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1. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Intellectualandsocialabilitiesmaydetermineeconomicsuccess.

2. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse
AND):Informationtechnologyishavingagreatimpact.Itencouragesindividualism.

3. Completethefollowingsentence:If1999werenotthelastyearofthemillennium

4. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
Shesaid:Asawoman,mylifewillchangewiththenewmillennium.
5. Putthefollowingexampleintoreportedspeech:"I'mlivingtheadventureofmylife,"Banderas
said.
6. Jointhesesentenceswitharelativepronoun:
BanderasishavingaromancewithMelanieGriffiths.HiscareerinHollywoodisverysuccessful.

7. Jointhesesentenceswitharelativepronoun:
BanderasappearedinTheMamboKings.ItwashisfirstAmericanfilm.

8. PutthefollowingsentenceintothepassiveVoice:
Lotsofjournalistsfollowedthemeverywhere.

9. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:Onthedayofthecorrida,peoplewatchher
expectantly.

10. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
Herparentsaskedher:Whydoyouwanttobecomeabullfighter?

11. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse
AND):Herfamilywerenottoopleased.Theyacceptedherdecisiontobecomeabullfighter.

12. Completethefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets.
Ifshe(NOTGIVE)outstandingperformancesinLatinAmerica,she(NOTBECOME)abullfighter.

13. Giveaquestionforthisanswer:Ithascostmorethan$100milliontobuildtheGuggenheim.

14. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice:Glamorousvisitorshavealreadybeen
welcomedtoBilbao.

15. Completethefollowingsentence:ThenumberofvisitorstoBilbaoprobablywouldnthave
increasedsomuchif

16. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
ThemuseumhasbecometheemblemofBilbao.ThemuseumwasdesignedbyFrankO.Ghery.

17. Jointhesentenceswitharelativepronoun:
Karpovisgentleandconservative.Hiscoolappearancehidesawillofiron.

18. Putthefollowingsentenceintoaninterrogativeform:BobbyFisherretiredtenyearsago.

19. Putthefollowingexampleintoreportedspeech:IfIdontwinthisgame,Iwillretire,Kasparov
said.
20. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
IntheSovietUnionmorepeopleplaychessthanbaseball.

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21. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Studentscancutcostsbystudyingathome.

22. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice:
Languagelearningisbeingtransformedbyrapidadvancesininformationtechnology.

23. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway(donotuseAND).Makechangesif
necessary:
Somepeopleareshyaboutspeakinginpublic.Computerscanhelpthem.

24. Usetheverbsinbracketscorrectly:
Myschooldoesnthaveacomputerroom.Ifmyschool(HAVE)one,I(BOOK)itandstudythere.
25. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
ThetelevisionshowStarTrekshowsportableelectronicbooks.

26. Giveaquestionforthisanswer:
Hedrewapictureonthefloor.

27. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
Alotoftreeswillbesaved,saidthepolitician.

28. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
PeterwasborninCoventry.HisparentswerefromManchester.
29. Giveaquestiontothisfollowinganswer:
ThreequartersoftheworldsmailiswritteninEnglish.

30. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice:
Manydictionarieshavealreadybeenpublished.

31. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
ThereisnoreasonforthedominanceofEnglish.Itsgrammarisverycomplicated.

32. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
Eachnationmustretainitsownnationalvariations,linguistssaidin1980.
33. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Wehavetofindnewwaysbacktotheoldvalues.

34. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
AlGoresaid:Asateenager,oneofthebooksthatIreadwasSilentSpring.

35. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets:
IfI(HAVE)thetime,I(READ)SilentSpring.

36. Giveaquestiontothisanswer:
IgrewupinTennessee.
37. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse
AND):TheheroesportrayedbyBruceWillisarenotcredibleanymore.Theyhavebecomea
parody.

38. Giveaquestiontothisanswer:Everybodyneedsheroestoserveasmodelsofcourage.

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39. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice:
Thewomenofthesefilmsarerescuedbythegoodguy.

40. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbinbrackets:
Ifmaleheroeswerelikefemaleheroes,they(BE)moreintelligentandreal.
41. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Geneticscientistsarechangingthewayweseeourselves.

