I. Turn the sentences into the Passive Voice, making all the necessary changes.

1. The company is sorry to announce that the situation has forced it to introduce a range of cost-cutting measures.

2. Someone is going to install new coin-operated drinks machines in every department and you can purchase a wide range of drinks from these.

3. We will expect all members of staff to complete their duties within their contract hours.

4. You must no longer make personal calls from office phones and we request you to use the pay phone in the basement for this purpose.

5. They freshly prepared it all in the hotel and they even made the bread in the hotel kitchen.

6. There were trips every day and they showed us all the local sights.

7. Last month the Council put forward a plan to make the seafront traffic free.

8. Some local residents complain that the closure of the seafront road will make their journeys around the town much longer.

II. Choose the correct verb form in the sentences.

1. It’s Monday. The translation ……………. Finished by the end of the next week.

a) was; b) will be; c) has been; d) will have been

2. The symphony ……………. For the first time last week.

a) is performed; b) was performed; c) has been performed; d) performed

3. The children don’t obey the teacher. He …………….. to.

a) isn’t listened; b) hasn’t been listened; c) wasn’t listened; d) hadn’t been listened

4. Barbara was scared. She felt that she …………….. .

a) was followed; b) has been followed; c) was being followed; d) was following

5. Everyone is talking loudly, the possibility of new negotiations ……………. .

a) is being discussed; b) was discussed; c) is discussing; d) has been discussed

6. There used to be a Cathedral in that square. I didn’t know it …………… ruined.

a) has been; b) was; c) will be; d) had been

III. Fill in the right preposition from the box. There are two extra words you don’t need to use.

a) at; b) to; c) for; d) upon; e) out; f) of; g) to; h) on; i) to; j) of

1. He has always been looked up …….. as a high authority on all questions pertaining to art.

2. This utterance was responded …….. by the remainder of the company.

3. He went West after returning to America from Europe, and for years has not been heard ……… .

4. This arrangement was finally agreed ………… .

5. We kept our reserves till the moment they were called ……… .

6. The enemy designated his position by the letter G, and this line was so referred ……. In orders and reports.

7. Ann is coming back home where she will be taken care …….. by her sister.

8. These figures can be relied ………., I have checked them several times.

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