EXERCISES WĚpmplete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form: etme damage hold include invite make overtake show translate write 1 Many accidents ...3re.cau.eeid... by dangerous driving. E Cheese...................................................from milk. 3 The roof of the building...................................................in a storm a few days ago. ß There's no need to leave a tip. Service...................................................in the bill. Si. You...................................................to the wedding. Why didn't you go? g A'cinema is a place where films................................................... 1 In the United States, elections for Presidenc...................................................every four years. p Originally the book...................................................in Spanish and a few years ago it ...................................................into English. 9 We were driving along quite fast but we...................................................by lots of other cars. 'rite questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past. Ask about the telephone, (when/invent?) ...When, was the telephone .invented?,. 2 Ask about glass, (how/make?) How..........................................................................................;.......... 3 Ask about Australia, (when/discover?) ................................................................................................ 4 Ask about silver, (what/use for?) ........................................................................................................... 5 Ask about television, (when/invent?) ................................................................................................... UNIT 41 Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive. I 1 It's a big factory. Five hundred people ...are.employed,,. (emp]0y) there. I 2 Water...................................................(cover) most of the Earth's surface. 3 Most of the Earth's surface...................................................(cover) by water. | 4 The park gates...................................................(lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening. 5 The letter.....................................(post) a week ago and it.....................................(arrive) yesterday. 6 The boat...................................................(sink) quickly but fortunately everybody ...................................................(rescue). 7 Ron's parents...................................................(die) when he was very young. He and his sister ...................................................(bring) up by their grandparents. 8 I was born in London but I..................................................(grow) up in the north of England. 9 While I was on holiday, my camera................................................(steal) from my hotel room. 10 While I was on holiday, my camera............................................(disappear) from my hotel room. 11 Why..................................................(Sue/resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it? 12 Why..................................................(Bill/sack) from his job? What did he do wrong? 13 The company is not independent. It..........................................(own) by a much larger company. 14 I saw an accident last night. Somebody...................................................(call) an ambulance but nobody.............................................(injure) so the ambulance............................................(not/need). 15 Where...................................................(these photographs/take)? In London? ...................................................(you/take) them? H Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they/people' etc. write a passive sentence. Somebody cleans the room every day. ...Th.e..room„i.s.cleanedeyery.(!Jay., They cancelled all flights because of fog. All................................................ People don't use this road very often.............................................................. Somebody accused me of stealing money. I.................................................. How do people learn languages? How........................................................... 83 EXERCISES !i1 What do these words mean? Use it can... or it can't... . Use a dictionary if necessary. If something is í 1 washable, ...iř.can.be washed..., 4 unusable,................................................. 2 unbreakable, it................................................... 5 invisible,.................................................. 3 edible, it............................................................... 6 portable,.................................................. !.2 Complete these sentences with one of the following verbs (in the correct form): carry cause áe make repair send spend wake up Sometimes you need have ('might have', 'could have' etc.). \'i The situation is serious. Something must ...redone., before it's too late. 12 I haven't received the letter. It might ...have.been.sent... to the wrong address. 3 A decision will not............................................................................until the next meeting. [ 4 I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to...................................at 6.30 the next morning. [S Do you think that less money should....................................................................on armaments? f 6" This road is in very bad condition. It should...........................................................a long time ago. 1,7 The injured man couldn't walk and had to............................■................................................. m It's not certain how the fire started but it might............................................................................by an 1 electrical fault. 1.3 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody' or 'they', write a passive sentence, fß. Somebody has cleaned the room. ..Therpom.has been cleaned,.. 2 They have postponed the concert. The........................................................................................................ 3 Somebody is using the computer at the moment. The computer........................................................ 4 I didn't realise that somebody was recording our conversation. I didn't realise that............................................................................................................................................. B'! When we got to the stadium we found that they had cancelled the game. I When we got to the stadium, we found that............................................................................................. |"6 They are building a new ring road round the city. |7 They have built a new hospital near the airport. L4 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active, sometimes passive. (This exercise also includes the past simple - see Unit 41C.) II There's somebody behind us. (I think / we / follow)...!.think we'reMm.Mowed.... [ 2 This room looks different, (you / paint?) ...Haveyou.pain.ted.it?.. [ 3 My car has disappeared, (it / steal!) It.................................................................................................. 4 My umbrella has disappeared, (somebody / take) Somebody........................................................ 