Put the verb into the correct form, present or past, active or passive.
1 a Two hundred people are employed (employ) by the company.
b The company__employs__ (employ) 200 people.
2 a Water
(cover) most of the earth's surface.
b How much of the earth's surface
(cover) by water?
3 a While I was on holiday, my camera
(steal) from my hotel room.
b While I was on holiday, my camera
12 (disappear) from my hotel room.
4 a Robert's parents
(die) when he was very young.
b Robert and his sister
(bring up) by their grandparents.
| 5 a The boat hit a rock and
(sink) quickly.
b Fortunately everybody
[rescue)
(fire) from his job. He wasn't very good at it.
b Sue
fresign from her job because she didn't enjoy it any more.
17. a. It can be noisy living here, but
Inot / bother) me.
b. It can be noisy living here, but
(not/bother) by it.
8 a Maria had an accident. She
(knock off her bike.
b Maria had an accident. She
(fall) off her bike.
9 a I haven't seen these flowers before. What
(they/call)?
b I haven't seen these flowers before. What
(you /call) them?​

1. The UK consists of four countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
2. The UK is situated on the British Isles.
3. The UK is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the English Channel.
4.  The population of the UK is about 59 mln people.
5. The capital of Great Britain is London.
6. The head of the UK is the Queen.
7. The UK is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
8. Their capitals are: London Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. The national emblem of England is  the red rose, the national emblem of Scotland is the thistle, the emblem of  Northern Ireland is the shamrock. Wales has got two emblems: the leek and the daffodil.
9. The state languages of the UK are English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh.

Joanne "Jo" Rowling, better known as J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies to become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a popular series of films, in which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts as well as maintaining creative control by serving as a producer on the final instalment. Rowling conceived the idea for the series on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990.
Rowling has led a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on social security to multi-millionaire status within five years. As of March 2011, when its latest world billionaires list was published, Forbes estimated Rowling's net worth to be US$1 billion.[9] The 2008 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowling's fortune at £560 million ($798 million), ranking her as the twelfth richest woman in the United Kingdom. Forbes ranked Rowling as the forty-eighth most powerful celebrity of 2007, and Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fans. In October 2010, J. K. Rowling was named 'Most Influential Woman in Britain' by leading magazine editors. She has become a notable philanthropist, supporting such charities as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain, and Lumos (formerly the Children's High Level Group).
On February 23, 2012, Little, Brown & Company announced it would publish Rowling's first novel for adults.