Circle a letter that best fills each numbered gap
A popular character in the nation’s top television soap is __(1)___ for something which she
was probably innocent. Having been ___(2)____ guilty of series of fraudulent acts, she
contemplates months of incarceration. A good storyline, but wait! Within hours the television
is being ___(3)____ with calls of protest. A national newspaper soon ____(4)___ up a
campaign to have her freed. Thousands of T-shirts are printed with slogans _____(5)____ for
her release. Offices and factory floors ____(6)____ to the sound of animated debate. It is
even mentioned in Parliament. It’s easy to ____(7)___ off such idiocies as ‘a bit of fun’ , but
there’s surely a more serious side. A fair proportion of viewers were obviously ____(8)____
in by the story to such extent that they are unable to ____(9)____ fact and fiction apart.
Everywhere, millions will pore over their 7-day TV guide to get a preview of the week’s
soaps, worried that they might ____(10)______ out on some little details of the story. If a
character is _____(11)____ to be past his or sell-by date, and the decision has been taken to
____(12)_____ him or her out, possibly to have them ____(13)_____ off in a spectacular
fashion, viewing figures are likely to soar by up to twenty-five percent. A life-threatening fire
can be _____(14)______ upon to add millions to the ratings. A major wedding can find half
of Britain sitting ___(15)____to the screen! It’s all very strange.
1. A) jailed B) prisoned C) sentenced D) charged
2. A) arrested B) called C) found D) discovered
3. A) bombed B) attacked C) streamed D) inundated
4. A) opens B) starts C) puts D) establishes
5. A) demanding B) calling C) insisting D) sounding
6. A) echo B) ring C) fill D) deafen
7. A) laugh B) smile C) take D) put
8. A) thrown B) carried C) indulged D) taken
9. A) keep B) take C) divide D) tell
10. A) take B) move C) miss D) jump
11. A) decided B) resolved C) deemed D) suspected
12. A) write B) cast C) sort D) work
13. A) ridden B) taken C) driven D) killed
14. A) leaned B) construed C) relied D) improved
15. A) swamped B) stuck C) paralysed D) glued
2. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple Passive.
Two men _________________________ (see) breaking into a house in my street last night.
The police _____________________ (call) and they arrived very quickly. One man
_____________________ (catch) immediately. The other escaped, but he
______________________ (find) very soon. Both men _____________________ (take) to
the police station where they _________________________ (question) separately by a police
officer. The two men ________________________ (charge) with burglary.
3. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
My uncle painted this picture. Someone has offered him a lot of money for it. He will deliver
the painting tomorrow. When they give him the money, he will tell them the truth. He
painted it one night while he was sleepwalking!
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4.Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
Our school is organizing a contest. The teachers will choose the best project about the
environment. The students must include pictures and drawings in their projects. The
students will also have to do all the writing themselves. The school will give the winner a set
of encyclopaedias.
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5.Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
Someone broke into a local jewellery shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up the
shop when a robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock the shop and
give him all the diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have
organized a search for the robber. They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are
treating the owner of the shop for shock.
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