Arrest wake knock check translate find drive make spend hear carry

Example: The music at the party was very loud and could be heard from far away.

1 A decision will not __________ until the next meeting.

2 That building is dangerous. It ought to __________ down before it falls down.

3 When you go through Customs, your luggage may __________ by a customs officer.

4 I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to __________ up at 6.30.

5 Her new book will probably __________ into a number of foreign languages.

6 If you kicked a policeman, you’d __________ .

7 Police are looking for the missing boy. He can’t __________ anywhere.

8 Do you think that less money should __________ on arms?

9 The injured man couldn’t walk and had to __________ .

10 I don’t mind driving but I prefer to __________ by other people.

Exercise 32 Now you have to read a sentence and write another sentence with the same meaning

Example: We can solve the problem. The problem can be solved.

1 People should send their complaints to the head office.

Complaints _____________________________________________

2 They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.

The meeting _____________________________________________

3 Somebody might have stolen your car if you had left the keys in it.

Your car ________________________________________________

4 An electrical fault could have caused the fire.

The fire ________________________________________________

5 They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco.

Next year’s congress ______________________________________

6 They shouldn’t have played the football match in such bad weather. The football match ________________________________

Exercise 33 Read a sentence and then write another sentence with the same meaning. Begin each sentence as shown

Example: Somebody stole my bag in the shop.

My bag was stolen in the shop.

The police have arrested three men.

Three men have been arrested by the police.

1 The bill includes service. Service __________________ in the bill.

2 People don’t use this road very often. This road ______________ .

3 They cancelled all flights because of fog. All flights ___________ .

4 Somebody accused me of stealing the money. I ______________ .

5 They are building a new ring-road round the city.

A new ring-road ________________________________________ .

6 I didn’t realise that someone was recording our conversation. I didn’t realise that our conversation __________________________ .

7 They have changed the date of the meeting. The date of the meeting ____________________ .

8 Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street. Brian told me that he _________________________ .

Exercise 34 Make a passive sentence from the words in brackets.

Example: That church looks very old. (when/it/build?)

When was it built?

A: Is Margaret popular?

B: Yes. (she/like/by everybody) She is liked by everybody.

1 This is a very popular television programme. (every week it/watch/by millions of people) Every week it __________________

2 What happens to the cars produced in this factory?

(most of them/export?) ____________________________________

3 A: Was there any trouble at the demonstration?

B: Yes. (about 20 people/arrest) ___________________________

4 A: There is no longer military service in Britain.

B: Really? (when/it/abolish?) _____________________________

5 A: Did anybody call an ambulance to the scene of the accident?

B: Yes. (but nobody/injure/so it/not/need) ____________________

6 A: Last night someone broke into our house.

B: Oh dear. (anything/take?) ______________________________

7 Mr. Kelly can’t use his office at the moment. (it/redecorate)___________________________________________

8 George didn’t have his car yesterday.

(it/service/at the garage) __________________________________

9 Where’s my bicycle? It’s gone! (it/steal!) ____________________

10 The people next door disappeared six months ago. (They/not/see/since then) __________________________________

11 This room looks different. (it/paint/since I was last here?) _______________________________________________________

12 A tree was lying across the road. (it/blow/down in the storm) _______________________________________________________

Exercise 35 Read a sentence and then write another sentence with the same meaning. Begin each sentence as shown

Example: They didn’t offer Ann the job. Ann wasn’t offered the job.

1 They don’t pay Jim very much. Jim ________________________

2 They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview. You _______

3 Nobody told me that George was ill. I _______________________

4 His colleagues gave him a present when he retired. He __________

5 We will send you your examination results as soon as they are ready. You ______________________________________________

6 They didn’t ask me my name. I ____________________________

7 I think they should have offered Tom the job. I think Tom _______

Exercise 36 Write sentences from the words in brackets (...) using Passive Voice. Sentences 1-7 are present, sentences 8-15 are past

1 (the office / clean / every day) ____________________________

2 (these rooms / clean / every day?) _________________________

3 (glass / make / from sand) Glass __________________________

4 (stamps / sell / in a post office) ____________________________

5 (this room / not / use / very often) __________________________

6 (we / allow / to park here?) _______________________________

7 (how / this word / pronounce?) ____________________________

8 (the office / clean / yesterday) ____________________________

9 (the house /paint/ last month) The house ____________________

10 (three people / injure / in the accident) _____________________

11 (my bicycle / steal / a few days ago) _______________________

12 (when / this bridge / build?) ______________________________

13 (you / invite / to the party last week?) ______________________

14 (how / these windows / break?) ___________________________

15 (I / not / wake up / by the noise) ___________________________

Exercise 37 Correct these sentences

1 This house built 100 years ago. This house was built 100 years ago.

2 Football plays in most countries of the world. _________________

3 Why did the letter send to the wrong address? _________________

4 A garage is a place where cars repair. _______________________

5 Where are you born? ____________________________________

6 How many languages are speaking in Switzerland? ____________

7 Somebody broke into our house but nothing stolen. ____________

8 When was invented the bicycle? ___________________________

Exercise 38 Complete the sentences. Use the passive (present or past) of these verbs:

clean damage find give invite make make

show steal take

1 The room _________ every day.

2 I saw an accident yesterday. Two people ___________ to hospital.

3 Paper __________ from wood.

4 There was a fire at the hotel last week. Two of the rooms _______ .

5 “Where did you get this picture?” “It __________ to me by a friend of mine.”

6 Many American programmes __________ on British television.

7 “Did Jim and Sue go to the wedding?” “No, They __________ but they didn't go.”

8 “How old is this film?” “It __________ in 1965.”

9 My car __________ last week but the next day it __________ by the police.