III. Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
1. The computer is the most wonderful _______in the 20th century.
A. inventor B. invent C. invented D. invention
2. A washing machine or _______can help you to save time and energy while doing housework.
A. laptop B. vacuum cleaner C. e-book reader D. smart phone
3. Poets are normally inspired _______beauty. They write a lot of beautiful poems thanks to this inspiration.
A. with B. to C.by D.in
4.This book is so long that I _______
A. haven't finished it yet B. haven't finished it already
C. still have finished it D. still haven't finished it already.
5. Teenagers nowadays often have their own idols who they really love and _______ in different ways.
A. imitate B. observe C. inspire D. help
6. Flying cars may be a solution to the problem of traffic jams, but what happens if they _______traffic and cannot take off.
A. hold on B. get stuck in C. get off D. get on
7. I _______television a lot but now I don't any more.
A. was watching B. are used to watch
C. used to watch D. am watching
8. I can't open these files on my computer. A computer virus _____ these files.
A. has destroyed B. has been destroying
C. destroyed D. is destroying
9. When I _______the thief, he was stealing something from the shop.
A. saw B. was seeing C. see D. have seen
10. Her husband _____unemployed since they ______to the countryside.
A. was / moved B. was / have moved
C. has been / moved D. has been/have moved
IV. Change the sentences into passive. (Wh-questions)
1. Why didn’t they help him?
___________________________________________________________
2. How many games has the team played?
______________________________________________________________
3. Where do people speak English?
__________________________________________________________
4. Who are they keeping in the kitchen?
______________________________________________________
5. How can they open this safe?
_______________________________________________
6. What books are people reading this year?
______________________________________________________
7. How did the police find the lost man?
_________________________________________________
8. Who looked after the children for you?
____________________________________________________
9. How long have they waited for the doctor?
___________________________________________________
10. What time can the boys hand in the papers?
___________________________________________________________
III. Give the correct form of verbs.
1. Toshico had her car (repair)__________________ by a mechanic.
2. Ellen got Marvin (type)__________________ her paper.
3. We got our house (paint)__________________ last week.
4. Dr. Byrd is having the students (write)__________________ a composition.
5. Mark got his transcript (send)__________________ to the university.
6. Maria is getting her new hair (cut)__________________ tomorrow.
7. Gene got his book (publish)__________________ by a subsidy publisher.
8. Will Mr. Brown have the porter (carry)__________________ his luggage to his car?
9. My sister has had a new dress (make)__________________ recently.
10. She always gets her brother (polish) _________________ her shoes before going to school.
Chuyển thành câu bị động:
16. People saw him steal your car.
_____________________________________________________________
17. The teacher is watching them work.
____________________________________________________________
18. He won’t let you do that silly thing again.
__________________________________________________
19. People don’t make the children work hard.
___________________________________________________________
20. They made him work all day.
____________________________________________
21. The detective saw the woman putting the jewelry in her bag.
______________________________________________________________
22. The terrorists made the hostage lie down.
___________________________________________________________
23. Police advise drivers to use an alternative route.
_______________________________________________________
24. She helps me to do all these difficult exercises.
_____________________________________________________
Chuyển thành câu bị động:
16. Journalists suppose that the footballer is earning ten million pounds a year.
-> The footballer..................................................................
17. It is reported that the damage is extensive.
-> The damage .....................................................
18. People rumour that two people were seriously injured in the car accident.
-> Two people ....................................................................................................
19. They say that you are the best singer in town.
-> It .......................................................................................