Prepare 7 Use of English + Passive Voice

“A magic lamp. And I didn’t buy it. It __________________ in the attic of an old country house a year ago. FIND

My son __________ five now and I hope to celebrate his tenth birthday in a new house.” BE

ne day, while he ______________ to the university, he saw Eliza. WALK

A large bowl of doughnuts was on the table. It __________________ with a white kitchen towel but Jeff could not resist it and pulled out a doughnut. COVER

His expedition started in 2001. It __________________ to draw attention to the African forests. During his expedition Mike Fay made several films about the beauty of the forests. ORGANIZE

Do work_______________ (much) on your weak points and spend _____________ (little) time daydreaming.

One of her regular passengers was a guitar player. Every Friday night he got on the bus carrying his guitar. The guitar __________________ of wood, not plastic, and Dana liked the way it sounded. MAKE

He _________________________ a lot about them! He could tell one bird from another by their songs and footprints. KNOW

Alison took her jewellery box from the table. The box __________________ of wood and had colourful stones on the top. “You know you must never touch it, right?” Alison said. MAKE

“If the box was mine, I _______________you to touch it whenever you wanted,” I answered. Alison said nothing to that. ALLOW

I can’t call them because of this,” he pulled his phone out of his pocket and showed it to me – the screen __________________ and the phone was obviously dead. BREAK

All you need is hard work and __________ (patient). Remember, success doesn’t usually come overnight.

The territory of the zoo was large, and the animals __________________ in large enclosures that imitated their natural environment. KEEP

Good luck! For____________ (far) information, you can call our support line on 000443212345.

Amazingly, many of the houses __________________ centuries ago! BUILD

The camp __________________ in the woods, not far from the river. LOCATE (in the past)

The test was really long – the tasks __________________ on both sides of the page! PRINT

"Stop complaining, Ed," said Susan. "I think the weather _______________soon." IMPROVE

What’s more, your parents will appreciate your effort and your _______________ (relation) will get better.

On the table there was a huge pie. It __________________ with different fruit and looked fantastic. DECORATE

It was larger than the room she used to live in. Everything in this room __________________ in Kim’s favourite colours and according to her taste. ARRANGE

Don’t look __________ (tidy), especially during an interview.

In fact, all the scripts and programmes for our school events __________________ by Jane. We helped her as much as we could but she always did most of the work. WRITE

It was the winter and I _____________________ by the amount of snow there. IMPRESS

“Why do you need a job?” I asked. “You __________________ by Mr. Green only a week ago as far as I remember.” EMPLOY

It was an unusual, but interesting French class. The poem __________________ on the board, our new teacher read it and then we discussed the poet’s message, choice of words and other poetical things. WRITE

What is going to make a ___________ (different), though, is your active _______________ (involve) in class every day.

In half an hour everything __________________ in a suitcase and Susan called her best friend to tell her the news. PACK

I read your letter and I can tell you it is very common for young people to have ______ (argue) with their parents.

Do find out more about yourself. Find out what you can really do _____________ (good) than the others, eg dance or sing.

I am very happy that you _________________a new job.

The Junior Dance Competition __________________ in their town every year. It was a spectacular show. HOLD