Translate the sentences into Russian, using the infinitive from the following list as: a) subject
to repair, to hear, to speak, to wait, to search
1. He went off. ... for him now was a torture. 2. It was impossible ... the bicycle. 3. It took us twelve days ... the island. 4. At this moment ... required more effort than she could make. 5. It is such a comfort ... you say so, doctor.
b) predicative
to go on, to try, to tell, to return, to keep
1. My next plan was ... to the house, avoiding Wells if possible. 2. My advice to you is ... a coach tour. 3. The only thing she could do was ... the truth. 4. The greatest thing is ... our heads up. 5. There was no water nearby and the only thing was ... to find it somewhere.
c) object
to air, to see, to show, to join, to be surprised
1. He promised ... us all of the island. 2. I must tell Ellen ... the drawing-room very well tomorrow. 3. I was so relieved that I forgot ... by her speaking. 4. He asked me ... his party. 5. Philip was not sorry ... him off.
d) attribute
to do, to say, to waste, to make, to arrive
1. There's nothing else ... . 2. They had very little ... . 3. There were no objections ... that you could put your finger on. 4. He was nearly the last ... . 5. You see I have no time ... .
e) adverbial modifier of result
to give, to believe, to go, to shut, to waste
1. You're too young ... the door on life. 2. She was well enough ... to visit Henry in the sanatorium. 3. It's too good a story ... . 4. The very names of the chapters were enough ... one a headache. 5. You're too good ... me.
f) adverbial modifier of purpose
to spend, to see, to keep, to fetch, to have
1. Jennie had driven off next day ... the twins from a swimming-pool near by. 2. "Hallo, Marie," I said. "Have you come ... me company?" 3. I arrived on a Saturday afternoon ... a week there. 4. He invited them to the flat one evening ... coffee. 5. Sometimes people came from London especially ... the Black Madonna.​​