Fill in each blank with the corect present or future passive verb from the verbs given in the box.

Plant, publish, use, show, sweep, speak, make, cover.

1. Films in the cinema

2. How many languages in Canada

3. His best novels next year

4. Most of the earth's surface by water

5.Young trees in the school garden by the eighth-form students every summer

6. Glass from sand

7. The classrooms carefully by the students every day

8. This laboratory for doing experiments very often

Complete the sentences using the correct present or future passive verb

use - use - play - destroy - destroy (phá hủy) - speak - import - make

make - plant - publish (xuất bản) - sweep (quét) - cause (gây ra) - show - cover

1.Bread ........................................................... from wheat (lúa mì)

2.Football ....................................................... all over the world

3.Millions of cars ............................................... from Japan every year

4.A compass (la bàn)........................................... for showing directions.

5.How many languages ........................................ in Swizerland ?

6.Millions of trees ............................................ by pollution every year.

7.Many accidents .............................................. by dahgerous driving.

8.Million of trees ............................................... by forest fires every year.

9.His best novel .................................................. next year.

10.Most of the earth’s surface .......................................... by water.

11.Young trees ............................ in the school garden by the 8th form students evey summer.

12.Glass ............................................ from sand.

13.The classroom ....................................... carefully by the students every day.

14.Films ................................................. in the cinema.

15.This laboratory .................................... for doing experiments very often.

II. Fill in the blank with a verb from the box in the correct tense of the passive. Use each verb once only.

1.     Mary kept trying to talk to me while my hair    

2.     This money box ____________ for two years.

3.     A lot of trees were          in the storm last summer.

4.     Those suitcases      behind if you aren't careful.

5.     The rent______________ , I think.

6.     Spanish      differently in Spain and in Colombia.

7.     ___________ any tests         since last month.

