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21 Choose the correct form: active or passive:

1 Walt Disney created/was created the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. 2 This problem discussed/was discussed at the last meeting. 3 In 1964 Martin Luther King won/was won the Nobel Peace Prize. 4 In 1968 he assassinated/was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. 5 The president arrived/was arrived in Rome yesterday afternoon. 6 Later he interviewed/was interviewed on Italian TV. 7 Teachers have given/have been given a new pay rise by the government. 8 The news announced/was announced earlier today.

22 Put the sentences into the passive beginning with the words given:

1 They showed Sarah the photographs. Sarah … . 2 Normally, they pay me my salary every month. Normally, I … . 3 I think that they have sent us the wrong tickets. I think that we … . 4 I hope that someone will give Sally the message. I hope that Sally …. 5 They didn't ask me for my address. I … . 6 I thought that someone had told you about the meeting. I thought that you ... .

23 Rewrite the sentences in the active, beginning with the words

given:

Example: The phone is being repaired now. They are repairing the phone now.

1 A new motorway has been built. They … . 2 The information is kept on our computer. We … . 3 A man was arrested late last night. The police … . 4 The medicine should be taken after meals. You … . 5 The hotel will have to be sold. We … . 6 Mike doesn't like being criticized. Mike doesn't like people … . 7 When I returned to the town, my old school had been pulled down. When I returned to the town, they … . 8 As I was walking home, I thought I was being followed. As I was walking home, I thought someone … .

24 Read and write these sentences in the passive, leaving out they or someone:

Example: They have sold the company.

The company has been sold.

1 They are interviewing the president on TV at the moment. 2 They deliver the post twice a day. 3 They took the old man to hospital. 4 They were repairing the traffic lights yesterday. 5 Someone has opened this letter. 6 I remember someone telling me the news. 7 They should reduce taxes. 8 Someone must have told Ann about the accident.

25 Read and write these sentences beginning with the words given:

1 Someone will give you the information later. You … . 2 Someone sent me a letter. A letter … . 3 Someone knocked me over in the street. I … . 4 The president is expected to visit Moscow. It … . 5 It is said that golf was invented in Chins. Golf … . 6 The Queen of England is thought to be one of the richest women in the world. It … . 7 It is claimed that beings from outer space have visited the earth. Beings from outer space … . 8 People say that sunbathing causes skin cancer. Sunbathing is supposed … .

26 Transform into the passive making all the necessary changes:

1 The surgeon has set a fractured extremity. 2 The surgeon had lifted the stomach and explored the -abdominal cavity. 3 The doctor had introduced antibiotics into the wound. 4 The nurse has prepared everything necessary for the operation. 5 This doctor has saved thousands of lives during his thirty years of work at the hospital. 6 The surgeon takes out the gauze drain soaked with pus. 7 Some bacteria cause diseases in plants and animals. 8 The doctor discharges the patient from the hospital. 9 The nurse takes the patient's temperature. 10 The students of our group carry out many interesting experiments. 11 On Friday Prof. Smith delivered a lecture on the structure of the muscles. 12 During the operation the surgeon introduced an artificial metal joint. 13 Many scientists studied the tissues, blood vessels and nerves of the muscles.

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