41. Write a paragraph from the notes about the first motor car. Some sentences are active and some are passive. Use a phrase with by only if it adds information.

a Belgian called Etienne Lenoir / make / the first motor car

The first motor car was made by a Belgian called Etiene Lenoir.

1. but / Lenoir / not produce / many cars / for sale

But Lenoir.................................................................................. ..................................................................................

2. a German called Karl Benz / start / commercial production

Commercial............................................................................................................................................................

3. people / now / see / Benz / as the father / of the motor car

Benz..................................................................................

42. Chose the correct answer.

Fire 1) swept/was swept through a furniture ware­house yesterday afternoon. Most of the stock inside 2) was damaged/damaged, but shocked workers 3) have been managed/managed to save a small amount of it. The police 4) are being investigated/ are investigating the cause of the fire, but it 5) is thought/thinks that it was an accident. The shop manager 6) is being looked/is looking for another warehouse where stock can 7) keep/be kept. 'A lot of stock 8) has been lost/has lost, but the shop 9) will open/will be opened tomorrow as usual,' said the manager. 'I'm just glad no one 10) hurt/was hurt.'

43. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct active or passive tense.

Tea 1) ...is made... (make) from the leaves of the tea plant. At first, it 2) ........................... (use) as a medicine, but it 3) .............................. (become) an everyday drink in the 3rd century AD. First, the leaves 4) ...................................(pick) from the plant and they are spread onto a cloth. They 5)............................(leave) there for up to twenty hours. Next, the leaves are rolled up until they 6) ..............................(break) into small pieces. Finally, the leaves 7) ...............................(dry). The tea 8).........................(pack) into containers and sent to different coun­tries, it 9) .........................(sell) to customers as loose leaves, as tea bags and as instant tea. To make tea, we 10)................................(boil) water and 11)........................................................(pour) it over the dry tea in a teapot. This 12)..................................(leave) for three to five minutes. We can then add milk, lemon or sugar. In Britain, it was the custom to serve tea in the afternoons with sandwiches and cakes. This custom 13) ...........................................(start) by the Duchess of Bedford around 1840. Today, people 14)................................................(drink) tea all over the world.

44. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct active or passive tense.

A: Did you visit many places when you were on holiday?

B: Well, on the first day we 1) ...were taken... (take) on a tour of the historic monuments by our guide.

A: Oh. Did you go everywhere with him?

B: No, we also 2) ..............................(go) to some places by ourselves.

A: How did you manage to travel to the other places?

B: We 3).........................(advise) to hire a car, but we 4).................................. (choose) to travel on

public transport because it is much cheaper.

A: How did you know which buses and trains to catch though?

B: We 5) ........................................(ask) at the tourist information centre and we 6)……………………..

(give) an excellent book which 7)............................ (tell) us everything we needed to know.

A: So, you enjoyed it then?

B: Oh, yes! We had a really great time!