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Additional exercises

23 Put the verb into the correct form, active or passive.
1 This house is quite old. It was built (build) over 100 years ago.
2 My grandfather was a builder. He built (build) this house many years ago.
3 ‘Is your car still for sale?’ ‘No, I (sell) it.’
4 a: Is the house at the end of the street still for sale?
b: No, it (sell).
5 Sometimes mistakes (make). It’s inevitable.
6 It’s not a good idea to leave your car unlocked. It (might / steal).
7 My bag has disappeared. It (must / steal).
8 I can’t find my umbrella. Somebody (must / take) it by mistake.
9 It’s a serious problem. I don’t know how it (can / solve).
10 We didn’t leave early enough. We (should / leave) earlier.
11 Very often when I travel by plane, my flight (delay).
12 A new bridge (build) across the river. Work started last year
and the bridge (expect) to open next year.

24 Read these newspaper reports and put the verbs into the most suitable form.
1 3

Winton Castle (1) was damaged (damage) Repair work started yesterday on the
in a fire last night. The fire, which Paxham–Longworth road. The road
(2) (discover) at about (1) (resurface)
9 o’clock, spread very quickly. Nobody and there will be long delays. Drivers
(3) (injure), but two (2) (ask) to use
people had to (4) an alternative route if possible. The work
(rescue) from an upstairs room. A number of (3) (expect) to
paintings (5) last two weeks. Next Sunday the road
(believe / destroy). (4) (close), and
It (6) (not / know) traffic (5) (divert).
how the fire started.

2 4

In Paxham yesterday a shop assistant A woman (1) (take)
(1) (force) to hand to hospital after her car collided with a
over £500 after (2) lorry near Norstock yesterday. She
(threaten) by a man with a knife. The man (2) (allow) home
escaped in a car which (3) later after treatment. The road
(steal) earlier in the day. (3) (block)
The car (4) for an hour after the accident, and traffic
(later / find) in a car park where it (5) had to (4) (divert).
(abandon) by the A police inspector said afterwards: ‘The
thief. A man (6) woman was lucky. She could (5)
(arrest) in connection with the robbery and (kill).’
(7)
(still / question) by the police.

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