English is speaking all over the world now.Passive Voice
I Укажите названия времени, в котором употреблены глаголы, и переведите их на русский язык.
1. was being sent 5. are sent
2. will be sent 6. will have been sent
3. are being sent 7. had been sent
4. has been sent 8. were sent
II. Вставьте глагол to be в нужной форме.
The book …printed last year.
The letter … written by next week.
When he came the guests … entertained by Natalie.
The dress … made already.
The mail … sent by seven a.m. yesterday.
Many rules … explained to the pupils every day.
She … promised a new toy tomorrow.
The document … signed at the moment.
III. Задать во к предложениям.
America was discovered by Columbus.
The guests were being served when we came.
Two his books have been published this year.
They will be met in the airport.
She is looked after by her sister.
IV. Поставить предложения в пассивный залог.
They offer tourists an interesting trip.
Mr. Brown has just dictated a letter to his secretary.
He is packing his suitcase now.
They will have signed the contract by tomorrow.
They bought a new doll to their daughter.
V. Переведите только глаголы.
Эти письма посылали, когда я вошел.
Много писем посылается каждый день.
Они отправят письмо к новому году.
Это письмо сейчас отправляется.
Письмо отправлено до того, как вы приехали.
VI. Переведите на русский язык.
The letter had been written before he called.
When I came, the dinner was being made.
Passengers will be offered dinner during the flight.
His report is always listened to with great interest.
Many books have been translated into English.
VII. Образуйте две пассивные конструкции из одной активной.
Father promised Natalie a new car.
He offered Sasha a trip to Washington.
Margaret paid a lot of money to him.
VIII. Перевести на английский язык.
Телевизор купили на неделе.
Им позвонили из Америки.
Телеграмму пошлют завтра.
Ей предложили интересную поездку.
Мне посылают факсы каждый день.
IX. Поставить предложения в активном или пассивном залоге.
The work (do) by 6 p.m. yesterday.
Where Atlanta (locate)?
They (send) the letter tomorrow.
All the money (pay) already.
Tim (pay) for his mistake.
Who (use) a new car at the moment?
I (ask) many questions by my friend after the lesson.
I think he (find) the address already.
The book (write) by Hardy.
Four people (kill) in a train crash.
X. Исправить ошибки в предложениях.
Yuri Dolgoruki founded Moscow in 1147.
The letters are written at the moment.
Have the letters being posted?
Nylon used to make things.
A new school will built in our street next year.
In Bangladesh the government wants A mobile phones for young people who are under sixteen. There B an opinion that mobile phones might C brain damage. They are more dangerous for teenagers than for adults because teenagers’ skulls are thinner. There are a lot of mobile phones thefts nowadays. This could D a very frightening experience. But a lot of parents feel that their kids E safer if they have a mobile phone. Statistics says that young people smoke less these days because they spend more time talking and taking pictures. So mobile phones are pretty healthy.
A - 1) to ban
B - 2) is
C - 1) cause
D - 4) be
E - 3) will be
2. The Amazon RainforestThe Amazon Rainforest is a large beautiful forest in Brazil, South America. It (A) at the mouth of the Amazon River. The Amazon River is the (B) river in South America. It (C) between the Andes Mountain Ranges and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Amazon Rainforest is a very beautiful place. A wide variety of animals, birds and insects live in it. There (D) also many trees and plants. Today the forest (E) a very serious problem. People are cutting too many of its trees. As a result, much of its animal and plant life is disappearing forever. Scientists say that the whole world is in danger because of the destruction of the rainforests.
1. lies; 2. has; 3. longest; 4. are; 5. scientist; 6. argument; 7. runs.
A - 1
B - 3
C - 7
D - 4
E - 2
3. After SchoolTom could not concentrate for the rest of the morning (which was not unusual). He tried really (A) but the confusion inside him was too great. In the geography (B) he turned lakes into mountains, mountains into (C) , rivers into continents, until everything was complete chaos. In the spelling class he made (D) in the simplest words, and he messed up his reading in the (E) class.
At last the school bell rang. He ran to Becky. They went into the school-house which was empty and sat down. Tom gave Becky his pencil and guided her hand across the page. They drew a beautiful house.
1. last; 2. reading; 3. mistakes; 4. class; 5. hard; 6. pencil; 7. rivers.
A - 5
B - 4
C - 7
D - 3
E - 2