Invite, cause, damage, hold, make, overtake, show, surround, translate, write

1. You can't see the house from the road. It ___ by trees.

2. Cheese ___ from milk.

3. The roof of the building ___ in a storm a few days ago.

4. You ___ to the wedding. Why didn't you go?

5. A cinema is a place where films ___.

6. In the United States elections for president ___ every four years.

7. Originally the book ___ in Russian, and a few years ago it ___ into English.

8. Although we were driving quite fast, we ___ by a lot of other cars.

9. Many accidents ___ by dangerous driving.

Задание 8.9 Раскройте скобки (present simple or past simple, active or passive).

1. It's a big factory. Five hundred people (employ) there.

2. Somebody (clean) this room yesterday?

3. Water (cover) most of the earth's surface.

4. How much of the earth's surface (cover) by water?

5. The shop (close) at 9.30 p.m. every evening.

6. The letter (post) a week ago and it (arrive) yesterday.

7. The boat hit a rock and (sink) quickly. Fortunately everybody (rescue).

8. I was born in Moscow, but I (grow up) in Rostov.

9. While I was on holiday, my camera (steal) from my hotel room.

10. While I was on holiday, my camera (disappear) from my hotel room.

11. Why Sue (resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?

12. Why Bill (sack) from his job? What did he do wrong?

13. Where these photographs (take)? In London? You (take) them, or somebody else?

14. Nobody (injure) in the road accident last night so the ambulance (not / need).

Задание 8.10 Перепишите предложения в страдательном залоге.

Образец: Somebody cleans the room every day.- The room is cleaned every day.

1. They cancelled all flights because of fog.

2. People didn't use this road much.

3. She has sent me an e-mail yesterday.

4.How do people learn languages?

5. Somebody warned us not to go out alone.

6. Somebody will clean the room later.

7. They are selling fresh fruit here.

Задание 8.11 Раскройте скобки, поставьте глаголы в нужные формы страдательного залога.

1. The situation is serious. Something must (do) before it's too late.

2. The music was very loud and could (hear) from a long way away.

3. A new supermarket is going (build) next year.

4. The room should (clean).

5. I haven't received the letter vet. It might (send) to the wrong address.

6. There were some problems at first, but they seem (solve).

7. "Are you going to the party?’" - "No, I (not/ invite). "

8. The car was three years old but (not/ use) very much.

9. The room (clean) at the moment.

10. The room (clean) when I arrived.

11. Many guests (be) invited to my birthday-party next Sunday.

12. These flowers (water) every day.

13. The children (take) to the milk bar tomorrow.

14. Many new restaurants (open) in Moscow every year.

Задание 8.12 Перепишите предложения в страдательном залоге, сделав выделенные слова подлежащими.

Образец: Somebody has cleaned the room. - The room has been cleaned.

1. They have postponed the meeting.

2. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.

3. I didn't realise that somebody was recording our conversation.

4. When we got to the stadium, we found that they had cancelled the game.

5. They are building a new ring road round the city.

6. They have built a new hospital near the airport.

7. Somebody gave the information to the police.

8. They offered me the job, but I refused it.

9. We knew very little about him.

10. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.

11. Nobody told me about the meeting.

12. They didn't give me the information I needed.

13. Has anybody shown you what to do?

Задание 8.13 Закончите предложения. Вставьте being + глаголы (в нужной форме).

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