Complete the sentences. Use the present simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative or negative to make the sentences true. 1 Coffee in't grown (grow) in Iceland. 2 The Olympic Games 3 Spanish (hold) every year. (speak) in Argentina. 4 English (teach) in Polish schools. 5 Tricks (play) on April Fool's Day. 6 Uniforms (wear) by most police officers. 7 Meat (sell) in a greengrocer's. (celebrate) in every country of the 8 Easter world. 4 Complete the text. Use the present or past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian stone tablet with words on it from 196 BC. The words are written (write) in three different languages, including Egyptian picture-writing. The stone: (find) in 1799 by French soldiers who were fighting in Egypt. After the war, it (take) to England. Over the next few years, most of the words on the stone (translate), but nobody could underständ the picture-writing. That mystery until 1822, when a French academic called Champollion -(not solve) translated them. The fact that ancient Egyptian picture- writing (understand) today is mostly thanks to Champollion's work. Today, the Rosetta Stone (keep) in the British Museum, where many ancient Egyptian treasures (see) by milions of visitors each year.
Nowadays, almost every home has access to the Internet. We use the Internet for various purposes: gaining necessary information, taking part in communities, and even making money.
In my opinion, modern life can hardly be imagined without the world-wide web. The Internet can be helpful to everybody, including students. Firstly, students can use the Internet for learning purposes. I suppose that it is the strongest reason why they should get access to the Internet. Thousands websites place a mass of good information at the disposal of any person interested in mathematics, chemistry, foreign languages, etc. Many school teachers create special resources for their students. Secondly, the Internet offers a wide range of leisure opportunities. You can get in touch with your friends and send them e-mail messages, picture-cards, photos. You can make new friends from the whole world. The Internet offers a wonderful solution to the problem of loneliness.