Контрольные задания > Exercise 8. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Today more and more high school graduates __________(to go) to college. Most young people __________(to choose) their course of studies for themselves, rather than __________(to have) their parents tell them what career to choose.
For example, Jack's father __________(to practise) medicine. Even though he __________(to want) his son also to become a doctor, he __________(not to insist) that Jack study medicine when he__________(to leave) high school. He __________(to think) that Jack must make his own mind about what he __________(to want) to be. His wife, on the other hand, (to disagree) with him. She __________(to think) that Jack should become a doctor so he can __________(to become) a partner with his father.
Jack isn't sure that he __________(to want) to study in college. One day he __________(to feel) that he'd like __________(to become) an engineer. However, the next day he __________(to feel) that perhaps he should study business management. Right now he __________(to study) chemistry, biology and physics, all of which will __________(to be useful) if he __________(to decide) to study medicine in college. Jack __________(to need) these courses so he __________(to work) hard every night. At the moment he __________(to tail) both chemistry and biology, but unfortunately he __________(not to pass) physics. Eventually, he __________(to hope) to pass the course, but he __________(to have) no chances.
He __________(to take) private lessons from a college friend. Jack __________(to like) his father's attitude, and he __________(to be grateful) that his father __________(not to force) him to become a doctor too. In some countries parents often __________(to decide) what careers their children will follow - especially their sons.
Вопрос:
Exercise 8. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Today more and more high school graduates __________(to go) to college. Most young people __________(to choose) their course of studies for themselves, rather than __________(to have) their parents tell them what career to choose.
For example, Jack's father __________(to practise) medicine. Even though he __________(to want) his son also to become a doctor, he __________(not to insist) that Jack study medicine when he__________(to leave) high school. He __________(to think) that Jack must make his own mind about what he __________(to want) to be. His wife, on the other hand, (to disagree) with him. She __________(to think) that Jack should become a doctor so he can __________(to become) a partner with his father.
Jack isn't sure that he __________(to want) to study in college. One day he __________(to feel) that he'd like __________(to become) an engineer. However, the next day he __________(to feel) that perhaps he should study business management. Right now he __________(to study) chemistry, biology and physics, all of which will __________(to be useful) if he __________(to decide) to study medicine in college. Jack __________(to need) these courses so he __________(to work) hard every night. At the moment he __________(to tail) both chemistry and biology, but unfortunately he __________(not to pass) physics. Eventually, he __________(to hope) to pass the course, but he __________(to have) no chances.
He __________(to take) private lessons from a college friend. Jack __________(to like) his father's attitude, and he __________(to be grateful) that his father __________(not to force) him to become a doctor too. In some countries parents often __________(to decide) what careers their children will follow - especially their sons.