Exercise 2.

1. The waiter brings this dish to me.

            A. This dish is brought to me by the waiter.

            B.  This dish is brought by the waiter to me.

            C.  This dish to me is brought by the waiter.

            D.  This dish is brought me to by the waiter.

2. Our friends send these postcards to us.

            A.  These postcards are sent to us by our friends.

            B.  These postcards are sent by our friends to us.

            C.  These postcards are sent us by our friends.

            D.  These postcards is sent to us by our friends.

3. Their grand mother told this story last week.

            A.  This story was told to them last week by their grand mother.

            B.  This story is told by their grandmother to them   last week.

            C.  This story were told to them by their grandmother last week.

            D.  This story was told them by their grandmother last week.

4. Tim ordered this train ticket for his mother yesterday.

            A.  This train ticket is ordered by him for Tim’s mother yesterday.

            B.  This train ticket was ordered for Tim’s mother by him yesterday.

            C.  This train ticket has been ordered by him yesterday for Tim’s mother.

            D.  This train ticket were ordered for Tim’s mother yesterday.

5. They will show the special cameras to the public next week.

            A.  The special cameras will shown to the public next week.

            B. The special cameras will is shown to the public next week.

            C. The special cameras will be shown next week to the public.

            D. The special cameras will be shown to the public next week.

6. She is going to buy her ticket at the airline agent tomorrow.

            A.  Her ticket is going to be bought at the airline agent (by her) tomorrow.

            B.  Her ticket is going to bought at the airline agent (by her) tomorrow.

            C.  Her ticket is not going to be bought at the airline agent (by her) tomorrow.

            D.  Her ticket are going to be bought at the airline agent (by her) tomorrow.

7. He used to lend his new shoes to his friends

            A.  His new shoes used to be lent to his friends (by him).

            B.  His new shoes used to lend to his friends (by him).

            C.  His new shoes used to be lend to his friends (by him).

            D.  His new shoes used to lent to his friends (by him).

8. She may leave five million pounds to her relatives.

            A.  Five million pounds may left to her relatives (by her).

            B.  Five million pounds may be leave to her relatives (by her).

            C.  Five million pounds may be left to her relatives (by her).

            D.  Five million pounds may be leave to her relatives (by her).

9. The shop assistant can hand these boxes to the customer.

            A.  These boxes can be handed by the shop assistant to the customer.

            B.  These boxes can handed to the customer by the shop assistant.

            C.  These boxes can be handed to the customer by the shop assistant.

            D.  These boxes can be hand to the customer by the shop assistant.

10. The board must award the first prize to the reporter.

          A. The first prize must awarded to the reporter by the board.

          B. The first prize must be award to the reporter by the board.

          C. The first prize must be awarded to the reporter by the board.

            D. The first prize must be awarded by the board to the reporter

Complete the dialogue. Then, in pairs, take turns to be the waiter and the customer.

Customer: Hello. (1) (Ask for a table.) .............

Waiter: Of course. Follow me. Here you are.

Customer: Thank you. (2) (Ask to see the menu.).......

Here it is. Can I get you anything to drink while you decide? Customer: (3) (Ask for two drinks, one for you and one for your friend.) Waiter: Are you ready to order? Customer: Yes. (4) (Ask for two dishes, one for you and one for your friend.) Waiter: Is everything OK with your meal? Customer: (5) (Say one dish is fine but make a complaint about the other.) Would you like any desserts or coffee? Waiter: Customer: (6) (Say no and ask for the bill.) Waiter: Certainly. How would you like to pay? (7) (Tell the waiter how you would like to pay.)

Question 20: A waiter in a restaurant is talking to a customer who has just finished his meal there.             - Waiter: “Here’s your bill, sir.”    ~   Customer: “ __________ ”

         A. What do you have?                                           B. Can I pay by credit card?         

         C. You’re welcome                                                D. Don’t mention it.

Question 21: Ken and Tom are high-school students. They are discussing where their study group will  meet.

         Ken: "Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?"   Tom: “ ___________”

         A. Studying in a group is great fun.                       B. We are too busy on weekdays.

         C. Why don’t you look at the atlas?                      D. The library would be best.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 22: Cultural diffusion can be classified into four different types:  expansion, relocation, hierarchical, and contagious.  A. divided              B. put                            C. delivered                      D. spread

Question 23:Poor Farmer Chevez labors sixteen hours a day and never has time for a vacation. He deserves better! Everyone should have at least one day a week for rest and relaxation.                   

         A. plays                             B. eats                           C. works                            D. unions

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 24: "Be quick! We must speed up if we don’t want to miss the flight."

         A. turn down                    B. slow down               C. look up                         D. put forward

25. When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on the air.

A. feeling extremely airy                                                 B. extremely happy

C. extremely light                                                            D. feeling extremely unhappy

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 26: People think that she was attacked by the terrorists last year.

A.    She is thought to be attacked by the terrorists last year.

B.     She is thought to attack by the terrorists last year.

C.     She is thought to have been attacked by the terrorists last year.

D.    She is thought to have attacked by the terrorists last year.

Question 27: "You had better see a doctor if the sore throat does not clear up," she said to me.

