Lesson C

4. D. Complete the blanks with the passive voice of the verbs in parentheses. 

(Hoàn thành chỗ trống với dạng bị động của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. The trip _____ (organize) by a great company last year.

2. These photos _____ (take) by another visitor.

3. In their class, the students _____ (teach) about how to travel safely in Việt Nam.

4. This church _____ (mention) in many travel guides in 2020.

5. These souvenirs _____ (buy) on my trip to Germany in 1990.

Grammar (See Grammar Reference pp. 153-154)

(Ngữ pháp (Xem Tài liệu Ngữ Pháp trang 153-154))

C. Complete the blanks with the passive form of the verbs in parentheses.

(Hoàn thành các chỗ trống với dạng bị động của các động từ trong ngoặc đơn.)

We had an amazing trip to Europe last summer. The dates (1) _____ (choose) two months before we started. Our flight (2) _____ (book) at that time as well, but our hotel (3) _____ (not arrange) until the day before our departure. However, we enjoyed the trip a lot. We took many photos and we (4) _____ (treat) very well by the tour organizers. Our only regret was that we bought some souvenirs, but they (5) _____ (lose) on our way home.

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.

II. Complete each sentence with the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses. ( Hoàn thành mỗi câu với thì hoặc dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc đơn.) 

5. Where’s Tuan? He (do)  _____ judo with his friend.

6. The film (start)______ at 8.15 tomorrow.

7. What time _____ you (leave) ______ tomorrow?

8.  He (not / live)_______ in an apartment.

9. What (be)______ your favourite subject ? – I like History.

10. I (not / talk ) __________ to my friends at present.

(Sử dụng động từ nguyên thể có “to”, động từ nguyên thể, hoặc danh động từ để hoàn thành các câu sau với các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. I want _____ in three styles. (swim) 

2. My mother lets me _____ volleyball twice a week. (play) 

3. I enjoy _____ at the beach. (jog) 

4. I hope _____ Cristiano Ronaldo one day. (meet) 

5. My father often makes me _____ football with him. It's boring! (watch) 

6. My teacher expects me _____ the school’s chess team. (join)

7. My older brother suggests _____ to play some sports during the summer break. (learn)

7. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn cho các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was past midnight when Helen (1) _____ (arrive) home. She (2) _____ (close) the door quietly because her parents (3) _____ (sleep) upstairs. As she (4) _____ (take off) her coat, she (5) _____ (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it. She (6) _____ (open) the letter and (7) _____ (read) it. Then she (8) _____ (put) it in her pocket, (9) _____ (pick up) her coat and (10) _____ (go) out again. It (11) _____ (be) a cold night but it (12) _____ (not rain). A few people (13) _____ (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen (14) _____ (cross) the road and _____ (follow) them. She (16) _____ (not know) where they (17) _____ (go) - but she (18) _____ (not want) to be alone.

4. Complete the broadcasting facts. Use the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các dữ kiện được phát sóng. Sử dụng dạng bị động của thì quá khứ đơn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1920 The first radio broadcast (1) _____ (transmit) by KDKA in the USA.

1925 The first soap opera, The Smith Family, (2) _____ (broadcast) on the radio.

1928 A television image (3) _____ (send) from England to the USA for the first time.

1928 The first television set (4) _____ (sell).

1936 The first BBC TV programmes (5) _____ (make) in the UK.

1940 Colour TV sets (6) _____ (demonstrate) by CBS in New York.

1947 Baseball games (7) _____ (tetevise) for the first time.

1954 More money (8) _____ (earn) by TV broadcasters than by radio broadcasters.

1964 Colour TV sets (9) _____ (buy) by families across the USA.

1983 The final episode of the comedy series M*A*S*H (10) _____ (watch) by more than 125 million viewers.

1990 The first episode of The Simpsons (11) _____ (show) on Fox.

4. D. Complete the conversations with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. 

(Hoàn thành các đoạn hội thoại với dạng đúng của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. A: What _____ (you / do) when I _____ (call) you yesterday?

    B: Well, I _____ (write) an essay.

2. A: _____ (you / shop) at Big K supermarket when my brother _____ (meet) you yesterday?

    B: No, I _____ (eat) ice cream in front of the food court when he _____ (come) and _____ (say) hello.

3. A: What _____ (your parents / do) when we were talking on the phone yesterday?

    B: My dad _____ (cook) dinner while my mom _____ (clean) the house.

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6. Complete the advertisement. Use the future passive form (will) of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành quảng cáo. Sử dụng dạng bị động thì tương lai (will) của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

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