Вячеслав Михайлович
Мудрец
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3 дня назад
42.1 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form, present or past:
Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving. (Already done)
Cheese is made from milk.
The roof of the building was damaged in a storm a few days ago.
You were invited to the wedding. Why didn't you go?
A cinema is a place where films are shown.
In the United States, elections for president are held every four years.
Originally the book was written in Spanish, and a few years ago it was translated into English.
Although we were driving quite fast, we were overtaken by a lot of other cars.
You can't see the house from the road. It is surrounded by trees.
42.2 Write questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past.
Ask about glass. (how / make?) How is glass made? (Already done)
Ask about television. (when / invent?) When was television invented?
Ask about mountains. (how / form?) How were mountains formed?
Ask about Pluto (the planet). (when / discover?) When was Pluto discovered?
Ask about silver. (what / use for?) What is silver used for?
42.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive.
It's a big factory. Five hundred people are employed (employ) there. (Already done)
Did somebody clean (somebody / clean) this room yesterday? (Already done)
Water covers (cover) most of the earth's surface. (Active voice is more natural here)
How much of the earth's surface is covered (cover) by water?
The park gates are locked (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
The letter was posted (post) a week ago and it arrived (arrive) yesterday.
The boat hit a rock and sank (sink) quickly. Fortunately everybody was rescued (rescue).
Richard's parents died (die) when he was very young. He and his sister were brought up (bring up) by their grandparents.
I was born in London, but I grew up (grow up) in Canada.
While I was on holiday, my camera was stolen (steal) from my hotel room.
While I was on holiday, my camera disappeared (disappear) from my hotel room.
Why did Sue resign (Sue / resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?
Why was Bill sacked (Bill / sack) from his job? What did he do wrong?
The company is not independent. It is owned (own) by a much larger company.
I saw an accident last night. Somebody called (call) an ambulance but nobody was injured (injure), so the ambulance wasn't needed (not / need).
Where were these photographs taken (these photographs / take)? In London? Did you take (you / take) them, or somebody else?
Sometimes it's quite noisy living here, but it's not a problem for me - I am not bothered (not / bother) by it.
42.4 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using somebody, they, people etc., write a passive sentence.
Somebody cleans the room every day. The room is cleaned every day. (Already done)
They cancelled all flights because of fog. All flights were cancelled because of fog.
People don't use this road much. This road isn't used much. (or is not used)
Somebody accused me of stealing money. I was accused of stealing money.
How do people learn languages? How are languages learned?
Somebody warned us not to go out alone. We were warned not to go out alone.