PASSIVE VOICE

49. Nguyen Hue School will hold the English-speaking contest on next Friday.

50. Tom will return those books back to the library tomorrow.

51. The postman will deliver newspaper to him next week.

52. They can’t make tea in cold water. They have to make tea in hold water.

53. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the dam.

54. You must clean the floor before you paint it.

55. The girl has to decide to study law or pharmacy.

56. People can’t learn a foreign language in this week.

57. They make artificial flower of silk.

58. Nick will bring the pizzas to our house.

59. You can’t make tea in cold water.

60. They are digging some holes in the garden.

61. Did you receive your visa yesterday.

62. Where will the company send you next year.

63. He has spelt the word wrongly.

64. She was doing the homework at 4 yesterday.

65. They were preparing the meals when I arrived home.

66. The zookeeper feeds the animals at the zoo every day.

67. Should they help Timothy with cooking dinner ?

68. The managers have copied the file since you left the company.

69. They are going to steal your money if you are not careful.

70. The thief broke the window and took away some pictures.

71. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians have mentioned ao dai in poems, novels and songs.

72. They are going to plant some flowers and plants in our school yard next week.

73. Students in secondary school shouldn’t drive motorbikes at school.

74. They had opened a new museum in this land before we came to live in Vietnam in 1999

75. People said that Michael Jackson died of using too much cocaine.

76. Their boos made them work very hard until midnight.

77. This is the first time they have written to us about this.

78. How many lessons are you going to learn next month?

79. Someone had invented electric lights before I was born.

80. People know that Japan produces a wide range of cars.

81. Before they took exams they had revised their lessons.

82. When he came home his father was reading a newspaper.

83. My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week.

84. When I was 18 years old, my parents allowed me to go out in the evening.

85. You were wearing your new hat when I met you yesterday.

86. He is preparing everything for the presidential election.

87. Last Friday, when I came to Jane’s house, she had finished all exercises.

88. Countries are finding a way to solve the problem.

89. He put the letter in the drawer, and then he locked it up.

90. By the end of this year, we will have learnt 2,000 English words.

91. Don’t ask for another book until you finish this one.

92. Her father was planting different kinds of flowers in the garden.

93. The Prime Minister is making a speech at the moment.

94. How many days did she spend finishing the work?

95. The doctor pulled out one of my teeth yesterday morning.

96. His wife usually brings him sandwiches at lunch time.

97. The light went out while I was making a cup of tea.

98. The students of chemistry made many experiments last week.

99. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.

100. A pair of robins has built a nest in the porch since last week.

Change these sentences to the passive voice:
1. Nick will bring the pizzas to our house.
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2. You can't make tea in cold water.
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3. They are digging some holes in the garden.
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4. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians have mentioned ao dai in poems, novels and songs.
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We are already familiar with computers-computers work for us at home,in offices,in industry.But it is also true that many children today are using computers at school before they can write.What does this mean for the future.Are these children today are computers at school before they can write.What does this mean for the future.Are these children lucky or not.

Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with.They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that is not good for them .They think that children are growing up not nowing about the real world.

But people who understand more about computers see that they can be very good for children.A computer can help them learn about the real workd more quickly,to learn what they want,to learn and to think for themselves.And for the future,don't we need people who can think clearly,who know how to get information quickly and use it well.What do you think

Are we strange to computers

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In which four places can you find computers

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Does every think computers are good for children

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What three things can computers help children to do.

