Ex.25. Mixed Exercise on Passive Voice

1. John collects money. - 

2. Anna opened the window. - 

3. We have done our homework. - 

4. I will ask a question. - 

5. He can cut out the picture. - 

6. The sheep ate a lot. - 

7. We do not clean our rooms. - 

8. William will not repair the car. - 

9. Did Sue draw this circle? - 

10. Could you feed the dog? – 

Ex. 26. Complete sentences with correct form of Passive Voice.

А. Washington

Washington (to fo­und) in 1790 and (to name) after the first US president, George Wa­shington, as the capital of the sovereign states, which (to call) the Uni­ted States of America. Washington is the resi­dence of the President and the Congress of the USA. All government departments and numerous federal institutions (to house) in the capital. The White House is the President's residence and it is the old­est building of the city. The Capitol, the seat of the Congress, is the other main centre of the city. The two centres (to con­nect) by Pennsylvania Avenue, the main business street of the city. The majority of the State Departments are situated here. Washington, that belongs to the specially created Federal District of Columbia (DC), (to use) always as the scene for mass demonstrations, and rallies.

B. The United Nations

The United Nations Organization (to found) officially on October the 24th, 1945 when the Charter (to ratify) by China, France, the USSR, the UK, the US and by a majority of other countries. The main objective (цель) of the UN is to maintain peace and security*. Its members are to take collective mea­sures — to develop friendly relations among nations. The UNO (to house) in two skyscrapers on the embankment of the East River in New York. International sessions (to hold) often in the buildings of the UNO.

C.The Statue of Liberty

T he first view of the city of New York from the sea is the sight that can never (to forget). Hudson Bay (to crowd) with lots of ferryboats with people hurrying, to work in the downtown skyscrapers. Then you pass Liberty Island with the bronze Statue of Liberty which (to present) to the US by France in 1886 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of American inde­pendence*. The statue is about 50 metres high and stands on the pedestal of almost the same height. Its torch (фонарь) rises about 60 metres above the harbour and can (to see) at night for many miles. A new American Immigration Museum (to open) at the base of the statue. The Statue of Liberty (to call) often "the grandest lady in the world."

Ex. 27. Complete sentences with the correct form of Passive voice.

The sydney opera house

In 1957 the the city of Sydney, in southern Australia, (1) (organise) a competition to design an arts building on the edge of Sydney Harbour. Jorn Utzon, a Danish architect, 2) (produce) a design of a building that (3) (look) like white sails or shells. His design was chosen by the judges.

The Sydney Opera House (4) (build) after more than sixteen years of planning. It then (5) (take) fourteen years to complete. This exciting new building (6) (make) of ten 'sails' or 'shells'. The tallest shell was 66 metres, which was higher than the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Each shell (7) (cover) with white tiles of different sizes. All in all, more than 1,056,000 Swedish tiles (8) (use).

The building (9) (pay for) by a special lottery and it (10) (open) in 1973 by Queen Elizabeth II. It (11) (visit)by thousands of people every year.

E x.28. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (past, present or future passive).

Take a look around. How many people in this room are wearing Nike? A large percentage of the training shoes sold in the world during the next year (1) (make) by the American company, from Oregon in the USA, which is now the world's biggest sportswear manufacturer. The company (2)(name) after the Greek goddess of victory, and (3) (start) in the early 1970s.

Nike (4)(know) for its clever advertising, using the world's best-known sportsmen. In the 1980s, tennis star, John McEnroe, (5) (sponsor) by the company, and in the eighties and nineties the basketball star, Michael Jordan, (6(ask) to appear in adverts. In 1997, a $40 million contract (7) (sign) with golf star Tiger Woods. He (8) (associate) with Nike until the year 2010!

The famous Nike tick (9)(recognise) all over the world nowadays. It (10) (create) by a designer in Oregon in 1971, and he (11) (pay) just $35 for his idea.

Конец формы

TESTS

Your Test 1 I variant Начало формы

A) Make correct passive forms. Mind the tenses in brackets. Example: the car - to produce (Simple Present)  the car is produced 1) posters - to make (Simple Present) 2) computer games - to buy (Simple Present) 3) skateboards - to ride (Simple Past) 4) films - to watch (Simple Present) 5) stories - to tell (Simple Present)

B) Are the sentences written in Active or Passive voice? 1) These cars are produced in Italy.  Active voice  Passive voice 2) Bingo is played in Britain.  Active voice  Passive voice 3) They often read e-mails.  Active voice  Passive voice 4) They are listening to their music.  Active voice  Passive voice 5) He lost his keys yesterday.  Active voice  Passive voice