TEST 5 PASSIVES
Test 5 Passives (units 9-10) Exercise 1
Cross ooi I1"* mistake in each sentence and write the cw«ciior. a: the end '   Nils hat been eif»» a new job in Brazil
2 You- parcel w*v beer posted yeste'ca>
3 a new mausina ste u do de/o-ooec Duttidc ihe iown
4 ai the food a: :he noptfon w*> ate
5 GdC rj STi I pojjce m dige quant ties m South Africa
6 NOtMng .vli D*i-g ck ((•- before ~e*i week
7 The oresentaio- iv aivi-g a: tie Hotel 'nte-ccitnemjl
8 l ve just heard Tat carta -sboon prcnotec: toMarketing sector
9 "he n;-od.<HOr tc re report       witi-g b*:-e CIO
10 Ma> customers an? lomy through noc a*!** sales service
Exercise 2
Rewrite each sentence with a passive verb, without mentioning who did (he action 1 The authorities have closed the casino _________~The. cojikd UoJ bC£* doStd.
rtaf bter. offered1
2 Someone broke into our house last week
3  People an over the world speak English.
4 The local authorities have finally opened the new motorway
5 Someone left this umbrella in reception.
6 The city council will ban all traffic from the city centre
7 First we mix the two liquids, then we leave them for 24 hours
8 The organises are postponing the meeting
Exercise 3
Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the fust sentence and contains the word b brackets.
1 They have just serviced all our machines, [had}
We............. kAve KacJ All our MACru^es serviced.
2 Tomorrow Ihey are repairing my car. [having) Tomorrow I..............................................
3 They printed some business cards with the new logo (had)
4 They an? coming to dean the carpel tomorrow (having) We.........................................____....................................
5 They have just refused my request for credit (had)
Exercise C
unoerune the cor'ect words in this ate*
GOnemmenU acrodl Kuropc iWibtüing'being stoned to *ony. Mgr! Because low birth ratei combined with longer life .-<..-.■ 12) mean fare meant thai the Comment will loon hive fewer people Working and fewer people i1 laxes At • result. * whole ranpe of measures musl O) tale .'be taten lo deal with the problems thai this change in demographics [4 -ti: bnng'»tll be
brvugbl.
At the recent Annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Switzerland, a vuinn called    Reforming   Pension Systems'
A Race Against Time
!' i place/was  tji.fi  place, (he
spcakei. director of the population divmcm of Ibe United Nations, {(ti highlighted'-nas highlighted thai this is ■ global problem, not run a European one. Howevet ihc facts cannot (7j ignore'be ignored Ihe uluition in Europe is particularly ktwhi*. Look at uic findings of a recent European Commission study: Iialy's population |tt| expects^it expected lo drop from K million to 48 million by 2050. Spain'* (91 MV fall *M be fallen from 40 million to 35 million, and Germany'i from H2 million lo 76 million Sweden is one of
the ■•■<* countries where Ihe populalion will probably (10). be increased.
And a* ihe populations gel smaller, they are also Ej.err.irig. older. From 21X17 onward* an enormous ptn or Europe's population (II) wi'iJ naniwill be started tn retire Solutions will have (12) to find'tube found to deal with ihe problems thai thu will (1?) (reaie .'be created. Certainly government! must 114) encourage the encouraged private pension plans, and old fashioned tax and social security model* most (15) loot at.'be tooled at ui a completely new way ■
Exercise 5
Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to Ihe first sentence Do not mention who did the action
1 Someone checked these figures (or me last week.
I..........................rwd thc*e figure* ciwcfcftd).........................last week
2 They grow much less coffee in Colombo these days.
These days..........................-.............................................................................
3 Someone delivered this package this morning
This package.................................................................-.....................~...............
4 The City council is redeveloping the old docklands area
The old docklands area.........................................................................................................
5 They've put up interest rates again
Interest rates.............................--------.....................-.............................................
6 We'll discuss your idea m the meeting lomorrow
Your idea.......--------............................................................•......................
7 The technician installed some ne* software on my PC yesterday
Yesterday I........................................................................................................on my PC.
8 Tokyo is my place of birth
I........................................................................................................ in Tokyo.
9 When -s your date of birth?
When enactfy.....................................................-................................................ borrt''
10 Someone stole Peter's car last week
........................................................................„.........._________...... stolen last week
11 Did anyone tell Aiex about the meeting' ......................................................................................................about the meeting?
12 Has anyone made a backup copy of this file> ........................................................................................................made?