Fill in each blank with the simple present passive form of the verb in brackets. (Điền mỗi chỗ trống với dạng hiện tại bi động của độnạ từ trong ngoặc.)
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❖ Grammar
Exercise 1: Fill in each blank with the simple present passive form of the verb in brackets. (Điền mỗi chỗ trống với dạng hiện tại bi động của độnạ từ trong ngoặc.)
1. The academic year in England……………………..into three terms, (divide)
The academic year in England is divided into three terms.
2. Each term ………………………. by a one-week break, (separate)
3. The national curriculum…………by the government and……………in all state schools. (set, must follow)
4. The national curriculum …………….. of more than ten subjects.(make up)
5. The state school system……………………for by the state. (pay)
6. The advanced students…………………….. to take part in the annual International Olympic Competition, (select)
1. is divided 2. is separated 3. is set, must he followed
4. is made up 5. is paid 6. are selected
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences, using the passive voice. (Viết lại những câu sau, dùng thể bị động)
1. They built this school in 1997.
2. They first published this dictionary in 1870.
3. The students in my class are going to organize a surprise party tomorrow evening.
4. They are painting the kitchen now.
5. Shakespeare wrote “Romeo and Juliet" in 1605
6. They have translated Shakespeare’s tragedies into many languages.
7. They have just built a new primary school in my village.
8. They will speak English at the conference.
9. Jane hasn’t cleaned the floor yet.
10. They will repaint the house soon.
Rewrite :
1. This school was built in 1997.
2. This dictionary was first published in 1870.
3. A surprise party is going to be organized by the students in my class tomorrow evening.
4. The kitchen is being painted now.
5. “Romeo and Juliet" was written by Shakespeare in 1605.
6. Shakespeare's tragedies have been translated into many languages.
7. A new primary school has just been built in my village.
8. English will be spoken at the conference.
9. The floor hasn't been cleaned yet.
10. The house will be repainted soon.
Exercise 3: Fill in the spaces of the following passage with the correct tense in passive voice of the verbs in brackets. (Điền vào chồ trống của đoạn văn sau với thì đúng ở thể bị động từ động từ trong ngoặc.)
The world’s first electronic computer………………….. (1. build) by the University of Pennsylvania in 1946. However, computers……………………( 2. sell) commercially for the first time in the 1950s. Much progress on computers ……………(3. make) since 1950. Computers are now much smaller and more powerful and they …………..(4. Can buy) much more cheaply.
Computers……………….(5. use) in many fields - in business, science, medicine, and education, for example. They ……………………(6. can use) to forecast the weather or to control robots which make cars. The computer’s memory is the place where information……………………(7.store) and calculations………………….(8. do). A Computer cannot think for itself – it……………..(9. must tell) exactly what to do. A lot of difficult calculations……………….(10. can do) very quickly on
1. was built 2. were sold 3. has been made 4. can be bought
5. are used 6. can be used 7. is kept
8. are done 9. must he told 10. can be done
