B. BÀI TẬP (EXERCISES)

I. Chia động từ trong ngoặc theo dạng bị động hoặc chủ động. (Supply the correct form of the verbs in the passive or active form.)

1. Every year hundreds of thousands people _______ (leave) homeless by natural disasters.

2. The word tsunami _______ (take) from the Japanese for ‘harbour wave’.

3. Floods _______ (usually, generate) by heavy rains.

4. Forest fires _______ (destroy) large areas of forests every summer.

5. More than 200,000 people _______ (kill) in the 2004 tsunami.

6. Many islands _______ (hit) by hurricanes every year. V. Some avalanches _______ (create) by skiers.

8. Powerful tsunami waves _______ (carry) ships many kilometres inland.

9. Many natural disasters _______ (cause) by global warming.

10. A lot of African countries _______ (have) long periods of drought.

III. Complete using the Active or the Passive Voice of the verbs in brackets. 16.Yesterday, Kelly ...................................... (think) that she ........................................ (follow), so she ............................................ (go) to the nearest police station. 17.We ............................................ (stay) with my parents because our house ............................................ (renovate) at the moment. 18.Two new schools ............................................ (build) in our area because of the growth in population. Building ............................................ (start) next month. 19.The tables ............................................ (clean) by the waiters when a group of tourists ............................................ (arrive). 20. More chocolate bars ...................................... (consume) this year than in any other year. 21. My car ............................................ (repair) by the mechanic yesterday but unfortunately I ............................................ (crash) it into a tree this morning. IV. Rewrite the first sentence as a news report using present simple + passive + infinitive. 0. Lots of people believe the criminal is living abroad. The criminal ...is believed to be living abroad... 22. Economists suppose that inflation will fall next year. Inflation .................................................................. next year. 23. Everyone expects that Arsenal will win the League. Arsenal .................................................................. the League. 24. People think the Government is planning a new airport. The Government .................................................................. a new airport. 25. They say he is making a new movie about the Civil War. He .................................................................. a new movie about the Civil War. 26. Journalists report that the Finance Minister disagrees with the President. The Finance Minister .................................................................. with the President.

. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets (using passive form: sử dụng dạng bị động)

1. The festival (organize) ............................................. every year in the village of Pilton, England.

2. I (buy) .................................... a new bicycle by my parents last month.

3. The bridge (repair) ............................................. at the moment.

4. The town (destroy) ................................................ by the huge earthquake last month.

5. My house (build) ............................................... in 2020.

6. This house (not use) ....................................... for years.

7. These trees should (water) .......................................... every day.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, present perfect or future passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The winning film at the festival last year ____________________ (direct) by James Cameron.

2. The results ____________________ (not send) to the students’ homes yet.

3. The book ____________________ (publish) by Oxford University Press next month.

4. We ____________________ (invite) to Tom and Gina’s wedding next April. I’m very excited!

5. The students ____________________ (tell) to read the book last week.

6. Thousands of copies of his biography ____________________ (sell) when it comes out next month.

7. They ____________________ (not give) the correct time for the meeting, so they arrived late.

VIII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs(active or passive) in brackets.

1. Yesterday our teacher (arrive)...... five minutes late.

2.Last night my favorite program(interrupt)..... by a special news bulletin.

3. A bad accident(happen)...... on Highway 95 last night around midnight.

4. The letter(type/already)....... by the secretary. She(type)...... them yesterday.

5.When(your bike/steal).......? Two days ago.

6. That's not my coat.It(belong)....... to Louise.

7.(You/pay)...... your electric bill yet? No, I haven't, but I'd better pay it today.If I don't, my electricity( shut off)...... by the power company

II.   Complete the sentences using the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1.   The Temple of Literature _________________ (construct) in 1070 under Ly ThanhTong’s dynasty.

2.   The statues _________________ (build) by the Ha Noi People’s Committee in 2003.

3.   The Doctors’ stone tablets _________________ (recognise) by UNESCO in 2010.

4.   The construction of TuDuc Tomb _________________ (complete) in 1876.

5.   The students of the Imperial Academy _________________ (select) from regional examinations.

6.   Originally, the Po Nagar tower _________________ (make) of wood in order to worship Goddess Po Nagar.

7.   Between 1442 and 1779, eighty-one exams _________________ (hold) by the Le dynasty.

8.         Chu Van An _________________ (bear) in Van Thon village, Thanh Dam district.