I. Change the following sentences into the passive.

(Chuyển các câu sau sang bị động)

1. People grow rice in many countries in the world.

-> Rice ______________________________________

2. Graham Bell invented the telephone many years ago.

-> The telephone ______________________________

3. They have used this car for many years.

-> This car ___________________________________

4. Lan practices English every day.

-> English ____________________________________

5. They will take the garbage out of the city.

-> The garbage _____________________________

6. Mary sent me this letter two days ago.

-> I _________________________________________

7. People make compost from vegetables.

-> Compost ____________________________________

8. You must finish this work before Sunday.

-> This work _____________________________________

9. She hasn't used this bicycle for a long time.

-> This bicycle __________________________________

10. I saw a strange man in my garden yesterday.

-> A strange man _______________________________

11. They clean the floor every morning.

-> The floor ____________________________________

12. They will solve the problem soon.

-> The problem __________________________________

13. They break the glass into small pieces.

-> The glass ____________________________________

15. They made these cars in the USA.

-> These cars ______________________________________

16. People have used the Internet all over the world.

-> The Internet ___________________________

17. We planted many trees in the school garden.

-> Many trees _________________________________

18. Someone has taken my book away.

-> My book ___________________________________

19. He didn't help me with my homework.

-> I ___________________________________________

20. We have learnt English for three years.

-> English ______________________________________

21. My father often reads books before bedtime .

-> Books ............................................................................

22. Lan bought some comic books for her brother .

-> Some comic books ..........................................................

23. My sister received a letter yesterday .

-> A letter ............................................................................

24. She can solve the problem in just 2 minutes .

-> The problem .....................................................................

25. Nowadays people use electricity for lighting.

-> Electricity ...........................................................................

II. 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.

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III. 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

IV. Rewrite the sentence.

1. An old woman feeds the pigeons.

The pigeons ________________________

2. A burglar broke the window.

The window _____________________

3. Someone has made a mistake.

A mistake ______________________

4. Everyone is going to love her.

She _____________________________

5. Cervantes wrote 'Don Quixote'.

'Don Quixote' ___________________

6. She is helping my sister.

My sister ________________

7. Pamela will drive the bus.

The bus ___________________

8. I was watering the plants.

The plants ___________________

V. Choose the correct answer.

1. Somebody cleans the room every day.

The room ............................................

2. They cancelled all flights because of fog.

All flights ............................................

3. People don't use this road very often.

This road ............................................

4. Somebody accused me of stealing money.

I ............................................

5. How do people learn languages?

How ............................................

6. People warned us not to go out alone.

We ............................................

7. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.

The computer ............................................

8. I didn't realize that somebody was recording our conversation.

I didn't ............................................

9. We found that they had cancelled the game.

We found ............................................

10. They are building a new highway around the city.

A new highway ............................................

VI. Make these active present simple sentences passive. You don't need to repeat 'somebody'.

1) Somebody sends emails.

2) Somebody cuts the grass.

3) Somebody prefers chocolate.

4) Somebody often steals cars.

5) Somebody plays loud music.

6) Somebody speaks English here.

7) Somebody loves the London parks.

8) Somebody wants staff.

9) Somebody writes articles.

10) Somebody loves Julie.

11) Somebody reads a lot of books.

12) Somebody cooks dinner every day.

13) Somebody delivers milk in the mornings.

14) Somebody buys flowers for the flat.

15) Somebody washes the cars every week.

16) Somebody writes a report every Friday.

17) Somebody fixes the roads.

18) Somebody builds new houses every year.

19) Somebody sells vegetables in the market.

20) Somebody cleans the office every day.

VII. Passive and Active voice

1. She drinks a cup of milk tea in The Coffee House.

2. Tom was writing two English emails.

3. She often takes her dog to the park near her house.
4. People speak English all over the world.

5. A group of students have met their classmates at the train station.

6. They didn’t allow Tom to take these comics home.

7. The teacher won’t correct exercises tomorrow.

8. How many trees did they cut down?

9. This well-known library attracts many teenagers.

10. My mother used to make us sweep the house.

11. He likes people to call him “Sir”.

12. They are going to have someone repaint their house.

13. People say that Phong is intelligent.

14. He can’t repair my car.

15. Mary has studied English for 1 hour.

VIII. Change the sentences to passive voice.

1. The Chinese discovered acupuncture thousands of years ago.

2. Has he given you back the book yet?

3. The police locked up the criminals.

4.They must have left the keys behind.

