managed to do that last year.
    I meant to visit and see for myself but I only managed to do that last year.
  • Please remind Amber ____ (send) me a signed copy of the contract.
    Please remind Amber to send me a signed copy of the contract.
  • No system is perfect, I regret _________ (to say / saying).
    No system is perfect, I regret to say / saying.
  • In the 1960s they stopped _______ (to allow / allowing) landlords to charge rent to tenant farmers.
    In the 1960s they stopped allowing landlords to charge rent to tenant farmers.
  • The local authority decided to ____ (rebuild) the run-down area as a shopping district.
    The local authority decided to redevelop the run-down area as a shopping district.
  • We decided to invest / investing in property.
    We decided to invest in property.
  • Do you intend ____ (contact) your client about the loan?
    Do you intend to contact your client about the loan?
  • The minister suggested to start / starting an investment bank.
    The minister suggested starting an investment bank.
  • The Project Manager suggested ____ (introduce) cleaner sources of energy.
    The Project Manager suggested introducing cleaner sources of energy.
  • I always enjoy going / to go to work.
    I always enjoy going to work.
  • Someone who leaves school with a good education doesn't want to go on ________ in the fields.
    Someone who leaves school with a good education doesn't want to go on to work in the fields.
  • Ana asked them sending / to send help.
    Ana asked them to send help.
  • Dubai growing / grows richer every day.
    Dubai grows richer every day.
  • Did they force you ____ (sell) the property?
    Did they force you to sell the property?
  • A construction company is ____ (turning) that old factory into modern apartments.
    A construction company is converting that old factory into modern apartments.
  • The government refused giving / to give them planning permission.
    The government refused to give them planning permission.