3. Open the brackets using Active or Passive.

1. The letter announced that the yacht (find) at last.

2. Arthur entered his room to find that nothing (change) by the family in it since his departure.

3. Today we (employ) to look at ways of reducing waste.

4. Russell (work) as a software developer for Microsoft for eight years by now.

5. Many Web sites (offer) software for converting computer keyboards.

6. The major problem with the QWERTY keyboard is that it needs to (learn).

7. Acc. to the contract, the body scanners (update) in two months free of charge.

8. The report said that Lloyd’s phone calls (intercept) by the police which furthered his arrest.

9. The videos (package) up two hours ago, ready for distribution.

10. Your computer (deliver) between 9.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m tomorrow.

11. The changes (affect) local authorities across the board.

12. The NASA committee (back) off proposals for new landing craft.

13. The search (provide) the police with several vital clues.

4. Word-building.

Look at the word in brackets following each sentence. Complete each sentence by the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Nobody really believed his _______ (explain).

2. There is an enormous _________ of animals in the Amazon. (vary)

3. The flat was very ______ , with large rooms and a big balcony. (space)

4. The toxic gases from that factory are very ______ to plants and wildlife. (harm)

5. He works as a computer _______. (program)

6. The increase in _______ had created lots of new jobs. (invest)

7. There is a clear _______ between lawful protest and illegal strike action. (distinct)

8. There is no _______ basis for such policies. (science)

9. A computer has a wide range of ______ for businesses. (apply)

10. This will provide the information necessary to examine establishment of the ____ with public sector science. (link)

5. Choose the best word and fill in the gaps.

profession vocation trade work occupation career employment

1. The _____ is really interesting but the pay's lousy.

2. Please write your name, address, and ______ in the spaces below.

3. The scandal destroyed his ______ as a politician.

4. He was quite young when he decided he had a religious _______.

5. Are you in full-time ________ , Mr. Edwards?

6. A big demand for accountants in the 1980s brought many graduates to enter the _____ .

7. Most of the men had worked in skilled ______ such as carpentry or printing.