Rewrite the following sentences using the appropriate passive form.

a. You can also find a doctor in the Yellow Pages of your local telephone book.

b. Our organization has prepared a draft law against international ter- rorism.

c. By the end of the term they will have written about 75 short pieces and three longer pieces.

d. We need to preserve cultural diversity in the media.

e. How are the Russians going to solve the problem of the communica- tion language?

f. The government reported that it had introduced measures to protect port facilities against terrorists.

g. The children were building a tree house when it started to rain.

h. We will take all necessary steps to establish the prosperous organiza- tion.

i. The Romans founded London and many British cities.

j. He could have done the repairs in the living room.

k. The principal introduced the new teacher to the students.

l. The tornado has totally destroyed the district.

m. By 2015 we will have built no less than 200 schools in new parts of the city.

n. We expect him to help us with the exam.

o. The tutor provided the students with all the comprehensive informa- tion.

p. The art competition jury called the best works of the participants.

q. I hate people staring at me.

r. The governor marked that they would not withdraw earths forcedly.

s. During the communication practice the teacher usually separates the class into two groups.

t. The passengers should’t use their electronic devices during the flight.

u. He stole the old woman’s handbag near the shopping centre.

v. We use the electric knife for cutting meat.

 

w. Students develop all skills necessary for successful communication.

x. They didn’t change anything in the café.

y. We have been imported items from Europe since we opened the shop.

z. They had photocopied the book before the clients arrived.

 

Complete using the active or the passive voice of the verbs in brackets. Mind the tenses.

a. Oh! We are late. The concert................................. (already start).

b. Our flat ……………(be renovated at the moment) so we............................. (live)

in a hotel.

c. The bill.......................................... (pay) by Monday.

d. Women........................... (say) to live longer than men.

e. The pygmy marmoset ……………(be notable) for being one of the smallest primates in the world. It                                                                     (live) in South America.

f. The hamster......................... (keep) in a cage.

g. The first American fast-food restaurants................. (open) were 100 years

ago.

h. Sandra ………….(ask) to make a speech at the meeting. She …………

(be) of the best public speakers in our company.

i. It’s the blood of Lady Eleanore de Canterville, who.............. (murder) on

that spot by her husband, Sir Simon de Canterville, in 1575. Sir Simon

…………(disappear) seven years later.  His body....................... (find), but his

ghost still.............. (haunt) the Castle.

j. Sushi............................ (serve) with wasabi and soya sauce.

 

3. By, of or with?

a. The letter is written................. a pencil.

b. This dress is made...................... silk.

c. The basement was flooded................. water.

d. Moscow was founded...................... Yuri Dolgoryki

e. He was hit....................... a falling branch while walking in the wood.

f. The house was built................. my father in 1989.

g. This photograph was taken................... a simple camera but it’s very vivid.

 

Translate the following sentences.

a. Работа должна быть закончена к завтрашнему дню.

b. Семь человек были ранены в перестрелке.

c. Лондонский Тауэр был построен во времена Вильгельма Завоева- теля.

d. Данная модель была разработана в Австралии и является одной из самых современных на сегодняшний день.

e. Меня заставили извиниться, хотя я и не хотел.

f. Роман «Улисс» писался с 1914 по 1921 г.

g. Из комнаты вынесли всю мебель, и теперь она выглядит очень просторной.

h. Крышу чинили в прошлом году, но она снова подтекает.

i. Его роман напечатают в следующем месяце.

j. Ожидается, что этот спортсмен выиграет гонку.

k. Животных в зоопарке кормят два раза в день.

l. Мне не нравятся, когда на меня глазеют. Чувствую себя музей- ным экспонатом.

m. — Когда этот фильм покажут в кино? — Я думаю, в конце этого года.

n. Долина Напа известна своими прекрасными винами.

o. Джо отправляют работать в лондонский офис.

p. Ваш стартап только что продали за несколько миллионов! По- здравляю!