Complete the sentences with the words from the boxes in their appropriate forms.

manage, offer, refuse, learn
1) I didn’t want to go to the shops but … to do it because i wanted to help Mum. 2) My brother … to swim when he was just a baby of two. 3) How did you … to dig the garden alone? 4) If Margaret invites you to the theatre, don’t … to go with her: she’s so lonely. 5) «War and Peace» is a very long novel but i … to finish it within a week and start reading «Anna Karenina».