B2+ Unit 3 UofE Part 4 practice | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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People used to believe that eating sugar gave you energy. ONCE

Sugar WAS ONCE BELIEVED TO give you energy.

The artist Van Gogh _________ once said to _______ _______ off his ear when he fell out of love.

was / have cut

Sherlock Holmes ________ once said to _____ _____ the greatest detective ever created in his time. (be)

was / have been

People have suggested that shaving causes hair to grow back thicker. CLAIMED

It HAS BEEN CLAIMED that shaving hair causes it to grow back thicker.

Even today, Daphne Du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ ________ thought to _________ one of the greatest crime novels of all time.

is / be

Time travel _______ now considered to _________ impossible.

is / be

How ‘Spiderman’ started ________ argued to _______ the most overtold story in the history of film.

is / be

Some people still think we use just ten percent of our brains. THOUGHT

It IS STILL THOUGHT THAT we use just ten percent of our brains.

She became a politician after she had taught for ten years. HAVING

She became a politician (AFTER) HAVING BEEN A TEACHER for ten years.

The media often wrongly say that people should drink eight glasses of water a day. REPORTED

It IS OFTEN WRONGLY REPORTED by the media that people should drink eight glasses of water a day.

People used to think that if you swallowed your chewing gum, it stayed in your stomach. ONCE

Chewing gum WAS ONCE THOUGHT TO STAY in your stomach if you swallowed it.

The film ‘The Hobbit’ ________ known to _______ ________ three years to complete. (take)

is / have taken

People often say that reading without a strong light causes eye strain. SAID

Reading without a strong light IS SAID TO CAUSE eye strain.

Parents often tell their children that going outside with wet hair will cause a cold. SAID

Wet hair IS OFTEN SAID TO cause a cold if children go outside with it.

A lot of people said that there was a ghost haunting the old cinema, but it was false. CLAIMED

The old cinema WAS CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN haunted by a ghost.

Back in the 1930s, the radio-play of ‘War of the Worlds’ _______ claimed to _______ _______ thousands of people to leave their homes in fear. (cause)

was / have caused

The actor Hugh Jackman ________ known to _______ _______ the role of Wolverine in eight different films. (play)

is / have played

Some people still think that Batman is a real person. THOUGHT

Batman is STILL THOUGHT TO BE a real person.

The first cola customers thought cola provided medicinal benefits. BELIEVED

Cola WAS BELIEVED TO PROVIDE medicinal benefits by its first customers.

The newspapers claimed that the article was based on factual evidence. REPORTED

It WAS REPORTED BY THE NEWSPAPERS THAT the article was based on factual evidence.