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UNIT
UNIT
EXERCISES
EXERCISES
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32.1 Ifpossible, rewrite these newspaper headlines as passive sentences, as in 1. Begin each sentence
If possible, rewrite these newspaper headlines as passive sentences, as in I. Begin each sentence
32.1
(A)
is
X after
the
not possible,
... that...
headline.
been
If this
write
It
has
with
with It has been ... that ... Jf this is not possible, write ¥ after the headline. (A)
l 1 DISCOVERY THAT ASPIRIN CAN HELP FIGHT CANCER
It has been discovered that aspirin can Help fight cancer.
\t has been discovered that aspirin oax\ Help -fujl-it cancer.
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2 2 AGREEMENT THAT UN WILL SEND IN TROOPS
AGREEM
WORKERS TELL. QF MASSACR
4AID
3 3 AID WORKERS TELL OF MASSACRE
4 SHRINKING BY TEN METRES EACH YEAR"
REPORTS OF REBEL TROOPS ENTERING CAPITAL|
4 “EARTH CLAIM SCIENTISTS
EARTH SHRINKING BY TEN METRES EACH YEAR"
SCIENTISTS
CLAIM
5 EARTHQUAKE CALCULATED TO HAVE COST $3 BILLION
EARTHQUAKE CALCULATED TO HAVE COST $3 BILLION
6 6 YOUNG PEOPLE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT GRANTS
7 REPORTS OF REBEL TROOPS ENTERING CAPITAL
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what
he
in for an
The
told
was
has
news
his
Read
not good.
old
32.2 Tony has taken his old car in for an inspection. The news is not good. Read what he was told
taken
car
is
inspection.
Tony
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1. (B)
and report it using a passive + to-infinitive, as
and report it using a passive + to-infinitive, as in in 1. (B)

We've found that the tyres are unsafe. J^>
1 1 ( ( We've found that the tyres are unsafe.
y =
\
be
tyres
Have
unsa.-fe.
found
to
been
The
TVie tyres Have been found to be unsafe.
3 3 { We consider that the petrol tank is dangerous, Z ~^>

brakes
discovered that the
(
are
badly worn.
We've
2 2 ( We've discovered that the brakes are badly worn, >

(
We consider that the petrol tank is dangerous. >

a fire hazard.
4 4 ( We think that the electrical system is a fire hazard. _
system is 1
We think that the electrical y.
( L

We expect the repairs to be
(
p
very expensive indeed. very expensive i
expensive indeed.i
5 5 ( We expect the repairs to be {
xp
very
~^>
If no
1.
notes,
There...
from the
beginning
as
in
with
passive sentence
32.3 Write a past simple passive sentence beginning with There... from the notes, as in 1. Ifno
a
past simple
32.3
Write
sentence with There... is possible, write a sentence with It... that.... (C)
passive sentence with There... is possible, write a sentence with It... that.... (C)
passive
people at the concert / report TViere were reported to be 30,000 people at trie concert.
30,000
1 1 30,000 people at the concert / report TViere were reported to be 30,000 people at the concert.
half a million refugees in the camps / estimate
2 2 half a million refugees in the camps / estimate
gas was poisonous / assume
OMAANINNAHW
3 gas was poisonous / assume
statement later / expect
the President would make
a
4 the President would make a statement later / expect
equipment / show
in the
fault
5 fault in the equipment / show
feel
hold
Beijing was
ready to
not
Olympic
the
yet
Games /
6 Beijing was not yet ready to hold the Olympic Games / feel
in the competition / say
winners
over
100
7 over 100 winners in the competition / say
the government / understand
8 she had resigned from the government / understand
resigned
from
she had
between the
and
disease
eating fish / show
connection
9 connection between the disease and eating fish / show
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