Rewrite the sentences below in the passive, as in the example. Omit
agent where necessary.
1 He discovered the ancient statue in 1863
The ancient statue was discovered in 1863
2 This restaurant doesn't serve international dishes.
3 The earthquake didn't destroy the old Post office.
4 People buy newspapers at a newsagent's.​

Big Ben is the national symbol of Great Britain.
It is a clock on the tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. Namely, it is a bell in the clock. The designer of the tower is English architect August Pugin. He designed it in 1858. It weights 13.5 tons and it is 318 feet high. Big Ben is one of the famous buildings of the UK.
Биг Бен является национальным символом Великобритании.
Это часы на башне Вестминстерского дворца в Лондоне. А именно, это колокол в часах. Конструктором башни является английский архитектор Огастес Пьюджин . Он разработал его в 1858 году. Он весит 13.5 тонн, и 318 футов в высоту. Биг-Бен является одним из самых известных зданий в Великобритании.

Leonardo Di Caprio is an American actor and film producer. He has been nominated for numerous awards, and has won three Golden Globe Awards. DiCaprio was born in Hollywood, California,the only child of Irmelin , a German-born legal secretary, and George DiCaprio, an underground comics artist and producer and distributor of comic books.DiCaprio's father is of half Italian (from theNaples area) and half German (from Bavaria) descent.DiCaprio's maternal grandfather, Wilhelm Indenbirken, was German. His maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken (1915–2008),a German citizen, was born as Yelena Smirnova in Russia.In an interview in Russia, DiCaprio referrer to himself as "half Russian" and said that two of his late grandparents were Russians.