5. The robbers made up the story.

6. The boy is eating the cake.

7. Dad promised by a box of chocolates.

8. The spider scared her.

9. The guide will show us the Natural History Museum in the afternoon.
10. The dentist is cleaning the woman’s teeth.

IX. Change the sentences to passive voice.

1. One of the cleaners has found my purse.

2. The robber hit him on the head with a hammer.

3. The government has built a new road in this area.

4. The assistant handed me a note.

5. We elected John class representative.

6. Someone has taken my wallet.

7. Many people use bicycles as a means of transport.

8. They advised me to get a visa.

9. They were rebuilding the old road when I drove by.

10. The local council opened a new shopping centre

X. Reported Commands: Change to reported speech using the person and the verb in brackets!

1. Don’t leave your room again (MOTHER, ORDER)

2. Don’t touch the wire with wet hands. (THE ELECTRICIAN, WARN)

3. Please buy some eggs (SHE, ASK)

4. I’ll let you see the prisoner first thing in the morning (THE INSPECTOR, AGREE)

5. Everybody be quiet. (SHE, ORDER)

6. Don’t go near the fire. (THE MAN, WARN)

7. Don’t forget to thank your mother. (FATHER, REMIND)

8. You can use my phone (HE, ALLOW)

9. Tell me the truth (SHE, DEMAND)

10. Don’t play games with me (THE TEACHER, WARN)

XI. Change the following sentences into passive voice.

1. They can’t make tea with cold water.

_______________________________

2. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant.

_______________________________

3. Somebody has taken some of my books away.

_______________________________

4. They will hold the meeting before May Day.

_______________________________

5. They have to repair the engine of the car.

_______________________________

6. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures.

_______________________________

7. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.

_______________________________

8. They may use this room for the classroom.

_______________________________

9. The teacher is going to tell a story.

_______________________________

10. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.

_______________________________
XII. Hoàn thành các câu sau với thể bị động của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì thích hợp.

1. I (usually take) ______________to the cinema by my parents every month.

2. _____________(Jim/inform) of the exact date of the conference? No, he wasn’t.

3. The concert (broadcast)_____________live tomorrow.

4. Yesterday, temparature (forecast) _____________to reach 400C.

5. At this time tomorrow, a birthday cake (make)________ for our best friend Jessy.

6. Who___________(rob) of all the properties last week?

7. All the members ___________(treat) equally in our organization.

8. Nothing (do)_________so far to prepare for the coming storm.

9. When I was small, I often (call) __________by my nickname.

10. Yesterday, Jim was playing with his dog when the doorbell (ring)_____________.

11. What______________(do) so far to lessen the impact of natural disasters?

12. At 8 o’clock yesterday, my brother (feed) __________by my mother while I (look)

____________after by my father.

13. This film (never show) _______________on television before.

14. If you submit your assignment late, you (punish)___________by your teacher.

15. I think more attempts (make) ____________in the future to protect people from natural
catastrophes.

XIII. Chuyển những câu chủ động sau đây thành câu bị động.

1. Jim will pick me to the airport tomorrow.

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2. Peter wrote his report last week.

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3. They will replace the old equipment with new one.

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4. What will they do to prevent natural disasters?

_____________________________________________________________________

5. I think we will soon use up the natural resourses.

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6. The children water the trees every two days.

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7. They never mentioned Jim in their conversation.

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8. At this time next month I will be sitting an English text.

_____________________________________________________________________

9. When will they sell their new products?

_____________________________________________________________________

10. At midnight, my brother and I was making a wish list.

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XIV. Change these following sentence into passive voice.

1. The children are decorating the sitting-room.

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2. Parents look after their children.

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3. They made their friends feel comfortable at the party.

.................................................................................................

4. She cleans the floor twice a day.

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5. We are doing our homework in the room.

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XV. Rewrite the sentences in the passive:

1. They will construct some new airports on islands.

……………………………………………………………………………………

2. The new president might fulfill this promise as quickly as people would like.

……………………………………………………………………………………

3. They are going to find out the mystery.

……………………………………………………………………………………

4. You can buy videos like this one anywhere.

……………………………………………………………………………………

5. Someone will tell you when you go in to see the doctor.

……………………………………………………………………………………