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TEST 12
1 Match the words with the definitions. 4 Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct
passive form.
0 bay d 3 reef
1 waterfall 4 canyon 0 The Grand Canyon is said (say) to be one of
the wonders of the world.
2 volcano 5 glacier
1 It (think) that this winter is the worst
a water from a river dropping from a higher point
we’ve had for decades.
b a line of rocks just above or below the surface of
the ocean 2 Many people (know) to have caught
c a large, steep-sided valley the disease this year.
d an area of coast where the land curves in 3 She (consider) to be one of the finest
e a mountain with a hole at the top which novelists of her generation.
sometimes erupts 4 Several thousand species (believe) to
f a large mass of ice that moves slowly be in danger of extinction.
5 It (said) that if you cross this bridge
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on your knees, you will have good luck.
2 Circle the correct words.
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0 Could you make / take / do a photo of us?
1 He finds it very easy to give / take / make friends. 5 Put the words in order to make sentences.
2 How many exams do we have to give / make / take 0 over / believed / This building / one thousand / is /
this year? to be / years old
3 Steven played / made / did a big part in getting me This building is believed to be over one
this job. thousand years old.
4 Can you do / make / give me an example of the 1 said / is / Mark Thomas / a millionaire / is / It / that
kind of thing you’re talking about?
5 Let’s play / take / make a deal – buy this car and
2 are / Many cars / to / stolen / known / have been /
we’ll give you free insurance for a year.
from this parking lot
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3 Complete the message with the correct form of 3 this year / expected / Global temperatures / are / to
the verbs in the list. rise
give | do | do | make | play | take
4 at this college / considered / The students / the
Well, we finally got here. The drive wasn’t too bad
best / are / to be / in the country
even though my little brother 0 played the fool
the whole way. He’s out 1 photos and
uploading them to social media now, so that’s okay. Let 5 have / said / She / married / is / to / she was
me 2 you some advice, though: Always eighteen / when / been
3 some research before you go away for
a long weekend. There are no stores for kilometers
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around here, so I have to 4 a half-hour
hike on foot whenever we need something, especially
as Dad is refusing to do any more driving. Oh well, the
exercise is 5 me good, I suppose!
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 6 Rewrite the sentences using passive report 8 Rewrite the sentences in Exercise 7 using the
structures. direct object as the subject.
0 Reports say that the Denver Broncos manager 0 A new bag was given to my sister.
resigned yesterday afternoon. 1
The Denver Broncos manager is said to have 2
resigned yesterday afternoon. 3
1 They think a new school will be built near the old 4
one. 5
It
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.
2 People consider that Kasparov is the greatest chess 9 Complete the letter with the words in the list.
player ever. terrible | vital | don’t you | simply
Kasparov act | consequences
. As downtown becomes more and more polluted, I
3 Scientists report that last year was the warmest ever. think it’s 0 vital that we make the roads safer for
Last year cyclists. If we don’t 1 now to discourage
. unnecessary car use, the situation will only get worse.
The 2 of that could be disastrous. Just
4 We know that lots of people emigrated in the past
imagine if everyone had to wear face masks
ten years.
downtown – what a 3 thought! It is
It
believed that providing safe spaces for bikes would
. be very expensive, but that’s 4 not true.
5 People say the principal has been offered I think it would be much more economical in the long
another job. run, 5 ?
The principal Maria, Los Angeles
.
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10 Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence.
7 Rewrite the sentences in the passive using the 0 It’s not simply true that we have discovered every
indirect object as the subject of the sentence.
animal species.
0 They gave my sister a new bag. It’s simply not true that we have discovered
My sister was given a new bag. every animal species.
1 Someone left me a message. 1 I really think we should encourage children to do
. sports, don’t I?
2 People offered David help.
. 2 He did a complaint to the hotel management
3 Somebody gave my parents a lot of money. about the noise.
.
4 They sent us free tickets. 3 Could you give me a favor, please?
.
5 The company promised employees sales bonuses. 4 It is hoped that the government will make
. advantage of the economic upturn.
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5 In some cities, bikes are looked at as a nuisance.

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TOTAL SCORE 80

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