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TEST

I Change active into passive 1 Ann tidies her room every day. ______________________________________ 2 The news surprised me. ______________________________________ 3 Sarah will learn the poem. ______________________________________ 4 The students are writing the grammar test now. ______________________________________ 5 They were playing tennis from 3 to 5 p .m. _______________________________________ 6 My father has already paid the bill. _______________________________________ 6

II Change passive into active 1 The building was destroyed last week. _______________________________________ 2 A mouse has been caught by my cat. ________________________________________ 3 Dinner is being cooked by Mrs. Smith now. _______________________________________ 4 It will be forgotten by people in a few days. _______________________________________ 5 A lot of cakes are eaten by children. _______________________________________ 5

III Use passive or active 1 English (to speak) all over the world. ________________________________________ 2 Everyone (to surprise) by the news yesterday. ________________________________________ 3 Mrs. Kent (buy) her clothes in the sales. ________________________________________ 4 The report (not to examine) by the experts yet. ________________________________________ 5 Karl (post) the results tomorrow. ________________________________________ 6 The clothes (wash) now. ________________________________________ 7 When your house (build)? ________________________________________ 8 It probably (not rain) this weekend. _______________________________________ 8

IV Fill in the text with the suitable form of the verb The Tower of London The Tower of London is one of the world's most famous fortresses. It 1_________________ (use) as a royal palace, a fortress, a prison, a place of execution, an armoury, and even a zoo. Today it 2______best___________(know) as a historical museum. The Tower 3___________ (build) in the 11-th century and later it 4________________ (make) a royal palace. Then it 5_______________ (become) a prison. Kings, queens, noblemen 6____________________ (lock) up here. The Beefeaters used to guard the Tower and its prisoners. Nowadays they work mostly as guides. People 7_______________(show) around and 8____________ (tell) stories about all the terrible things that 9________________ ________ (happen) here. There are always at least six ravens at the Tower. There is a story that they 10_____________ (bring) good luck to Britain if they 11____________ (stay) at the Tower. That's why they 12_________________ ('pay') with meat and biscuits every day. The Crown Jewels 13______________ (show) in the Jewel House. They 14_____well_________ (look) after. Once they 15________________ (steal) by a man called Colonel Blood. But he 16_________________(catch) just as he was leaving the Tower. 16 Total: 35

KEY

I II

1 Your room is tidied… 1They destroyed…

2 I was surprised… 2 My cat has caught…

3 The poem will be learnt… 3 Mrs. Smith is cooking…

4 The grammar test is being written… 4 People will forget…

5 Tennis was being played… 5 Children eat…

6 The bill has been paid…

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