объясните употребление герундия!!!

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The ‘Lost City of Atlantis’ was first described (1) _by_Plato, the famous Greek philosopher, over 2,000 years ago. His story paints a picture of an ancient civilisation whose hunger for power over others led to (2) _its_ final downfall. According to Plato, after a failed attempt to invade Athens, ‘the island of Atlantis was swallowed up by the sea and vanished’ in only one day.

Ever (3) _since_ this legendary account was given, philosophers and scientists have taken (4) __part__ in many debates and discussions about (5) __whether__ the city was real or not. Some say that Plato was merely trying to warn people about the dangers of political greed, (6) __while__ others believe the island really existed.

One American classical scholar, Daniel Dombrowsi, claims that Plato wanted to show (7) __what__ happened when man attempted to create an ‘ideal state’. However, some people have (8) __put___ forward the idea that Atlantis could (9) _have_ been one of the islands we know today as Crete, Santorini, Malta (10) __or__ Cyprus. And in their book ‘When The Sky Fell’, Rand and Rose Flem-Ath suggest that the lost nation could still exist today under the thick snow of Antarctica. Could a once sundrenched paradise now (11) _be_ a frozen tomb?

(12) _whichever_ theory we choose to believe, the myth of Atlantis seems set to remain a subject of debate for quite (13) _some____ time to come!

между одноклассниками , в семье, в политике.

3)Объяснить почему мирное решение конфликта очень важное.

4)Дать совет если у людей конфликт.

5) Прокомментировать книгу о мирном исходе конфликта и объяснить почему она полезна.

Помогите пожалуйста

1. Henry didn't feel like being kilted.
2. He avoided speaking to me.
3. Judy had an opportunity of speaking to Daddy.

VII. Переведите предложения на русский язык:
1. I like George but I think he tends to talk too much.
2. You seem to have lost your weigh.
3. I wouldn't dare to ask him.

VIII. Определите, каким членом предложения является инфинитив:
1. Can you show me how to use this washing machine?
2. To get this job was his last chance.
3. Do you know what to do if there's a fire in the building?

IX. Поставьте глагол в правильную форму - герундий или инфинитив.
1. I don't recommend eating / to eat in that restaurant. The food is awful.
2. Where would you recommend me going / to go for my holidays.
3. The film was very sad. It made me crying / to cry.

Только пожалуйста, объясните! Заранее большое спасибо!
1) It's not a very good hotel.________________there if I were you. (I/not/stay).
2) It's a pity you have to go now._____________nice if you had more often. (it/be).
В пропущенных местах, должны быть вставлены глаголы в скобках..