EXERCISES pA SS IV5 < PM T SIMrLB é 1 41.1 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form: e«t*se damage hold include invite make overtake show translate write 1 Many accidents are.caused., by dangerous driving. 2 Cheese................................................... from milk. 3 The roof of the building...................................................in a storm a few days ago. 4 There's no need to leave a tip. Service...................■................................in the bill. 5 You...................................................to the wedding. Why didn't you go? 6 A cinema is a place where films................................................... 7 In the United States, elections for President...................................................every four years. 8 Originally the book...................................................in Spanish and a few years ago it ...................................................into English. 9 We were driving along quite fast but we...................................................by lots of other cars. 41.2 Write questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past. 1 Ask about the telephone, (when/invent?) y^r>.)Vm^m.%^?Mm.S^m^4t.. 2 Ask about glass, (how/make?) How......................................................................................................... 3 Ask about Australia, (when/discover?).................................................................................................... 4 Ask about silver, (what/use for?)............................................................................................................... 5 Ask about television, (when/invent?)....................................................................................................... 41.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive. 1 It's a big factory. Five hundred people ...ftCfi.iřfllpkafftá... (employ) there. 2 Water...................................................(cover) most of the Earth's surface. 3 Most of the Earth's surface................................................... (cover) by water. 4 The park gates................................................... (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening. 5 The letter.....................................(post) a week ago and it.....................................(arrive) yesterday. 6 The boat................................................... (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody ...................................................(rescue). 7 Ron's parents................................................... (die) when he was very young. He and his sister ...................................................(bring) up by their grandparents. 8 I was born in London but I..................................................(grow) up in the north of England. 9 While I was on holiday, my camera................................................(steal) from my hotel room. 10 While I was on holiday, my camera............................................(disappear) from my hotel room. 11 Why...................................................(Sue/resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it? 12 Why...................................................(Bill/sack) from his job? What did he do wrong? 13 The company is not independent. It..........................................(own) by a much larger company. 14 I saw an accident last night. Somebody............'........................................(call) an ambulance but nobody.............................................(injure) so the ambulance............................................(not/need). 15 Where...................................................(these photographs/take)? In London? ................................................... (you/take) them? 41.4 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they/people' etc. write a passive sentence. 1 Somebody cleans the room every day. ...The room .is.cleaned every day.... 2 They cancelled all flights because of fog. All......................................................................................... 3 People don't use this road very often....................................................................................................... 4 Somebody accused me of stealing money. I........................................................................................... 5 How do people learn languages? How.................................................................................................... 6 People advised us not to go out alone..................................................................................................... 83