Деловой иностранный язык (английский) факультатив (стр. 25 )

5 He. . . (escape) by this window because it is barred.

6 1... (give) Ј10. Ј5 would have been enough.

7 I saw a rattlesnake near the river yesterday. —

You. . . (see) a rattlesnake. There aren't any rattlesnakes in this country.

8 He is back already. ~ He. . . (start) very early.

9 He returned home with a tiger cub. - His wife (be) very pleased about that.

10 I bought two bottles of milk. ~

You. . . (buy) milk; we have heaps in the house.

11 I phoned you at nine this morning but got no answer. — I'm sorry. I. . . (be) in the garden.

12 I left my bicycle here and now it's gone. ~ Someone. . . (borrow) it.

13 When she woke up her watch had vanished. — Someone. . . (steal) it while she slept.

14 I've opened another bottle. ~

You. . . (do) that. We've only just started this one.

15 The machine said, 'You weigh 65 kilos,' and I said, 'Thank you.' - You. . . (say) anything.

Passive Voice

Variant I

I. Put the following into the passive voice.

1 You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.

2 Previous climbers had cut steps in the ice.

3 Somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit.

4 We use this room only on special occasions.

5 You must not hammer nails into the walls without permission.

6 In some districts farmers use pigs to find truffles.

7 Someone switched on a light and opened the door.

8 Somebody had slashed the picture with a knife.

9 They are pulling down the old theatre.

10 Why didn't they mend the roof before it fell in?

11 The mob broke all the shop windows in recent riots.

12 The librarian said that they were starting a new system because people were not returning books.

13 The police asked each of us about his movements on the night of the crime.

14 Someone will serve refreshments.

II. Put the following into the passive, mentioning the agent where necessary.

1 They feed the seals at the zoo twice a day.

2 Who wrote it?

3 Compare clothes which we have washed with clothes which any other laundry has washed.

4 He expected us to offer him the job.

5 They showed her the easiest way to do it.

6 Lightning struck the old oak.

7 Titian couldn't have painted it as people didn't wear that style of dress till after his death.

8 A jellyfish stung her.

9 The author has written a special edition for children.

10 Judges used to carry sweet herbs as a protection against jail-fever.

11 What did he write it with? ~

He wrote it with a matchstick dipped in blood.

12 An uneasy silence succeeded the shot.

13 Did the idea interest you?

14 The lawyer gave him the details of his uncle's will.

III. Use the necessary tense form Active or Passive instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. I couldn't use my car last Sunday. It (to fix).

2. When I got to the parking lot, I didn't find my car. It (to steal).

the time we got home, everything was quiet. The children (to put) to bed.

4. When I phoned Mark, he told me that my wireless still (to repair), so I couldn't come and get it.

5. When the taxi arrived, the things still (to pack).

6. When the taxi arrived, the things (to pack) already.

7. What book they (to ask for)?

8. There were no tickets left when we came. They all (to sell out).

9. When Mother came, the room looked spotless. Everything (to tidy up).

10. No books (to ask for) recently.

П. I (to ask) a lot of questions before they agreed I knew nothing.

12. When I came into the room, the students still (to ask) questions.

13. When the guests came, everything (to do) already, and the kettle (to boil).

13. Someone (to be) here last night. My bracelet and some rings (to take)!

14. When the television (to invent)? Who (to invent) It?

IV. Should these sentences be changed into Passive?

You must dry clean this garment. The executioner executed the prisoner at dawn. My parents are staying with us over the weekend The New York flight leaves at six thirty. An unknown person has vandalised the lift in our block. The ancient Egyptians were superb stonemasons. People must complete this form in black ink and they must sign it. This house used to belong to my aunt. They heat milk to 110°C and then they rapidly cool it to produce the final pasteurised product.

