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Passives 2 - KEY
Passives 2 - KEY
Passives 2 - KEY
c was refused permission to appeal against Why wasn't a refund offered to the f is widely assumed to have been
the decision. customers? wrongly accused.
d has earned them several million pounds. d Not every participant was guaranteed a g to be cleaned until they shine.
e were recornrnended (to try) a new free lunch. h not to be crossed under any
rnethod of checking how rnuch we A free lunch wasn't guaranteed to circumstances.
were spending. every participant.
2 e The incident was reported to the Q
police. a She wants to be seen to be fair.
a forced to / obliged to
f It was suggested to us that the Internet b He is often heard to say how much of
b to be
would be a good source of his success is down to you.
c not havinglthat we hadn'ttthat no
one had information. c She is supposed to have fallen
d to have been (formal: The Internet was suggested overboard at night and drowned.
e to have (or: going to have) to us as (being) a good source of d We certainly don't want such a
information.) ridiculous spectacle to be repeated ever
3 again.
a having itlgetting itlgoing to have itl g We were promised full compensation if
the scheme fe11 through. e The building was originally due to be
going to get it completed by June.
b get sorneone Full compensation was promised (to)
us if the scheme fe11 through. f When 1 was a child, my family 1
c to get used (or: to get accustomed) parents never let me play with the
d had my (or: got my) h The boxing match was declared a draw
by the referee. children next door.
e taken
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a has faded in the sun.
i The new members of staff will be
given al1 the help they need.
a
a being knocked down by a motorbike.
b sailing (or: being sailed) into the harbour. Al1 the help the new members of staff b laughed at is never very nice.
c when I dropped ¡t. need will be given (to) them. c been criticised for his extravagance,
d thickened when I added flour. j He earned the reputation of being Stewart was more careful (afterwards).
e is selling a lot of copies. (or: is selling unreliable through that incident. d being pushed (or: having been pushed)
\ weii.) a
(1) was (2) being (3) kicked 1-thrown1
into giving a speech.
e been told it was quicker, 1 naturally
took the mountain road.
SECTION 1 booted (4) were (5) had
f having been given f 100,000 (before), 1
(6) followed 1pursued (7) been
check can't te11 you what it feels like.
(8) be (9) housed 1 accommodated 1
a They were pronounced man and wife. installed (lo) worked 1 thought / sorted
b 1 was told (or: They explained (to me)) (1 1) being (12) being 1 closely SECTION 3
what 1 had to do.
c He was forgiven his previous SECTION 2 check
misdemeanours. 3 4
d He earned a lot of money from his check
betting. i are believed 2 is thoueht, have been
e We were recommended a good s m u p ~ l e d 3 were seen 4
restaurant for lunch. 5 was cleaned, to be seen O
(1) had (2) was (3) had (4) been
(5) had (6) been (7) had (8) have
(9) had (10) have (11) been (12) has
O O (13) been (14) have (15) had
a
b
could soon befitted, being considered
being caused
a were / (are). . .to a
a really going to have 1get my sofa
c were charged c to ...been delivered today?
d has finally been elected d was ...to b one of the others to post my letters for
e to be printed, is expected, is auctioned e to .. . done 1 said me. (or: my letters posted by one of
f has been held, is deemed f having ... taken the others.)
g being found c supposed to be having my two front
h not known 1 thought / expected to be teeth capped this morning.
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f The accused claimed he was / had been strewn al1 over the floor.)
provoked into hitting the police officer. d Our new Director wants to be addressed O
g The contract was t o r n u p b y both as 'Madarn'. i J 2 J 3 J 4 W i l l I ...
parties. e I can't say I enjoy having rny writing torn 5 You will.. . 6 7 8
h Many o f us were shocked when a to pieces in front of me. 9 ...he will.. . 10 .. .smokers won't.. .
former actor was sworn in as President
o f the United States.
f A decision will have to be rnade by the
end of the week, won't it? a
a 6 (a tooth)
i 1 was completely taken aback by the g The possibility of the hotel needing new
staff in the surnrner can9t/cannot/ b 8 (the wait or delay)
present.