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Does the writer think this is a good thing

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I. Change the following sentences from active voice into passive voice.
1.They had to cancel the flight because of the bad weather.
2.We must finish the project on time.
3. People can find a cure for cancer in the near future.
4.Someone might steal your bike if you leave it outside.
5. They ought to knock down the old building.
6. They held the 22 nd SEA Games in Viet Nam in 2003.
7. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it.
8. He has done his homework for hours but he hasn’t finished it yet.
9. My parents never make me work hard.
10. The brick – layers have been building a house in the village.
11. One of my neighbors has stolen my bicycle.
12. I have a hairdresser do my hair every day.
13. How often do you take the dog oout for a walk? – Every five hours.
14. My brother will give me a cat for my fifteenth birthday.
15. People rumoured that the King was afraid of his wife.
16. I am going to read her latest book.
17.They should tidy this room twice a week
18. Amazing news! Scientists have dicovered a new planet.
19. She made ten phone calls yesterday.
20.My daughter has to finish all her homework before school.
21. My sister gave me a new pair of jeans on my fifteenth birthday.
22. The workers are building a supermarket on our street.
23. The zoo keepers feed the animals twice a day.
24.They have sold their car to pay their debt.
25. We are going to grow flowers in the front garden.
26. You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 pm
27. My grandmother is knitting a new sweater for me.

28. Did people make jeans two hundred years ago.
29.We don’t use this kind of cloth to make shirts.
30. Vietnamese women continue to wear the unique and fashionable ao dai.
31. The mechanic is repairing Judy’s car.
32. We must do something before it is too late.
33. They make these artificial flowers of sink.
34. Did they feed Lulu last night?
35. They used to drink beer for breakfast in England yeaers ago.
36. They were cleaning the floor when I arrived.
II. Change the following sentences from the passive voice into active voice.
1. The robber were arrested by the police yesterday. ->
2. The match has been cancelled due to the bad weather. ->
3. The flowers need watering. ->
4. The documents will be sent as soon as possible. ->
5. We are often shouted at at work by our boss. ->
6. Two department stores have been built in the neighborhood this year.
7. I was made to wash the clothes by my mother.
8. She has her clothes made by a famous tailor.
9. It was believed that the earth was square.
10. He was rumoured to be mysterious.
11. I was given a new pair of jeans on my fifteenth birthday by my sister.
12. A supermarket on our street is being built on our street by the workers.
13. The animals are fed twice a day by the zoo keepers.
14.Their car has been sold to pay their debt by them.
15. Flowers are going to be grown in the front garden by us.
16. This machine mustn’t be used after 5.30 pm by you.
17. Is knitting a new sweater is being knitted for me by my grandmother.
18. Were jeans made two hundred years ago?
19.This kind of cloth isn’t used to make shirts by us.
20. The unique and fashionable ao dai continue to be worn by Vietnamese women.
22. The information is kept on our computer. (We)
23. As I was walking home, I thought I was being followed. (someone)

Fiding mistakes in this paragraph :
 I have lived in a small hometown called Vinh Thanh Hometown for 10 years . It means : I have lived here since I was 6 years old . So that , in 10 years ago until now , I saw all of changes of my hometown .  Firstly , in the past , the road used to be the country road and have a lot of potholes , but now , it is getting beautiful and having blacktop . Not only that , on the roadsides , they also plant some trees and make some street lights . Moreover , the houses used to be small and ugly . But nowadays , they are getting spacious and nice . In addition , the schools uesd to have only one floor and look very fallen . Today , the schools have two floors , a big playground , mordern equipment and look very secure . In 2006 , people here were very poor . Most of them had only one bike , just 5 or 6 families had a motorbike . Besides , the environment was very clean . But in 2016 , people become richer than in the past . All of them have at least two motorcycles . And every children has a bicycle to go to school everyday . Furthermore , recent years , in my hometown , there are a lot of cars run on the road . Because of these , my hometown is getting polluted . Anyway , the changes of my hometown made me surprised a lot and i love my hometown very much.

Read the passage below and choose the best answers.

Each nation has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or home for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems. Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, or the shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers. Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick or old in their homes?

A. They mow lawns, do shopping, and clean up their houses.

B. They cook, sew, and wash their clothes.

C. They tell them stories and sing and dance for them.

D. They take them to baseball games.

2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?

A. To get to know things about their fathers.

B. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.

C. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

D. To learn things about their fathers.

3. Which activity is NOT available for the students at the clubs?

A. playing games B. watching films C. going to interesting places D. learning photography

4. Why do they use many high school and college students as volunteers? Because......

A. they have a lot of free time.

B. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

C. they know how to do the work.

D. they are good at playing games and learning crafts.

5. What do volunteers believe?

A. In order to make others happy, they have got to be unhappy.

B. The happiest people in the world are those who make themselves happy.

C. The happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy.

D. Bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people in the world

Use only ONE word to fill in each space.

People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (1) ........................ happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long (2) .................. In the first place, people (3) ........................ live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long, relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for. (4) ........................ the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to (5) ........................ time in hospital or become (6) ........................ on their children and friends. Many of them (7) ........................ this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the (8) ........................ people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often (9) ........................ to make new friends. To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy (10) ............................ to remain independent and enjoy life.

II. Rewrite these sentences :

1. They say that she is the best singer in this town.

She

2. They believe he will be the winner.

It

3. People think that Tom stole food in the supermarket 3 days ago.

Tom

4. Someone reported that the situation was under control.

The situation

5. It is said that she works 16 hours a day.

She

6. Someone thinks that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.

The company

7. Everyone expects that the soap opera will end next year.

It

8. It is alleged that the man drove through the town at 90 miles an hour.

The man

9. Someone believed that the President had suffered a heart attack.

The president

10. They think that the prisoners escaped by climbing over the wall.

The prisoners

11. It is reported that the buildings have been badly damaged by fire.

The buildings

12. It is reported that many people are homeless after the floods.

Many people

13. We all expected that Marta will pass the exam.

It

14. We knew that you are in town on the night of the crime.

You

15. People believe that he was killed by terrorists.

He

III. Change these sentences to the passive voice :

1. Our neighbor ought to paint the garage.

2. I have to return these books to the library.

3. Someone will pay you in ten days.

4. They chose him as the best actor of the year.

5. The cat has broken many bowls and dishes.

6. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem “A Visit form Saint Nicholas” in 1823.

7. Someone has already paid the electrician for his work.

7. The teacher always advises us to study harder on the second term.

8. People celebrate Tet round the last of January and the beginning of February.

9. They taught him French and gave him a dictionary.

10. Nguyen Hue School will hold an English-speaking Contest next month.

11. A man requested the stranger to leave the meeting.

12. They have eaten all the dinner since they finished the conversation.

20. Why didn’t they mend the roof before it fell in?

21. People said that the policeman soon died of cancer.

22. People think that we are using too much electricity.

23. Every year, Viet Nam exports millions of tons of rice.

24. Vietnamese people celebrate their Lunar New Year Festival around January and February.

25. Our teacher always advises us to study harder on the second term.

26. The Library of Congress in the USA employs over 5000 employees.

27. My mother is making “Special Chinese Fried Rice” in the kitchen now.

28. Mr. Tam is painting his pictures with his patience.

29. They are planning to see a new film called “Ghost of Georgia”.

30. They are broadcasting the World Cup soccer games all over the world.

31. Mary is cutting the cupcake with a sharp knife.

32. Bad weather has delayed flight 202 from Miami.

33. They have celebrated the Teacher’s Day largely since 1982.

34. Science and Technology have completely changed human’s life.

35. People have built this building of bricks, stones and cement.

36. Nga has typed the report about polluted environment for 2 hours.

37. Brothers Lazlo and George Biro invented the ballpoint pen.

38. The boy broke the window and took away some money.

39. Someone cut down the tree in the garden yesterday.

40. The artist painted a huge pictures to raise fund for the poor children.

41. Mai wrote some articles about the damage of 11th storm.

42. Someone was making coffee while I walked into the kitchen.

43. My father was fixing the electrical sockets at this time yesterday.

44. SJC Company was holding the meeting while it began to rain.

45. Mrs. Green was mending the ladder at ten yesterday.

46. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant.

47. Mr. Han is going to visit Hanoi on his work next week.

48. This company will organize an art exhibition next month.