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10 took power 28.4 UNIT 30
11 take/have a look Possible answers: 30.1
2 I think it would make a useful
27.3 pencil holder. 2 Large areas of forest are being
1 He had a meal / something to 3 I think it would make a perfect destroyed every day.
eat. 3 The land next to our house
2 They had a quarrel. home for my pet mouse. has been bought.
3 He had a wash. 4 The accident had already been
4 He took a photograph. reported before I phoned.
5 They had/took a break. UNIT 29 5 I hope (that) all the marking
6 They had/took a walk/ stroll. 29.1 will have been completed by
7 They had/took a swim. 1 passive: were destroyed / have tomorrow.
The tennis court was being
27.4 been destroyed 6 used, so we couldn't play.
1 Why don't you have a go? 2 active: arrived 7 You will be told when you
(= try) 3 active: exists/existed
2 Well, that really takes the 4 passive: was prevented 8 should go in to see the doctor.
The hotel should have been
biscuit! (= used to show that I 5 passive: are needed finished (or should be finished)
think it's one of the most 6 active: have happened
surprising or stupid things I've 7 active: deteriorated / has by the time you arrive.
ever heard of someone doing) deteriorated 9 No doubt I will be blamed for
3 I'll have to take the plunge and 8 active: receded 10 the problem.
Better results are expected
tell her. (= decide to do 9 passive: were worn soon.
something, particularly 10 passive: has been developed / 11 An unexploded bomb has
something that I don't want to is being developed / was
do and have been thinking developed been found in Hubert Square
about for a long time) 11 active: followed and the area is being
4 She was always taking the 12 passive: will be released / are evacuated.
mickey out of me. (= making being released 30.2
fun of me in an unkind way, 29.2 The test was conducted in the
particularly by copying what I 2 The problem was mentioned to school library to minimise noise.
said or did) me. The children were taken out of
3 The theft had been reported to their normal lessons and (were)
the police. tested in groups of four. All the
UNIT 28 4 I was told the story. / The story tests were carried out in January
1996. The test consisted of two
28.1 was told to me. components. First, the children
la 2b 3b 4a 5 The charity has been given were shown a design (or a design
£1,000. / £1,000 has been
28.2 given to the charity. was shown to the children) (these
2 She does a lot of letter-writing 6 The game will be demonstrated were presented in Chapter 3) and
3 I enjoy doing the cooking to the children. (they were) asked to describe
4 X 7 The guests were being offered what they saw. All their answers
5 I'll do the ironing if you do the drinks. / Drinks were being were tape recorded. They were
washing up. offered to the guests. then given a set of anagrams
6 to do some bird watching. 8 The procedure was explained (or A set of anagrams was given
7 X to me. to them) (words with jumbled
letters) which they were
28.3 9 Tom was sold the car. / The car instructed to solve in as short a
2 made a definite arrangement was sold to Tom. time as possible. I remained in the
3 made a startling discovery 29.3 room while the children did this...
4 made/makes an important 2 No passive.
contribution 3 When I was young I was 30.3
5 doing some research looked after by my aunt and Suggested answers are given.
6—10 Possible answers: uncle. 2 Permission to use the site for
6 did herself a serious injury. 4 He was operated on for nearly the festival was eventually
7 doing him a favour. 12 hours (by the surgeons). given/granted/received.
8 made an excuse 5 No passive. 3 The transfer of the money to
9 make a choice 6 No passive. my bank account has taken
10 didn't do any good ('didn't 7 His decision was approved of place / gone through / been
make any difference' would (by all his relatives). made.
also be possible)
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