shouldn't / should not be ruled out. c 4 (rain)
j Trading activities in the war-stricken d' 5 (the wind)
area have been scaled down. h Surely nobody likes being rnade fun of
in public. e 1 (the verdict)
i It should be borne in rnind that the f 3 (a hotel room)
Exam practice 2 custorner is always right. g 2 (your last drink)
j This school-leaver is not sufficiently h 7 (your intonation 1 spoken language)
1
(circle:) 1 A 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 B qualified for such a dernanding job, is
he / she?
O
6 A 7 A 8 D 9 A 10C 11C a He'll no doubt be
I Z A 13D 14C 15D b $he will
2 c mav as well/ m i ~ h as
t well
(1) under (2) been (3) for d m
(4) known (5) be (6) being (7) by
(8) levelled (9) even (10) rnade
Unit 3 eoupht to /&
f d
(1 1) reduced (1 2) by Ithrough g&
(1 3) with (1 4) at (1 5) taken /
Entry test h won't definitely (= I'm not sure) /
borrowed (1 6) were (1 7) with 1 definitelv won't (= I'm certain 1 won't)
(1 8 ) in (1 9) ever (20) havelwere a (probably / certainly / definitely) won't be /
3 are unlikely to be
O
a 1 don't suppose he w i l l have / he'll have
a to be switched off if/when the screen b will be/may be/might be/should be/
the common sense t o ask for
shows 'Ready for Shutdown'. ought to be
directions.
b hasn't been seen for over a year. c will belrnay be/ rnight be/could be
b 1 (very much) doubt if / whether the
c can Ishould be sent off to shareholders d rnind could
package w i l l be here before Friday
yet. e won't have /shouldn't have
c 1 think that's asking (or: that would be
d would have been cornpletely baffled by f won't be
asking) too much o f him.
the calculation if it had not been for 2 d 1 suppose she could conceivably break
your help. a rnaylrnight the world record at the next meeting.
e only be done, (or: carried out,) it rnust b have heard e 1 think they ought t o be able t o achieve
(also) be seen to be done. (or: carried c should be/ought to be (or: should have
the task. (or: 1 don't think the task
out.) beenlought to have been; unlikely:
f a photograph of rny children used in an ought t o be insurmountable for them.)
could be)
advertisernent. f 1 think attitudes towards sunbathing
d can't be Icouldn't be
g convicted several times previously, the rnay well have t o change soon.
e can't havelcouldn't have
driver was fined especially heavily g Would you (perhaps) like us t o pay the
f rnust have
h were often rnade to stay behind after deposit for you?
g rnight have/could have Ishould have /
closing time (by the rnanageress) to do h 1 don't 1 can't think (that) there w i l l be
ought to have told
extra work. any major problems.
i in the fue1 lines is thought (by the
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a shouldn't worry / needn't thinkl needn't
investigators) to have caused the crash.
worry /don? need to worry SECTION 2
j has had to be faxed three times for
b have to get check
a decision.
c shouldn'tl needn't have been
4 d rnust take / rnust have d (predicting)
a are shrouded e needn't have / shouldn't have
b was (or: has been) taken f didn't need / didn't have
c hasn't been given g to report / go to
d been dubbed / nicknarnedIcalled O
e has been l is 1 gets handed a J b J c% d J e% f% h%
f have let/ have allowed yourself to (or:
have agreed to)
SECTION 1
check
a
(tick:) (1) shouldn't
5 (2) rnay well 1 might well
a emphasising that 1 a m certain
a The accused was overcorne with ernotion. (3) could / rnay 1 might
b in m y opinion.. .
b Natuhlly, you will be penalised (by
c emphasising that it is just possible (4) could 1 rnay
having points deducted) if you arrive late.
d predicting what would happen ( 5 ) should
c The floor was strewn with the rnodel's
e asking for a prediction (6) can't / shouldn't
(7) rnay 1 might
(8) rnay / can