8.     Beer___________  for breakfast in England years ago.

9.     At present the champagne glasses   in a big box.

10.  When we came the stadium, the home team  by 3 to 1.

TOPIC 9 : PASSIVE VOICE
 

I. Use the correct PASSIVE tense of these verbs in brackets :
1. An island ………………………. by water. (cover)
2. I ……………………… to the party last night but I didn’t come. (invite)
3. Many accidents …………………… by reckless driving. (cause)
4. A new dormitory …………………… in the university campus now. (build)
5. Thank goodness ! My jewelry …………………… in the robbery last night. (steal / not)
6. If I didn’t do my job properly, I …………………………. (sack)
7. The electric light bulb ……………………… by Thomas Edison. (invent)
8. Mickey Mouse cartoons …………………………… in sixty languages. (translate)
9. If it is foggy, that sport event …………………………… (cancel)
10. The examinees …………………… the result of the examination next week. (tell)
11. This machine ……………………… for quite a long time. (not use)
12. The clever dog saved Lan and her family from …………………… in the typhoon. (catch)
13. I am looking forward to ……………………… fairly. (treat)
WANGARI MAATHAI
Wangari Maathai …………………… (award) the Noble Prize in 2004. She …………………
(praise) by the Noble committee as a source of inspiration for everyone in Africa fighting for
sustainable development, democracy and peace. When she started the Green Belt movement in
1977, Kenya was suffering from deforestation and desertification. Thousands of tree ………………
(cut down) and many family ……………………… (leave) in poverty as a result. Since then, her
most successful campaign to mobilize women to plant some 30 million trees ………………………
(copy) by others countries. During that time, the movement …………………… (transform) into a
campaign on education, nutrition and other issues. Her campaign has not always been popular, Mrs.
Maathai ……. …………… (arrest) several times for campaigning against deforestation in Africa,
and once she ………………….. (beat) unconscious by the heavy handed people. But in elections in
2002, she ………………………. (elect) as an MP as part of an opposition coalition which swept to
power, and she ………………… (appoint) as a deputy environment minister in 2003.
II. Change these sentences to the passive voice :
1. My students have met their friend at the station. ………………………………………………
2. They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home. ………………………………………………
3. The teacher won’t correct exercises tomorrow. …………………………………………………
4. How many trees did they cut down ? ……………………………………………………………
5. This well-known library attracts many people. …………………………………………………
6. All students attended the meeting. ………………………………………………………………
7. People say that he is intelligent. …………………………………………………………………
8. He can’t repair my bike. …………………………………………………………………………
9. Mary has operated Tom since 10 o’clock. ……………………………… ………………………
10. Mr. Smith has taught us French for 2 years. ……………………………………………………
11. They didn’t look after the children properly. ……………………………………………………
12. Nobody swept this street last week. ……………………………………………………………
13. People drink a great deal of tea in England. ……………………………………………………
14. People speak English all over the world. ………………………………………………………
15. Tom was writing 2 poems. ………………………………………………………………………
16. She often takes her dog for a walk……………………………………………………………….
17. She didn’t introduce me to her mother. …………………………………………………………
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18. Farmers usually milk cows twice a day. …………………………………………………………
19. He likes people to call him “sir”. ………………………………………………………………
20. Our teacher used to bid us talk in class. …………………………………………………………
21. Don’t let other see you. …………………………………………………………………………
22. Workers were digging a large hole in the ground. ………………………………………………
23. The car knocked a woman down in the street. …………………………………………………
24. Cows were eating grass on the meadow. …………………………………………………………
25. My cousin will meet you at the station. …………………………………………………………
26. She is running her own company. ………………………………………………………………
27. Visitors must leave umbrellas in the cloakroom. ………………………………………………
28. My mother used to make us clean the house. …………………………………………………….
29. John hasn’t finished his homework. ……………………………………………………………...
30. They suggested banning advertisements on TV. …………………………………………………
31. I will shut the door if you like. …………………………………………………………………
32. We have just seen a horrible accident. …………………………………………………………
33. What language do people speak in this country? ………………………………………………
34. At 7 p.m., Mrs. Smith was making cakes. ………………………………………………………
35. He isn’t going to buy that house. …………………………………………………………………
36. This terrorist has kept 3 hostages for a week. ……………………………………………………
37. He hasn’t seen you for years. ……………………………………………………………………
38. The examiner will read the passage 3 times. ……………………………………………………
39. An earthquake destroyed the town. ……………………………………………………………
40. He didn’t type the letter last night. ………………………………………………………………
41. They will pick me up at my house. ……………………………………………………………
42. When did you see him in that bank? ……………………………………… ……………………
43. A man returned the keys to me. …………………………………………………………………
44. Mary will see her friends off at the station. ……………………………………………………
45. They have to pull down that building. ……………………………………………………………
46. He gave me a knife to cut this bread. ……………………………………………………………
47. They used to drink beer in England ………………………………………………………………
48. She can sew 3 shirts a day. ………………………………………………………………………
49. We consider that she is the best singer. …………………………………………………………
50. Nobody has used this room for ages. ……………………………………………………………
51. I am translating an article into Vietnamese. ……………………………………………………
52. People said he had swallowed a safety pin. ………………………………………………………
53. Someone is following me. ………………………………………………………………………
54. The State will assign our students to different jobs. ……………………………………………
55. She read the letter again and again last night. …………………………………………………
56. This is the first time they have written to us about this.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
57. How many lessons are you going to learn next month?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
58. Someone had invented electric lights before I was born.
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59. People know that Japan produces a wide range of cars.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
60. Before they took exams they had revised their lessons.
……………………………………………… ……………………………………………………
61. When he came home his father was reading a newspaper.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
62. My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
63. When I was 18 years old, my parents allowed me to go out in the evening.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
64. You were wearing your new hat when I met you yesterday.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
65. He is preparing everything for the presidential election.
…………………………………………………………………………………………… ………
66. Last Friday, when I came to Jane’s house, she had finished all exercises.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
67. Countries are finding a way to solve the problem.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
68. He put the letter in the drawer, and then he locked it up.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
69. By the end of this year, we will have learnt 2,000 English words.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
70. Don’t ask for another book until you finish this one.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
71. Her father was planting different kinds of flowers in the garden.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
72. The Prime Minister is making a speech at the moment.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
73. How many days did she spend finishing the work?
………………………………… …………………………………………………………………
74. The doctor pulled out one of my teeth yesterday morning.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
75. His wife usually brings him sandwiches at lunch time.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
76. The light went out while I was making a cup of tea.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
77. When she went to Barcelona, she learnt some Spanish.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
78. The students of chemistry made many experiments last week.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
79. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
80. A pair of robins has built a nest in the porch since last week
 

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the given verbs. Using the future simple/ future continuous/ future simple passive.

44. At this time next Saturday, I (attend) ________ a meeting in Hue.

45. Wind energy (use) ________ as a cheap, clean and effective source of energy in the future.

46. Do you think that solar energy (power) ________ everything in the next 20 years?

47. My English teacher (give) ________ a talk about protecting the environment at 8 a.m. next Monday.

48. I hope that metros (build) ________ in Vietnam soon.

I- Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verbs from the box

Every region has a different quality of clay, varnish color, ______________ and burning technique in pottery making.

Recently, Southeast Asia’s largest bronze statue of the Buddha erected in Bai Dinh pagoda was _______________ by artisans from Van Diem bronze village.

________________ cocoon silk was one of the women’s chores 3000 years ago.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Vietnamese artists used lacquering techniques to draw and _______________ pictures for decorations.

In the early 20th century, most houses, beds, and household were ___________ from bamboo and rattan.

With only needles and colorful rolls of thread, craftswomen _______________ silk pictures, ussualy of natural wonders such as birds, plants, or landscapes.

Conical hats are ____________ by using young palm leaves along a circular bamboo frame.

In Dong Ho Village (Bac Ninh) or Sinh Village (Hue), the painter who __________ the folk picture is a craft village farmer.