1 Read the story and put the infinitives in the right form.
A young gentleman called Arthur was in love with a very pretty young girl called Mary.
The problem was that Mary came from a very rich family, but Arthur was unlikely (to make _any money in the near future. The couple spent a lot of time together, but the young man didn't let the girl (to introduce _him to her family. He was embarrassed (to say _that he had no money. Every time Mary wanted him (to meet _her parents, Arthur would find some other very important things (to do) _and would disappear. However, one day he was sure (to meet _her family. It was Maiy's birthday and he, of course, was invited. Arthur knew that Mary didn't expect him (to give _her an expensive present, but her whole family was going to be there. He had to find something really good. Arthur went to the shop in town and found some beautiful vases. He was unlikely (to buy _any of them, but he still asked the shop assistant how much they cost. The price was even higher than Arthur had expected. Suddenly the shop assistant dropped one of the vases and it broke into pieces. As Arthur heard the shop assistant (to cry _with horror, he had an idea. He offered the shop assistant all the money he had for that broken vase and the shop assistant was happy (to give _it to him. Arthur also asked the shop assistant (to wrap up _the vase as a gift and so left the shop with a beautiful parcel.
When he arrived at the party, he pretended to (to lose _his balance and dropped the parcel in front of the whole family. "Oh, my God," he cried. "It was such a beautiful vase. What a pity!" "Don't worry," said Mary. "I'm sure it was great. Let's have a look at it anyway." She picked up the parcel and opened it. To Arthur's shock, every piece of the broken vase had been wrapped up separately.
A young gentleman called Arthur was in love with a very pretty young girl called Mary.
The problem was that Mary came from a very rich family, but Arthur was unlikely (to make _any money in the near future. The couple spent a lot of time together, but the young man didn't let the girl (to introduce _him to her family. He was embarrassed (to say _that he had no money. Every time Mary wanted him (to meet _her parents, Arthur would find some other very important things (to do) _and would disappear. However, one day he was sure (to meet _her family. It was Maiy's birthday and he, of course, was invited. Arthur knew that Mary didn't expect him (to give _her an expensive present, but her whole family was going to be there. He had to find something really good. Arthur went to the shop in town and found some beautiful vases. He was unlikely (to buy _any of them, but he still asked the shop assistant how much they cost. The price was even higher than Arthur had expected. Suddenly the shop assistant dropped one of the vases and it broke into pieces. As Arthur heard the shop assistant (to cry _with horror, he had an idea. He offered the shop assistant all the money he had for that broken vase and the shop assistant was happy (to give _it to him. Arthur also asked the shop assistant (to wrap up _the vase as a gift and so left the shop with a beautiful parcel.
When he arrived at the party, he pretended to (to lose _his balance and dropped the parcel in front of the whole family. "Oh, my God," he cried. "It was such a beautiful vase. What a pity!" "Don't worry," said Mary. "I'm sure it was great. Let's have a look at it anyway." She picked up the parcel and opened it. To Arthur's shock, every piece of the broken vase had been wrapped up separately.