The First Written Composition

1st December 2008. Class: IVe2 Group: A

I Turn the following sentences into the Passive:

1. Nurses give patients the medicine every morning. 2. Martin is writing the company report this year. 3. A nightmare woke Mary up. 4. Hijackers were holding the plane passengers hostage. 5. The government has increased the tax on cigarettes. 6. A gas leak had caused the explosion. 7. A number of reporters will meet the professor at the airport. 8. Scientists might discover a cure for cancer.

II Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive:

1. People say that she has millions in the bank. It ______She ______2. Everyone knows that he has been in prison. It ______He ______3. Everyone thought that they were lying. It ______They ______4. Journalists have reported that this festival is the largest in the world. It ______This festival ______5. I hate people staring at me. 6. He doesn’t like people talking about him.

III Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense to form Conditional sentences type 0, I, II, III:

1. If you heat water, it ______(boil) 2. The car ______(not roll) back as long as you put the break on. 3. If you’d locked the medicine up, he ______(not drink) it. 4. If I ______(see) someone trying to break in, I would call the police. 5. Supposing he ______(not repair) the engine, would you have fixed it yourself? 6. If we lived in a well-built house, we ______(not be) in danger. 7. Provided he had listened to the weather forecast, he ______(not sail) in such stormy weather. 8. If I ______(be) you, I’d hire a bodyguard.

III Rewrite the sentences using the given word.

1. I’m sorry I wasn’t at your wedding. WISH 2. He isn’t tall enough to join the basketball team. IF ONLY 3. He ate the fruit without washing it; now his stomach hurts. WISHES 4. You have a puncture and no spare tyre. IF ONLY I 5. If you don’t have a map, you will lose your way. UNLESS 6. A cyclist was injured by a car at night. The cyclist had no lights on his bicycle. HAD the cyclist 7. If you see Ann by chance, will you give her a message? SHOULD you 8. You are leaving for the airport. You can’t find you passport. WISH The First Written Composition

1st December 2008. Class: IVe2 Group: B

I Turn the following sentences into the Passive:

1. People chop down a lot of trees every year. 2. An expert is restoring the antique car. 3. The ancient Greeks built the Acropolis. 4. A famous designer was redecorating the President’s house. 5. The judge has fined him $300. 6. People had seen the little boy playing in the park. 7. Who will interview the applicants? 8. Bad weather may delay your flight.

II Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive:

1. The experts think that the economy will improve. It ______The economy ______2. They claimed that he had been there at the time of murder. It ______He ______3. Journalists have reported that the President is ill. It ______The President ______4. Many people believe that the climate is changing. It ______The climate ______5. I don’t like people shouting at me. 6. She hates people asking her questions.

III Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense to form Conditional sentences type 0, I, II, III:

1. If you heat water, it ______(boil) 2. If I ______(be) a pilot, I would fly around the world. 3. If you had watched the 8:30 news, you ______(know) about the hurricane. 4. They ______(not sign) the contract unless the lawyer checks it first. 5. Supposing it ______(rain), will you still go for a picnic with him? 6. The teacher ______(not shout) at her if she did her homework. 7. If the customer had followed the shop assistant’s advice, the dress ______(not shrink). 8. We would come by car provided that father ______(lend) us his.

III Rewrite the sentences using the given word.

1. It’s a pity that forests are destroyed by fires. WISH 2. If I were a good swimmer, I could have saved him. IF ONLY 3. She wants to ride her bicycle to school but both tyres are flat. WISHES 4. You didn’t clean your bedroom and your mother is angry. IF ONLY I 5. If the athlete can’t improve his speed, he won’t break the record. UNLESS 6. He didn’t do the experiment carefully so he blew up the lab. HAD he 7. If you happen to drink too much coffee, you won’t be able to sleep. SHOULD you 8. Luke forgot to turn off the water heater. WISHES