Revision of the passive

REVISION OF THE PASSIVE I- Change the active to the passive if possible 1- My cat died yesterday. 2- I agree with Jim’s theory. 3- Dr. Ikeda developed that theory. 4- Tim dropped the cup. 5- The cup fell on to the floor. 6- The manager will interview me. 7- They have gone to the shop. 8- A hurricane destroyed the small fishing village. 9- The solution to my problem appeared to me in a dream. 10- After class, one of the students always erases the chalkboard. 11- When did someone invent the radio? 12- My grandfather planted this tree 50 years ago. 13- Mary has just washed those dishes. 14- They are going to build a new hospital here. 15- What should we do now? 16- We can do nothing to help her. 17- When is someone going to announce the result of the contest? II- Complete the sentences with the given words. 1- Ali and Mica (complain)……….to the landlord many times since they moved into their new apartment, but to date nothing (do)………….. about the leak in the roof and the broken window in the bedroom. 2- Yesterday I told my teenage daughter to clean her room before she (go)………. to school. After she had left the house, I looked in the room. She (pile) ………..all her clothes on the chair. Everything else (shove)………….. under the bed. 3- Sometime people (intimidate)…………..by salespeople. As a result, they sometimes (buy)………things that they don’t really want. 4- Two days ago I (put) ………… an ad in the newspaper so that I could find a buyer for my old car. Yesterday I(sell)…………it. It (buy)………….. by a teenager who (look) ………… for an old car to fix up himself. Today a friend of mine told me that he wanted to buy my old car, but he was too late. By the time he talked to me, the car (sell already) ………… to the teenager. 5- The wheel (invent)……………over 5,000 years ago. Throughout history, it (assist)………. People in making better use of oxen, horses and other animals in transporting goods. 6- Mark is a genius. By the time he graduated, he (offer)………… jobs by a dozen computer companies. 7- After the test papers (return)…………. To students in class tomorrow, the students (give) ……………their next assignment. 8- Ever since it (build)…………. Three centuries ago, the Tag Mahan in Agra (describe, often) …………..as the most beautiful building in the world. It (design) ………….. by a Turkish architect, and it (take) ……………. 20,000 workers 20 years to complete it. III- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in capital. 1- The book …………me. It is an……………book. I’m ……………in it. INTEREST 2-That chemical……….your skin. The chemical is ………… . Your skin is……… IRRITATE 3- The trip………..everybody. Everyone was…………. . The trip was………… . TIRE 4- Ann ………an egg. She took the egg out of the ………….water. She had an ………egg for breakfast. BOIL 5- The new ……….us. We were…………. . The news was……………… UPEST 6- Ann heard a noise in her car that disturbed her. It was a ………..noise. She was …….. when she heard it. DISTURB 7- Jessica’s arguments convinced us. She presented…………arguments. We were………… CONVINCE 8- I don’t have any furniture of my own. Do you know where I can rent a ………apartment? FURNISH 9- The equator is the ……….line between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. DIVIDE 10- The poor who live in shack south of the city don’t have ……….water. RUN 11- No one may attend the lecture except …………guests. INVITE 12- We all expect our ……….officials to be honest. EXPECT 13- Because we have a ………….agreement, our landlord won’t be able to raise our rent for 2 years. 14- After an ………..trip of 12 hours, John fell asleep at the dinner table. EXHAUST 15- There are many ……….activities in a large city. STIMULATE 16- I like to hear the sound of gently………….. rain. FALL 17- Skydiving is a ……………experience. THRILL 18- When I get home from work, I’m going to take a long, …………bath. RELAX 19- The game was played in our stadium. The ………..team scored the ………. goal in the last seconds of the soccer game. Nevertheless, the ……………fans continued to cheer our team. VISIT / WIN / DISAPPOINT 20- I heard some ……………..news. ENCOURAGE IV- Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown 1- Last Thursday we appointed a new marketing manger. – A new………………………. 2- Smith Ltd are supplying our company with new office furniture. – Our………………. 3- No decision has been made. – Nothing……………………………………………………. 4- People believe that someone murdered Mr. Stone. – It is……………………………….. 5- Your hair is very long. You ought to get it cut. – Your hair is long. It………………….. 6- The police were following the suspects. – The suspects …………………………………. 7- No one has seen Peter since the day of the party. – Peter………………………………… 8- We put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday. – A notice………….. 9- People think that an apple a day is good for you. – An apple a day……………………. 10- At the time my aunt was looking after the children for us. – At the time our children……. 11- The police have issued a description of the wanted man. – A description……………. 12- Everyone knows that eating fruit is good for you. – Eating fruit ……………………… 13- Everyone thought the painting had been destroyed. – The painting…………………... 14- People say the late Mr. Johnson was difficult to work with. – The late………………… 15- People think the jewels were stolen by one of the guests. – One of the guests………… 16- It is believed that the Chinese invented gunpowder. – The Chinese…………………… 17- There is a rumor that the escaped prisoner is living in Spain. – The escaped……………. 18- It is thought that the two injured men were repairing high-tension cables. - The two injured men………………………………………………………………………………. V- Use a form of have something done to rewrite the following sentences: 1- A painter painted our house last month. ……………………………………………….. 2- The hairdresser is cutting my hair this afternoon. ………………………………….. 3- Someone has stolen my motorbike. ……………………………………………… 4- The dentist has taken out all Jim’s teeth. ……………………………………………… 5- I haven’t been to the car-wash for a long time. ………………………………………. 6- The men are coming to put in the new central heating on Saturday. ………………… 7- Someone broke Harry’s nose in a fight. ………………………………………………. 8- Isn’t it the time someone fixed your television? ………………………………………. 9- Helen’s publishers have just published her book. ……………………………………….. 10- The police towed away Tim’s car. …………………………………………………… VI- Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a form of passive, but does not contain the words underlined. 1- Apparently, Green has a wife in Scotland. Green is said to have a wife in Scotland. 2- Nobody knows anything about Brenda’s family. ………………………………….. 3- People think that someone started the fire deliberately. ……………………… 4- You should ask a doctor to see to that cut. …………………………………………. 5- People say that Christ was in the army. …………………………………………. 6- My trousers need to be pressed before I leave. ……………………………………… 7- No one has signed this letter. ………………………………………………………… 8- Mary’s hair still needs cutting. …………………………………………………………. 9- People believe that Norma is living in Paris. ……………………………………… 10- The director of the school has decided that smoking is no longer allowed. VII- Choose the most suitable preposition in bold: The busy shopping street was thronged by / with people. The emergency exit was concealed by / from a red curtain. The price of excursions is included in / with the cost of the holiday. All through January, the fields were covered by / from snow. The room was crammed by / with furniture of all descriptions. Two of the climbers were injured by / with falling rocks. The island is inhabited by / from people of mainly Chinese origin. The bank was quickly surrounded from / with armed police. The windows had been smashed from / with a harmer. The stadium was packed from / with cheering fan.