BAI TAP UNIT 13-14

EXERCISES
I/Change into the passive voice.
1. We haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to cure you.
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2. We are to pity rather than despise these homeless boys.
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3. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
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4. My parents did not let me go to school this morning because I was sick.
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5. They say that he is the richest man in the town.
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6. We say Dr. Johnson leave his office at 4 o’clock this afternoon.
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7. Mother has promised me a bike if I pass the exam.
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8. They awarded him the first prize for his good deed.
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9. Scientists began to carry out researches on AIDS in 1980.
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10. He ought to have finished the report yesterday.
( II/what Judy said to you into reported speech.
1. I’m living in Canada now.
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2. My mother isn’t very well.
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3. Kahn and Anna are getting married next week.
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4. Julie has had a baby.
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5. I don’t know what Britney is doing.
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6. I saw Lily at a party in May and she seemed fine.
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7. I haven’t seen Tommy recently.
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8. I’m not enjoying my job very much.
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9. You can come and stay at my flat if you are ever in Canada.
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10. My car was stolen a few days ago.
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III/Rewrite these questions as directed.
1. Where has Hanh gone?
( Do you know ?
2. Where is the church?
( Could you tell me ?
3. What’s the time?
( I wonder
4. What does this word mean?
( I want to know
5. What time did Nam and Loan leave?
( Do you know ?
6. Is Linda going out tonight?
( I don’t know
7. Where does Mr. Cao live?
( Have you any idea ?
8. Where did we park the car?
( We can’t remember
9. Is there a post office near here?
( Can you tell me ?
10. What do you want?
( Tell me
IV/Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
One (1)_____the most famous statues in the (2)_____stands on an island in New York Harbor. This (3)____is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman who holds a torch up high. Visitors can go inside the statue. The statue weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet (4)_____.
The Statue of Liberty was put up (5)______1886. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. In the years after the statue (6)______ put up, many immigrants came to the United States through New York. As they entered New York Harbor, they (7)____the Statue of Liberty (8)______ up her torch. She symbolized a welcome to a land of freedom.
1. A. of B. from C. between D. in
2. A. cities B. world C. earth D. countries
3. A. statue B. island C. harbor D. statues
4. A. tall B. height C. width D. length
5. A. in B. at C. on D. since
6. A. is B. was C. is being D. Ø
7. A. see B. saw C. have seen D. will see
8. A. hold B. holds C. held D. holding
V/Change into the Passive Voice. 1. We paint our house every three years.
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2. Years ago, people you oil lamps instead of electric lamps.
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3. They’re building several new schools in our town.
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4. The boy knew that they were praising him.
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5. We have set up a committee to investigate the matter.
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6. I noticed that they had not yet taken the wrecked car away.
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7. Can we use an Indefinite Article before an uncountable