CHUYÊN ĐỀ CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG

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 ______________________________________

II. Use the suggested words to make complete sentences, using the passive.

1. This car / make / Japan / ten years ago.

_______________________________________________

2. The rice / separate / the husk .

_____________________________________________

3. The next meeting / will / hold / Chicago / next month.

_______________________________________________

4. This room / not / use / for years.

_______________________________________________

5. The answers / must / write / the blackboard.

_______________________________________________

6. Kieu Story / write / Nguyen Du.

_______________________________________________

7. Our teeth / should / clean / everyday.

_______________________________________________

8. Three languages / speak / Malaysia / nowadays.

_______________________________________________

9. Rice / eat / by Vietnamese people / everyday.

_________________________________________________

10. This building / build / by French people / many years ago.

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

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