20.2 Complete the sentences using I'm going to ... / I'm not going to ... . Choose from: complain learn run say try
wash not/accept notfeat not/tell
1 This cheese smells horrible. I'm not going to eat it.
2 I haven't been trying hard enough. From now on
harder.
3 I have to make a speech tomorrow, but I don't know what
4 'The car is very dirty. "I know.
it
5 I've been offered a job, but
it. The pay is too low.
6
a language, but I haven't decided yet which one
7 One day
in a marathon. It's my ambition.
8 The food in this restaurant is awful.
him
9 Ben doesn't need to know what happened, so
Explanation: The speaker doesn't want to eat the cheese because it has a bad smell.
Solution: The sentence is already complete.
2. I haven't been trying hard enough. From now on, I'm going to try harder.
Explanation: The speaker realizes that they haven't put enough effort into something and now they are determined to improve.
Solution: Fill in the blank with "I'm going to try harder."
3. I have to make a speech tomorrow, but I don't know what to say.
Explanation: The speaker needs to give a speech but they are unsure about the content or the topic.
Solution: Fill in the blank with "to say."
4. "The car is very dirty." "I know, I'm not going to wash it."
Explanation: There is an observation about the car being dirty and the speaker confirms that they are aware of it and have no intention of washing it.
Solution: Fill in the blank with "wash."
5. I've been offered a job, but I'm not going to accept it. The pay is too low.
Explanation: The speaker has been offered a job but they are declining it because the salary is not satisfactory.
Solution: Fill in the blank with "accept."
6. I want to learn a language, but I haven't decided yet which one to learn.
Explanation: The speaker expresses a desire to learn a language but they haven't made a decision about which language they will choose.
Solution: Fill in the blank with "to learn."
7. One day, I'm going to run in a marathon. It's my ambition.
Explanation: The speaker has a long-term goal of participating in a marathon and considers it their ambition.
Solution: The sentence is already complete.
8. The food in this restaurant is awful. I'm not going to say anything.
Explanation: The speaker finds the food at the restaurant terrible but they have no intention of complaining or expressing their opinion.
Solution: Fill in the blank with "say."
9. Ben doesn't need to know what happened, so I'm not going to tell him.
Explanation: The speaker believes that there is no necessity for Ben to know about a certain event or situation, so they won't inform him about it.
Solution: Fill in the blank with "tell."