3. Put the verb into the correct form, active or passive.

1. I was born in London, but I …….. (grow up) in Canada.

2. My car has disappeared, it ……. (steal)!

3. My umbrella has disappeared, somebody ……. (take).

4. Why ……. (Sue / resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?

5. Why …….. (Bill / sack) from his job? What did he do wrong?

6. Sam gets a higher salary now. He ……. (promote).

7. Where …… these photographs ….. (take)? In London? …… you …… ( take) them, or somebody else?

8. The company is not independent. It ……. (own) by a much larger company.

9. Ann can't use her office at the moment, it ……. (redecorate) .

10. Sometimes it's quite noisy living here, but it's not a problem for me - I …… (not/ bother) by it.

4. Fill in the correct prepositions.

1. Don't put the blame ……. him. It's not his fault.

2. He blamed John …….. stealing the money.

3. They were astonished ……. the number of candidates who had succeeded.

4. Which political party do you belong ……. ?

5. Concentrate ……. what you're doing.

6. He charged me £10 ……. the repairs.

7. She was charged ……. murder.

8. The police are holding three suspects ……. connection ……. the bombing in Brighton last week.

9. Is there any connection ……. sunbathing and skin cancer?

10. More money is needed to help care ……. the homeless.

11. He cares deeply ……. the welfare of his students.

12. Italian is frequently compared ……. French as they are from the same language family.

13. The standard of education at Mount Carmel College compares favourably ……. the standards elsewhere.

14. Success depends ……. good organisation.

15. The old woman died ……. pneumonia.

16. He had difficulty ……. understanding her.

17. The helicopter crashed ……. a hill.

18. She's very fond …….. her grandchildren.

19. He doesn't care …….. his appearance.

20. She was very disappointed ……. her rise.

21. Tom is envious ……. his friends.

22. He was delighted ……. his presents.

23. They decided …….. a quiet wedding.

24. Pisa is famous ……. its Leaning Tower.

25. She was furious ……. him …….. being late.

5. Fill in the correct variant.

1. I know ____ about your town. Will you tell me something about it?

1. something

2. nothing

3. everything

2. We don't go out very much because there is ____ to go.

1. somewhere

2. everywhere

3. nowhere

3. ____ knows anything about his background.

1. somebody

2. anybody

3. nobody

4. I can see nothing in the corner of the bedroom. Can you see ____ ?

1. something

2. anything

3. nothing

5. You are right. ____ you say is true.

1. something

2. nothing

3. everything

6. Look! ____ has broken the window.

1. somebody

2. anybody

3. nobody

7. Let's have dinner. ____ is hungry.

1. everybody

2. somebody

3. anybody

8. ____ knew anything about America before Colum­bus discovered it.

1. somebody

2. anybody

3. nobody

9. I saw ____ in the train yesterday who looked like you.

1. somebody

2. anybody

3. everybody

10. There is ____ in the next room. I don't know him.

1. somebody

2. anybody

3. nobody  

11. Please tell us the sto­ry. ____ knows it.

1. somebody

2. nobody

3. everybody

12. Is there ____ in my group who lives in the dormitory?

1. somebody

2. anybody

3. everybody

13. Has ____ here got a red pencil?

1. somebody

2. anybody

3. everybody

14. ____ can answer this question. It is very easy.

1. anybody

2. nobody

3. everybody