Passive Voice

Variant II

I. Put the following into the passive voice.

1. People must not leave bicycles in the hall.

2. Members may keep books for three weeks. After that they must return them.

3. The burglars had cut an enormous hole in the steel door.

4. I've bought a harp. They are delivering it this afternoon. (Do not change the first sentence.)

5.  Someone has already told him to report for duty at six.

6. They rang the church bells as a flood warning.

7. No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information.

8. People are spending far more money on food now than they spent ten years ago.

9. The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.

10 They will say nothing more about the matter if someone returns the stolen gun.

11. It is high time someone told him to stop behaving like a child.

12. A thief stole my dog and brought him back only when I offered Ј20 reward for him.

13. The judge gave him two weeks in which to pay the fine.

14. They make these artificial flowers of silk.

II. Put the following into the passive, mentioning the agent where necessary.

1. Beavers make these dams.

2. They used to start these engines by hand. Now they start them by electricity.

3. Most people opposed this.

4. Students are doing a lot of the work.

5. The Prime Minister was to have opened the dry dock.

6. They recommended opening new factories in the depressed area. (Use should.)

7. The closure of the workshops will make a lot of men redundant.

8. Anyone with the smallest intelligence could understand these instructions.

9. We will not admit children under sixteen.

10. Boys of sixteen to eighteen are to man this training ship.

11 A rainstorm flooded the gypsies' camp.

12. The howling of wolves kept him awake all night.

13. They suggested making the tests easier. (Use should.)

14. Children couldn't have done all this damage.

III. Use the necessary tense form Active or Passive instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. 'They (to tell) you the news?' - 'No, I (not to tell) anything.'

2. The missing boy still (not to find).

3. She (not to ask) any questions last night. The police only (to interrogate) me.

4. They already (to read) all these books, but the new books (not to bring) yet.

5. Who (to leave) the door open? Mrs. Jones (to leave) her door open last week, and her house (to break into).

6. They (to send for) the doctor?' - 'Yes, he (to send for).'

7. The patient (to operate on) last week. He almost (to recover) already.

8. In the dining-room Johnny still (to give) a lecture on table manners.

9. When they arrived home, the preparations still (to make).

10. No mistakes (to make) in this work.

11. We didn’t go to the party because we (not to invite).

12.. 'How he (to account for) his behaviour? He (to explain) anything while he (to talk) to you?'

'No, I (to give) a very evasive answer.'

13. Yesterday I (to give) very nice presents.

14. Someone (to spill) some wine on the table-cloth. And you see that some glasses (to break).

IV. Should these sentences be changed into Passive?

That baby really resembles her mother. The stunning vista of long white beaches backed by verdant hills entranced her. Our area sales manager has decided to leave. A man who had never known that he had rich relations inherited the estate. They collect the information from various retail outlets and they enter it onto the database. People hardly ever see foxes in daylight. Several members of the international press corps interviewed the terrorists. The jury convicted the man and the judge sentenced him to fifteen years in jail. John has a Ferrari.

Grammar Tests

Test 1

1.I... glasses since I was a child.

a) wear,

b) wore,

c) am wearing,

d) have been wearing.

2. When the phone rang, I... dinner.

a) cook,

b) was cooking,

c) had been cooking,

d) have been cooking.

3. He usually had dinner at 4 p. m., ... ?

a) had he,

b) hadn't he,

c) did he,

d) didn't he.

4. He works... and makes good progress.

a) hard,

b) hardly,

c) good,

d) badly.

5. He reminds me... someone I knew in the army.

a) of,

b) to,

c) from,

d) about.

6. Mary is here. Where are... ?

a) other,

b) others,

c) the others,

d) another.

7. What... bad weather we are having today!

a) the,

b) a,

c) an,

d) — .

8. Did you read... English books at school?

a) some,

b) many,

c) much,

d) none.

9. I want to know what...,

a) are you doing,

b) were you doing,

c) will you do,

d) you are doing.  *•

10. I've made... mistakes now than I made last time.

a) few,

b) a few,

c) fewer,

d) less.

11. Can... of you help me?

a) some,

b) any,

c) somebody,

d) anybody.

12. This translation is twice....

a) easy,

b) easier,

c) the easiest,

d) much easier.

13. We... two compositions this month.

a) write,

b) wrote,

c) were writing,

d) have written.

14. I had a feeling that somebody... there before.

a) is,

b) was,

c) has been,

d) had been.

15. She won't see him... he phones her.

a) except,

b) after,

c) unless,

d) because.

16. ... only one theatre and two cinemas in this city ten years ago.

a) there is,

b) there was,

c) there are,

d) there were.

17. My watch....

a) stops,

b) has stopped,

c) have stopped,

d) stop.

18. Do you know when he... ?

a) comes,

b) will come,

c) shall come,

d) come.

19. I don't have any pets. Neither....

a) she does,

b) does she,

c) is she,

d) does she have.

20. His parents didn't let him... TV late.

a) to watch,

b) watch,

c) watching,

d) watched.

21.1 ... since breakfast and I'm very tired.