Unit 10

Exercise I.

1. was looked at 2. will the old newspapers be thrown away 3. is spoken about 4. is that thing meant by 5. must be paid for 6. was listened to 7. was not to be argued about 8. are much talked about 9. was argued about.

Exercise II.

1. A four-day holiday has been promised to me by my chief. 2. These lectures have always been listened to with interest. 3. The answers to all the questions had been written long before the end of the lesson. 4. His jokes have always been laughed at. 5. This fact has been known for years. 6. She said that he hadn’t been invited. 7. I wondered why the letter had been posted unstamped. 8. He left two years ago and he hasn’t been heard ever since. 9. Has he been told about the changes in the timetable? 10. This house hasn’t been lived in for the last hundred years.

Exercise III.

1. have been built 2. had been married 3. had been washed out 4. has just been opened. 5. will have been finished 6. hadn’t been taught 7. has this stadium been built. 8. is being washed 9. were being discussed 10. was being watched 11. was being cleaned 12. is being translated 13. are being built.

Exercise IV.

1. When was this book published? 2. They will be met at the station. 3. He was given some books for the report. 4. She was asked to sing this song again. 5. This factory was built 10 years ago. 6. If I am asked I’ ll tell them all. 7. The telephone was invented in the last century. 8. This letter has just been signed by the director. 9. Milk is sold by the litre. 10. This work will be finished in two days. 11. The bread was cut with a sharp knife. 12. You won’t have to wait. The documents will have been checked and the letters will have been signed when you come. 13. I was promised immediate help. 14. He was offered a ticket to the concert. 15. His parents should be taken care of.

Exercise V.

1. of 2.  3. of 4.  5. of 6. of 7.  ;  8.  9. of 10. of 11. of 12. of 13. of.

Unit 11

Exercise I.

1. told 2. said 3. told 4. talked 5. said 6. told 7. told 8. said 9. talked.

Exercise II.

1. The experts found the construction would cost an enormous sum. 2. He said he didn’t even know such problems existed. 3. We were surprised to hear that your question hadn’t been answered at once. 4. They wrote that preliminary contacts had already been established. 5. Everybody understood the new project would require a great effort. 6. We were surprised to see that nothing had been changed. 7. They supposed that the new product wouldn’t be so expensive. 8. He was sure that he would get a credit.

Exercise III.

a) 1. I told her (that) I had something to show her. 2. She said she would come with me as soon as she was ready. 3. He said that the price didn’t include the cost of packing. 4. John said he had an English lesson that afternoon and he hadn’t done his homework yet. 5. I told him (that) I had been waiting for him since two o’clock. 6. He said (that) he was afraid he couldn’t go there then, but he would probably be able to go there the next day.

b) 1. I advised her not to eat too much. 2. His wife asked him to write to her as often as he could. 3. He told the secretary to bring him the letters they had received that (or: this) morning. 4. The mother told her son not to stay there long. 5. Ann asked me not to tell anyone what had happened. 6. The teacher asked the students to repeat the words after him. 7. His mother told him not to forget his sandwiches. 8. He warned them to be careful crossing roads and reminded me to drive on the right».

c) 1. She told us that we mustn’t come in without knocking. 2. Notice said that dogs must be kept on a lead. 3. He said that after the lecture he had to go home quickly. 4. He told me that my ticket might cost five pounds. 5. His father said that he should work harder next term. 6. She said that I mustn’t tell (or: wasn’t to tell) anyone what she had just told me. 7. I warned that he needn’t (or: wouldn’t have to/didn’t have to) get up till nine the next day. 8. Mother told the children that they mustn’t play with knives.

d) 1. I asked her if she was going to see him off at the station. 2. I asked the boy what else he had seen. 3. His new employer asked whether he had done that sort of work before. 4. Paul’s sister asked if I could tell her why Paul had left the University without taking his degree. 5. The examiner asked how long I had been learning English. 6. He asked how much I thought it would cost. 7. She asked if I would be there the next day. I said that I would. 8. She asked me if she should tell him what had happened.

Exercise IV.

1. «What was the weather like during my holiday?» he asked. «It was awful», I answered. 2. «What country do you come from?» said Bill. 3. «Shall you write to Ann?» I asked. 4. «Don’t interrupt me» she said. 5. «Make the coffee a bit stronger». I said. 6. «Don’t wait for me if I am late». said Ann. 7. «Would you like to borrow this book?» I asked her. «I have read it already, thank you, and I didn’t like it very much». 8. Stopping a man in the street, I asked, «Would you help me with my car?»

Exercise V.

1. He said that he must do this work himself. 2. The doctor told me not to go out for a few days. 3. I asked whether he would come here this evening and he said that he would. 4. He has just said that he is quite satisfied with the results of our work. 5. I asked her whether it was raining. She answered that it was. 6. The doctor told him to give up smoking. 7. Ask him whether he will agree to help us. 8. I wasn’t sure that the work would be done in time. 9. Nobody understood why she had refused such an interesting offer.