Ex. 1. Open the brackets using the gerund either in the active or passive voice form. 1. The decorator insists on … (pay) for his work done. 2. Henry is looking forward to … (give) the leading part in the play. 3. Joan is very secretive. She avoids … (ask) any personal questions or … (ask) any events by her closest friends. 4. Why do celebrities avoid … (meet) journalists? 5. The nurse showed no sign of … (hurt). 6. The matter is not worth … (speak of). 7. The tutor was annoyed at … (interrupt) every other moment. 8. She canʼt stand … (remind) people of their duties and … (remind) of hers. 9. Paul had never thought of security because he had no idea of … (kidnap). 10. The food mixer needs … (repair). 11. After … (examining) by the doctor I was given a sick leave. 12. We did not want to speak to the correspondent and tried to avoid … (interview) by him. 13. The evidence seemed overwhelming, but Mason denied … (commit) the murder. 14. Persuasion is the art of … (get) other people to do something or to believe something without … (compel) to do so. 15. Specialists organized their considerable resources in an effort to prevent data from … (take) from International Financial Statistics.​