1.    People say that the late Mr. Johnson was difficult to work with.

→It is said that the late Mr. Johnson was difficult to work with.

→The late Mr. Johnson is said to be difficult to work with.

2.    →People say that he works 16 hours a day.

→It is said that he works 16 hours a day.

→He is said to work 16 hours a day 

3.    People thought Mike had paid too much.

→It was though that Mike had paid too much.

→Mike was thought to have paid too much

4.    People know that he is very rich.

→He is known to be very rich

5.    All the students choose him the monitor.

→He is chosen the monitor by all the students.

6.    They will give her a prize if she studies well.

→ She will be given a prize if she studies well.

7.    We had thought carefully before we gave our decision.

→ Before our decision was given, We had thought carefully.

8.    How do you spend this amount of money?

→ How is this amount of money spent?

9.    The clowns made the audience laugh a lot.

→The audience were made to laugh a lot by the clowns.

10. He had someone repair his roof yesterday.

→He had his roof repaired yesterday.

11. I need to polish my shoes.

→My shoes need polishing.

12. Someone saw him pick up the gun.

→He was seen to pick up the gun

13. .He likes people to call him "sir".

→He likes being called "sir"

14. Don't touch this switch.

This switch isn't touched

15. You should know how to swim to save yourself.

→How to swim should be known to save yourself

16. My father used to take me to the zoo when I was a child.

→I used to be taken to the zoo when I was a child.

17. They are to send letters to the leaders of charitable organization.

→Letters are sent to the leaders of charitable organization.

18. People believe that the wanted man is living in New York.

→ The wanted man is believed to be living in New York

19. They decided to divide the money between the widows of the lifeboat men.

→The money was decided to be divided between the widows of the lifeboat men.

1.Everyone knows that eating fruit is good for you
=> Eating fruit.........
=> It .............................

2. People think the jewels are stolen easily by one of the guests 
=> One of the guests...................
=> It .....................................

1. In ancient greece it was thought that Dolphins were man who had abandoned life on land.

2.In ancient Rome dolphins were believed to carry souls to heaven

3.The company is said to have invested 50 milion pounds last week

4.Mr Clark is said to have been difficult to work with when he was younger

5.It has been calculated that the water of the River Rhine contains over 2000 chemicals

6.The painting was thought to have been destroyed in the fire

7.The Chinese are believed to have invented gunpowder

8.People think that about 1 million papers have been sold

9.The two injured men are thought to have been repairing high-tension cable

10.The government is hoped to have prepared a plan

11.Mr Bond is said to have been having business difficulties when he was charged with fraud

12.It is believed that the painting was stolen by a professional thief

Chết, thiếu câu 12.

12. This treasure is thought to date from the 19th century

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Rewrite each sentences so that the meaning stays the same.( passive )

People say Mr Clark was difficult to work with when he was young.

-> Mr Clark ............................................is said to have been difficult to work with when he was younger
............................................

At least 130 000 dolphins are reported to be caught in the nets of tuna fishers every year.

-> It is .........................................reported that at least 130,000 dolphins are caught in the nets of tuna fishers every year
..........................................

John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.

-> john didn't gave a bar of chocolet to jill

-> did john give a bar of chocolet to jill

=>It is said that Mr.Brown works for the enemy

=>Mr.Brown is said to work for the enemy

Read the first sentence and then complete the second sentence with the same meating.

1. The man was so tired that he couldn't finish his work.

-The man was too...tired to finish his work....

2. Nga spends 4 hours a day practicing English with her friends.

-It takes..Nga 4 hours to practice English with her friends...

3. It was raining hard but we got to Mary's birthday party in time.

-Although...It was raining hard, we got to Mary's birthday party in time....

4. They have just sold that old house.

-That old house.have been sold ...

5. People say that they bought this shop last year.

- It is...said they bought this shop last year ...

6. Mr. Brown's team has lost the game and he looks very sad.

-Mr. Brown whose..team has lost the game looks very sad...

7. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.

-Minh spends..2 hours doing his homework everyday...

8. The picture was so high that the little boy couldn't touch it.

-The picture was too...high for the little boy to touch it.

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1. The man was so tired that he couldn't finish his work.

-The man was too tired to finish his work.

2. Nga spends 4 hours a day practicing English with her friends.

-It takes Nga 4 hours a day to pratice English with her friends.

3. It was raining hard but we got to Mary's birthday party in time.

-Although it was raining hard, we got to Mary's birthday party in time.

4. They have just sold that old house.

-That old house has just been sold.

5. People say that they bought this shop last year.

- It is said they bought this shop last year.

6. Mr. Brown's team has lost the game and he looks very sad.

-Mr. Brown whose team has lost the game looks very sad.

7. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.

-Minh spends 2 hours doing his homework every day.

8. The picture was so high that the little boy couldn't touch it.

-The picture was too high for the little boy to touch.

1. They say that she is the best singer in this town.
-> She is said to be the best singer in this town
2. They believe he will be the winner.
-> It is believed that he will be the winner
3. People think that Tom stole food in the supermarket 3 days ago.
-> Tom is thought to have stolen food in the supermarket 3 days ago.
4. Someone reported that the situation was under control.
-> The situation is reported to have been under control
5. It is said that she works 16 hours a day.
-> She is said to work 16 hours a day

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one

3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.

A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it

B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.

C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.

D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.

4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.

A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.

B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.

C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.

D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.

5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.

A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.

B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.

C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.

D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.

6. It was so late that nothing could be done.

A. It was too late for nothing to be done.

B. It was too late for anything to be done.

C. It was such late that nothing could be done.

D. It was so late that nothing to be done.

7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.

A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.

C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.

D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.

9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.

A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

C. The book was so good for me to put it down.

D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.

10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.

A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.

B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.

C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.

D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one

3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.

A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it

B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.

C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.

D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.

4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.

A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.

B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.

C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.

D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.

5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.

A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.

B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.

C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.

D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.

6. It was so late that nothing could be done.

A. It was too late for nothing to be done.

B. It was too late for anything to be done.

C. It was such late that nothing could be done.

D. It was so late that nothing to be done.

7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.

A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.

C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.

D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.

9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.

A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

C. The book was so good for me to put it down.

D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.

10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.

A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.

B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.

C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.

D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.