Exercise 1: Chuyển các câu sau sang thể bị động.
1. Tam learns English everyday.
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2. Mr.Pike bought a new car yesterday.
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3. Tam is reading a book now.
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4. They can’t make tea with cold water.
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5. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant.
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6. Somebody has taken some of my book away.
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7. They will hold the meeting before the may day.
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8. They have to repair the engine of the car
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9. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures.
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10. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.
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11. They may use this room for the classroom.
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12. The teacher is going to tell the story.
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13. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
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14. They have provided the victims with food and clothing.
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15. You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30pm.
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16. They told the new students where to sit.
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17. John used to visit Mr.Cole at weekends.
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18. She ought to do all the housework.
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19. My mother had written the letter before 1985.
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20. I’m cleaning my room.
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Ex2. Find the mistake in these sentences and fix the mistake.
1. Five suspects (A) have be (B) arrested (C) by the (D) police.
2. He was ordered (A) by the (B) doctor to (C) take an (D) long rest.
3. A (A) dancing class (B) was start (C) last week (D).
4. He were found (A) in the (B) forest by (C) the (D) police.
5. A (A) car is (B) going to been (C) bought (D) tomorrow.
6. These drugs are (A) be (B) destroyed (C) by police (D).
7. I’m from (A) Russia and (B) my family born (C) there (D).
Ex3. Use the suggested words to make complete sentences, using the passive.
1. This car / make / Japan / ten years ago.
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2. The rice / separate / the husk .
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3. The next meeting / will / hold / Chicago / next month.
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4. This room / not / use / for years.
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5. The answers / must / write / the blackboard.
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6. Kieu Story / write / Nguyen Du.
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7. Our teeth / should / clean / everyday.
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8. Three languages / speak / Malaysia / nowadays.
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9. Rice / eat / by Vietnamese people / everyday.
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10. This building / build / by French people / many years ago.
Ex4. Choose the correct answer.
1. We can’t go along here because the road……………………
A. is repairing
B. is repaired
C. is being repaired
D. repairs
2. The story I’ve just read……………….Agatha Christie
A. was written
B. was written by
C. was written from
D. wrote by
3. I’m going to go out and………………………………………….
A. have cut my hair
B. have my hair cut
C. cut my hair
D. my hair be cut
4. Something funny ………………………in class yesterday
A. happened
B. was happened
C. happens
D. is happened
5. Many US automobiles……………………in Detroit, Michigan
A. manufacture
B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured
D.are manufacturing
6. A lot of pesticide residue can…………………………………..unwashed produce
A. find
B. found
C. be finding
D. be found
7. We………………by a loud noise during the night
A. woke up
B. are woken up
C. were woken up
D. were waking up
8. Some film stars……………….difficult to work with
A. are said be
B. are said to be
C. say to be
D. said to be
9. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me?
– I don’t enjoy……………………at
A. be laughed
B. to be laughed
C. laughing
D.being laughed
10. Today, many serious childhood diseases………………………by early
immunization
A. are preventing
B. can prevent
C. prevent
D. can be prevented
11. Do you get your heating……………………..every year?
A. checking
B. check
C. be checked
D. checked
12. Bicycles…………………..in the driveway
A. must not leave
B. must not be leaving
C. must not be left
D. must not have left
13. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony…………………..next weekend
A. is going to be performed
B. has been performed
C. will be performing
D. will have perform
14. All bottles………………………………..before transportation
A. frozen
B. were froze
C. were frozen
D. are froze
15. ………………………………………..yet?
A. Have the letters been typed
B. Have been the letters typed
C. Have the letters typed
D. Had the letters typed
16. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or
Singapore where……………..for administration, broadcasting and education
A. is used
B. it is used
C. used
D. being used
17. The telephones…………..by Alexander Graham Bell
A. is invented
B. is inventing
C. invented
D. was invented
18. Lots of houses……………….by the earthquake
A. are destroying
B. destroyed
C. were destroyed
D. is destroyed
19. Gold…………………….in California in the 19th century
A. was discovered
B. has been discovered
C. was discover
D. they discover
20. The preparation…………………..by the time the guest……………………….
A. had been finished- arrived
B. have finished- arrived
C. had finished-were arriving
D. have been finished- were arrived
21. The boy_____ by the teacher yesterday.
A. punish
B. punished
C. punishing
D. was punished
22. “Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon”_ “They’ve already ______, sir.
They’re on your desk.”
A. typed
B. been being typed
C. being typed
D. been typed
23. Sarah is wearing a blouse. It___________ of cotton.
A. be made
B. are made
C. is made
D. made
24. They had a boy _______ that yesterday.
A. done
B. to do
C. did
D. do
25. We got our mail ______ yesterday.
A. been delivered
B. delivered
C. delivering
D. to deliver
26. James……..the news as soon as possible.
A. should tell
B. should be told
C. should told
D. should be telled
27. My wedding ring ______ yellow and white gold.
A. is made
B. is making
C. made
D. make
28. Wilson is _______ as Willie to his friend.
A. known
B. knew
C. is known
D. know
29. References _____ in the examination room.
A. not are used
B. is not used
C. didn’t used
D. are not used
30. Laura ______ in Boston.
A. are born
B. were born
C. was born
D. Born
