Тема 2.10 Научно-технический прогресс

2.10.1. Passive Voice. Страдательный залог

Упражнение 1.

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present, Past или Future Simple Passive:

1. Bread ___ (to eat) every day.

2. The letter ___ (to receive) yesterday.

3. Nick ____ (to send) to Moscow next week.

4. I ___ (to ask) at the lesson yesterday.

5. I ___ (to give) a very interesting book at the library last Friday.

6. Many houses ___ (to build) in our town every year.

7. This work ___ (to do) tomorrow.

8. This text ___ (to translate) at the last lesson.

9. These trees ___ (to plant) last autumn.

10. Many interesting games ___ (always/to play) at our PT lessons.

11. This bone ___ (to give) to my dog tomorrow.

12. We ___ (to invite) to a concert last Saturday.

13. My question ___ (to answer) yesterday.

14. Hockey ___ (to play) in winter.

15. Mushrooms ___ (to gather) in autumn.

Упражнение 2.

Перепишите предложения, употребляя страдательный залог:

1. We received this letter after his departure.

2. Have dogs ever attacked you?

3. Bees gather honey from flowers.

4. Who discovered the circulation of blood?

5. The old man showed us the way out of the wood.

6. The doctor has prescribed her new medicine.

7. They don’t often speak about him.

8. Everybody laughed at this funny animal.

9. We’ll insist on strict discipline.

10. They teach three foreign languages at this school.

Тест-минимум

1. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. Many accidents ..... by dangerous driving.  

A caused B are caused C cause

2. The house ..... by a pop star.  

A bought B was bought C buys

3. Detroit ..... Motown in the past.  

A was called B is called C called

4. Tom ..... his keys yesterday.

A was lost B has lost C lost

5. The room ..... later.  

A will clean B has been cleaned C will be cleaned

6. The Earth's surface ..... mostly ..... with water.

  A has ... been covered B was ___ covered C is ... covered

7. He ..... the girl's name now.

A remembers B remember C is remembered

8. The university of Michigan is one of the best universities in the United States and it ..... in Ann Arbor.  

A is located B located C location

9. A decision ..... until the next meeting.  

A has not been made B will not be made C will not made

10. They ..... this clock now.  

A repair B are repairing C are being repaired

11. The book ..... by Hardy. 

A wrote B was wrote C was written

12. A new book ..... by that company next year. 

A will publish B is publishing C will be published

13. This house ..... in 1930.  

A built B has built C was built

14. In a minute the police ___ the criminal and put him into Mr. Wisdom’s car.

A disarmed B was disarmed C is disarmed

2. Заполните пропуски глаголами страдательного залога:

1. That old building was dangerous. So it ___________(knock) down.

2. When you go through customs, you luggage ___________ (check) by the customs officer.

3. In the morning I _____________ (wake up) by my alarm clock.

4. Next year her new book ______________ (translate) into a number of foreign languages.

5. John kicked a policeman, so he ____________(arrest).

6. After a long search the missing boy _____________ (find) in the forest near the town.

7. Many people think that today too much money ________________ (spend) on weapon.

8. The injured man couldn't walk, so he _____________ (carry) by the hospital orderlies.

9. I don't mind driving but I like when I _______________ (drive) by other people.

3. Переведите на английский язык:

   1. Об этом событии много говорят.

   2. Его машину украли вчера.

   3. Новые результаты будут опубликованы в июле.

   4. Президента выбирают каждые четыре года.

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