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Trang 1Passive voice
I Change the following sentences into passive voice
1 The gardener has planted some trees
2 Doctor Brown will give you some advice
3 A famous designer will decorate the hotel
4 Someone has broken the crystal vase
5 Fleming discovered penicillin
6 They will advertise the product on television
7 Picasso painted that picture
8 The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor
9 A dog is chasing the child
10 The secretary has given Mrs Jones some letters
11 They chose him as the best actor of the year
12 They told the students where to sit
13 My mother was making a cake when I came home
14 They have investigated the robbery for two years
15 Have you tidied the kitchen?
16 People didn’t organize this festival some years ago
17 They have just given the children some gifts
18 They didn’t use match to make fire
18 My school held an English-speaking contest last month
19 They make Roll Royce cars in England
20 They grow rice in China
21 They use grapes to make wine
22 Do they sell coca-cola and hamburgers only in America?
23 I’m translating an article from English into Vietnamese
24 When did you buy this computer?
25 Do people use milk for making butter and cheese?
26 We are going to grow flowers in the front garden
27 They made him stay behind after class
28 They asked me some difficult questions at the interview
29 Nobody told me that John was ill
30 Has anyone shown you what to do?
31 They must observe the rules of the games carefully
32 How much will they pay you?
33 Do they teach English here?
34 People believe that 13 is an unlucky number
35 How did the police find the lost man?
36 People saw him steal you car
37 They will build a bridge across this river
38 Jane hasn’t finished the report yet
39 Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name
40 People spend a lot of money on advertising every year
41 The boys broke the window and took away some pictures
42 They can’t make tea with cold water
43 They have to repair the engine of the car
44 People speak English in almost every corner of the world
45 Somebody has taken away some of my books
46 I know that they had told him of the meeting
47 You must clean the wall before you paint it
48 They have provides the victims with food and clothing
49 Will you invite her to your wedding party?
50 Who look after the children for you?
Passive voice (keys)
I Change the following sentences into passive voice
1 The gardener has planted some trees
-> Some trees have been planted by the …
2 Doctor Brown will give you some advice
-> You will be given some advice by Doctor …
3 A famous designer will decorate the hotel -> The hotel will be decorated by a famous …
4 Someone has broken the crystal vase
-> The crystal vase has been broken
5 Fleming discovered penicillin
-> Penicillin was discovered by Fleming
Trang 26 They will advertise the product on television
-> The product will be advertised on television
7 Picasso painted that picture
-> That picture was painted by Picasso
8 The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor
-> The kitchen floor is going to be mopped by the …
9 A dog is chasing the child
-> The child is being chased by a dog
10 The secretary has given Mrs Jones some letters
-> Mrs Jones has been given some letters by the …
11 They chose him as the best actor of the year
-> He was chosen as the best actor of the year
12 They told the students where to sit -> The students were told where to sit
13 My mother was making a cake when I came home ->A cake was being made by my mother when I …
14 They have investigated the robbery for two years
-> The robbery has been investigated for two years
15 Have you tidied the kitchen? -> Has the kitchen been tidied?
16 People didn’t organize this festival some years ago
-> This festival wasn’t organized some years ago
17 They have just given the children some gifts
-> The children have just been given some gifts
18 They didn’t use match to make fire
-> Match wasn’t used to make fire
18 My school held an English-speaking contest last month -> An English-speaking contest was hold…
19 They make Roll Royce cars in England
-> Roll Royce cars are made in England
20 They grow rice in China
-> Rice is grown in China
21 They use grapes to make wine
-> Grapes are used to make wine
22 Do they sell coca-cola and hamburgers only in America? -> Are coca-cola and hamburgers sold only…?
23 I’m translating an article from English into Vietnamese -> An article is being translated from English…
24 When did you buy this computer?
-> Where was this computer bought?
25 Do people use milk for making butter and cheese?
-> Is milk used for making butter and cheese?