1.5 Tom gets a higher salary now. (he / promote).................................................................................... ľ jě. Ann can't use her office at the moment, (it / redecorate)................................................................ 7 The photocopier broke down yesterday, but now it's OK. (it / work / again; it / repair) 8 The police have found the people they were looking for. (two people / arrest / last night) 9 A tree was lying across the road, (it / blow down / in the storm) ■ 10 The man next door disappeared six months ago. (nobody / see / since then) li I was mugged on my way home a few nights ago. (you / ever / mug?) I EXERCISES 1869 1929 1891 1935 1 OA1 a 7 \i i When were they born? Choose five of these people and write a sentence for each. (Two of them were born in the same year.) Beethoven Galileo Elvis Presley 1452 Agatha Christie Mahatma Gandhi Leonardo da Vinci 1564 Walt Disney Martin Luther King William Shakespeare 1770 1 .. Wa.lt Disney.was. born .in. 1.901.,. |..;..'.......................................................................................................................................... I............................................................................................................................................... a............................................................................................................................................... §............................................................................................................................................... I.............................................................................................................................................. 7 And you? I........................................................................................................................ tWrite these sentences in another way, beginning in the way shown. II They didn't give me the money. I ..Xtasxft.gÍ)ten.XÍMí.mmtX,.. |2 They asked me some difficult questions at the interview. ' I................:......................................................................................................... 3 Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired. Janet.................................................................................................................. l4 Nobody told me that George was ill. I wasn't............................................................................................................ 5 How much will they pay you? How much will you..................................................................................... f| I think they should have offered Tom the job. I think Tom....................................................................................,............... j;7 Has anybody shown you what to do? | Have you......................................................................................................... I Complete the sentences using being + one of these verbs: ask attack give invite keep pay [ 1- Mr Miller doesn't like ..Mná.kept.. waiting. i: 2 They went to the party without.................................................... r. | Most people like...................................................presents. [ 4 It's a dangerous city. People won't go out after dark because they are afraid of 5 1 don't like...................................................stupid questions. 6 Few people are prepared to work without........................... Complete the sentences using get/got + one of these verbs (in the correct form): ask break damage hmt pay steal sting stop use 1 There was a fight at the party but nobody ...aSíi.bWľfc... 2 Ted...................................................by a bee while he was sitting in the garden. 3 How did that window...................................................? 4 These tennis courts don't...............................................very often. Not many people want to play. 5 I used to have a bicycle but it.........................................,.......... 6 Last night I....................................................by the police as I was driving home. 7 How much did you...................................................last month? 8 Please pack these things very carefully. I don't want them to.................................................... 9 People often want to know what my job is. 1 often................................................that question. '1 Write these sentences in another way, beginning as shown. Use the underlined word in your msentence. H It is expected that the strike will end soon. The strike ...Í* ßxp.n-.... f. It is expected that the weather will be good tomorrow. The weather is................................................................................................................................................ B 3 It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window. The thieves...............................■........................................................................................................................ ■ 4 It is reported that many people are homeless after the floods. K Many people................................................................................................................................................... '§ It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over a wall. m The prisoner.................................................................................................................................................... w6 It is alleged that the man drove through the town at 90 miles an hour. É The man is....................................................................................................................................................... 7 It is reported that the building has been badly damaged by fire. The building.................................................................................................................................................... (,;8: a It is said that the company is losing a lot of money. The company............................................................................................................................................. b It is believed that the company lost a lot of money last year. The company...................:......................................................................................................................... c It is expected that the company will lose money this year. The company............................................................................................................................................. 2 People say a lot of things about Arthur. For example: 1 (Arthur eats spiders, j ,