         A. She reminded me of seeing a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.

         B. She ordered me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.

         C. She insisted that I see a doctor unless the sore throat did not clear up.

         D. She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.

Question 28: No one has ever seen the old man again since then.
A. The old man has not been seen again by anyone since then. B.  The old man has never seen anyone since then.
C. The old man was not seen by anyone since then.  D. The old man has not been seen again since then.

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

         A. Because she didn‘t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

         B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn‘t pass it.

         C. Although she did her best, she could hardly pass the driving test.

         D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

Question 30: We didn‘t want to spend a lot of money. We stayed in a cheap hotel.

         A. So as not to spend a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.

         B. In spite of spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.

         C. We stayed in a cheap hotel, but we had to spend a lot of money.

         D. We didn‘t stay in a cheap hotel as we had a lot of money to spend.

Question 31: “Don’t forget to submit your assignments by Friday,” said the teacher to the students.

A.  The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Friday.

B.  The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Friday.

C.  The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Friday.

D.  The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Friday.

Question 32: He didn’t eat anything but small pieces of bread and butter.

A.  He ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn’t like them.

B.  He only ate some small pieces of bread and butter.

C.  He didn’t eat anything, not even the bread and butter.

D.  He didn’t touch the bread and butter, but he ate other things.

Question 33: Sometimes what is best for society is not always good for an individual living in that society.

A.From time to time, there is a conflict between the benefits of a society and an individual living in that society.

B.  Individuals not always seek for the best of the society they live in.

C.  It is impossible for individuals to accept the rules of the society they live in.

D.  What is best for individuals is always suitable for the society they live in.

Question 34: I had no sooner got to know my neighbors than they moved away.

A.  Soon after I got to know my new neighbors, I stopped having contact with them.

B.  If my new neighbors had stayed longer, I would have got to know them better.

C.  Once I had got used to my new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.

D.  Hardly had I become acquainted with my new neighbors when they went somewhere else to live.

Question 35: “No, no, you really must stay with us! said the children.

A.  The children denied my staying with them.

B.  The children refused to let me stay with them.

C.  The children didn’t agree to let stay with them.

D.  The children insisted on my staying with them.

Question 36: “I will come back early. I really will!”. She said.

A. She promised to come back early.                         B. She reminded me to come back early.

C. She refused to come back early.                            D. She offered to come back early.

Question 37: Friendly though she may seem, she’s not to be trusted.

A.  However friendly she seems, she’s not to be trusted,

B.  She’s too friendly to be trusted.

C.  However she seems friendly, she’s not to be trusted,

D.  She may have friends, but she’s not to be trusted.

Question 38: If I hadn’t had so much work to do I would have gone to the movies.

A.  Because I had to do so much work I couldn’t go to the movies.

B.  I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.

C.  A lot of work couldn’t prevent me from going to the movies.

D.  I never go to the movies if I have work to do.

Question 39: “If I were you, I would marry him”, she said to me.

A.  She said to me that if I were you, I would marry him.

B.  She said to me that she will marry him if she is me.

C.  She suggested to marry him if she were me.

D.  She advised me to marry him.

Question 40: I couldn’t have run my business successfully without my father’s money.

A.  Had it not been for my father’s money, I couldn’t have run my business successfully.

B.  I could have run my business successfully without my father’s money.

C.  If I could run my business successfully, my father would give me his money.

D.  If I couldn’t have run my business successfully, I would have had my father’s money.

Question 41: The film bears little resemblance to the original novel.

A.  The film and the original novel resemble in many ways.

B.  The film is very similar to the original novel.

C.  The film and the original novel differ in some ways.

D.  The film is completely different from the original novel.

Question 42: No one has sent me that letter.

A. I haven’t been sent that letter.                               B. I wasn’t sent that letter.

C. That letter hasn’t been sent me.                             D. That letter has sent to me by no one.

Question 43: “Why don’t you have your room repainted?” said Bob to Linda.

A.    Bob suggested having Linda’s room repainted.

B.  Bob asked Linda why she didn’t repaint her room.

C.  Bob suggested that Linda should have her room repainted.

D.  Bob suggested that Linda should repaint her room.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

A customer is talking to the waiter right after his dish is served.

Customer: “I don’t want to make a scene but there’s a fly in my dish.”

Waiter: “__________”

A. I am sorry for saying so

B. I am terribly sorry!

C. I’m afraid of fly

D. You can say that

Turn into passive.

1. The waiter brings me this dish. 1. The waiter brings me this dish.

2. Our friends send these postcards to us.

3.They grow  rice in India .

4. They don’t grow  rice in India .

5. Do they grow  rice in India ?

6.Jane  makes that cake

7. Jane doesn’t make that cake

8.  Does Jane  make that cake ?

9. People don’t use this road very often

10.When does he usually read books?

11. No one does the homework at break time.

12. Many people keep pets.