26 We will grow flowers in the front garden -> Flowers will be grown in the front garden
27 They made him stay behind after class
-> He was made to stay behind after class
28 They asked me some difficult questions at the interview -> I was asked some difficult questions at the…
29 Nobody told me that John was ill
->I was not told that John was ill
30 Has anyone shown you what to do?
-> Have you been shown what to do?
31 They must observe the rules of the games carefully
-> The rules of the games must be observed…
32 How much will they pay you?
-> How much will you be paid?
33 Do they teach English here?
-> Is English taught here?
34 People believe that 13 is an unlucky number
-> It is believed that 13 is …/ 13 is believed to be an unlucky…
35 How did the police find the lost man?
-> How was the lost man found by the police?
36 People saw him steal you car
-> He was seen stealing your car
37 They will build a bridge across this river
-> A bridge will be built across this river
38 Jane hasn’t finished the report yet
-> The report hasn’t been finished by Jane yet
Trang 339 Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name.
-> Luckily, my name wasn’t called
40 People spend a lot of money on advertising every year
-> A lot of money is spent on advertising…
41 The boys broke the window and took away some pictures
-> The windows were broken $ some pictures were taken away by the boys
42 They can’t make tea with coldwater
-> Tea can’t be made with cold water
43 They have to repair the engine of the car
-> The engine of the car has to be repaired
44 People speak English in almost every corner of the world
-> English is spoken in almost every corner…
45 Somebody has taken away some of my books
-> Some of my books have been taken away
46 I know that they had told him of the meeting
-> I know that he had been told of the meeting
47 You must clean the wall before you paint it
-> The wall must be cleaned before it is painted
48 They have provides the victims with food and clothing
-> The victims have been provided with food…
49 Will you invite her to your wedding party?
-> Will she be invited to your wedding party?
50 Who look after the children for you?
-> By whom are your children looked after for you?
II Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that has the closest meaning to the printed one
1 They cancelled all flights because of fog.
A All flights because of fog were cancelled
B All flights were cancelled because of fog…
C All flights were because of fog cancelled.
D All flights were cancelled by them because of fog
2 How do people learn languages?
A How are languages learned?
B How are languages learned by people?
C How languages are learned?
D Languages are learned how?
3 Brian told me that somebody had attacked him in the street.
A I was told by Brian that somebody had attacked him at the street.
B I was told by Brian that he had been attacked in the street.
C Brian told me to have been attacked in the street.
D Brian told me that he had been attacked in the street…
4 They shouldn t have played the football match in such bad weather.’
A The football match shouldn t have been played in such bad weather ’t have been played in such bad weather… …
B The football match shouldn t have been played by them in such bad weather ’t have been played in such bad weather…
C The football match shouldn t be played in such bad weather ’t have been played in such bad weather…
D The football match shouldn t have played in such bad weather ’t have been played in such bad weather…
5 His colleagues gave him a present when he retired.
A He was given a present when he retired.
B A present was given by his colleagues when he retired.
C He was given a present by his colleagues when he retired…
D A present was given him when he retired.
6 They believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
A The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window…
B The thieves are believed to get in through the kitchen window.
C They believe the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
D They believe the thieves have got in through the kitchen window.
7 They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.
A They say many people to have been homeless after the tsunami.
B They say many people to be homeless after the tsunami.
C Many people are said to have been homeless after the tsunami.
D Many people are said to be homeless after the tsunami…
8 They know that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law.
A The Prime Minister is known to have been in favour of the new law
B They know the Prime Minister to be in favour of the new law.
C The Prime Minister is known to be in favour of the new law…
D They know the Prime Minister to have been in favour of the new law.
9 They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview.
A You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview …
B You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview by them.
Trang 4C A lot of questions will be asked you at the interview.
D A lot of questions will be asked at the interview.
10 I think they should have offered Tom a job.
A I think Tom should have been offered the job by them.
B I think Tom should have been offered the job…
C I am thought they should have offered Tom the job.
D I think the job should have been offered Tom