42. Putthefollowingsentenceintodirectspeech:
ResearchersinSouthKoreaannouncedthattheyhadbeguntocloneawoman.

43. Giveaquestiontothisanswer:
Geneticschangeshowweseeourchildren.

44. Completethefollowingsentence:
Iftheexperimenthadntbeenstopped,
45. Completethefollowingsentence:
Theghostswouldhavedisappearedif

46. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
Johnwasveryscaredbutthedirectortoldhim:Playthevampire.

47. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice:
Thefilmingwasdisturbedwithstrangehappenings.

48. Giveaquestionforthisanswer:
ThedemonsreturnedtotheFreelingsnewhome.
49. Jointhesentenceswitharelativepronoun:
Hawaiiissaidtobeoneoftheworld'sgreatestmixturesofraces.Itisthe"ParadiseofthePacific.

50. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheinterrogativeform:
Surfinglookseasy.

51. PutthefollowingsentenceintothepassiveVoice:
Youcanhearthewavesbreakingagainsttherocks.

52. PutthefollowingsentenceintothepassiveVoice:
Thefishermenthrowtheircircularnetsintothesea.
53. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
SpainisbuildinganewversionoftheBerlinWall.

54. Puttheverbsinbracketsinthecorrectform:
Iftheircountries(NOTBE)sopoor,manyimmigrants(STAY)athome.

55. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway(donotuseAND/BUT):
ManyimmigrantsmanagetoreachSpain.SomeimmigrantslosetheirlivesintheStraitofGibraltar.

56. Putthefollowingsentenceintodirectspeech:
Theimmigrantsexplainedthattheyhadriskedtheirlivesattemptingtoescapepovertyanddisease.

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57. RewritethefollowingsentencebeginningwithInsteadof:
Theywanttoruntheirowncompanies,ratherthanworkforothers.

58. Giveaquestiontothisanswer:
Theypublishedthesurveylastweek.

59. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse
AND):Quitealotofthemwillgotouniversity.Onlyafewwillfindapermanentjob.

60. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
TheGovernmentwillofferbetterjobsinthecomingyears.
61. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets:
Iworktoohard.Ifmyworkschedule(NOTBE)sobusy,I(TAKE)longerholidays.

62. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
LastnightGlensaid:IarrivedfromVeniceyesterday.

63. Rewritethissentencewithnochangeinmeaning.Beginwiththewordsgiven:
Shorterholidayscanbearrangedmoreeasily.Itis

64. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway(donotuseAND/BUT):
Parisremainsafavouritedestination.Sevilleisgrowinginpopularity.
65. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice:
Audiobookscanbefoundatmostbookshops.

66. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
JimBraysaid:Audiobooksarebetterthanpullingoutagun.

67. Giveaquestionforthisanswer:
Mostpeoplediscoveraudiobooksbyaccident.

68. Completethefollowingsentence:
Iftheblindhadntneededaudiobooks,
69. Usetheverbinbracketscorrectly:
Themadcowdisease(AFFECT).Britishcattlesincethemideighties.

70. Usetheverbsinbracketscorrectly:
Salesofvegetablehamburgers(RISE)..by10sincethecrisisbegan.

71. Putthefollowingsentencesintothepassivevoice:
TheEuropeanUnionwillpaypartofthecostofdestroyingsome5millioncattle.

72. Putthefollowingsentencesintoreportedspeech:
ABritishfarmersaid:Ifthesituationgoesonlikethis,wewilllosetheconsumersconfidenceforever.

73. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
ApriestsmagazinerecentlypublishedaletterfromawomancalledMaria.

74. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
Mariawrote:Ihaveneverhadarelationshipwithapriestbefore.

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75. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
Mariaandapriestareinlove.Theirdreamisalsothecauseoftheirsuffering.

76. Giveaquestiontothisanswer:
Yes,hefeelsverydeeplyforher.
77. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
ETAhasannouncedanunconditionalceasefire.

78. Completethefollowingsentence:
IfETAabandoneditsterroristattacks,

79. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
Theterroristshaveannouncedaceasefire.Theyhavekilledmanypeople.

80. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheinterrogativeform:
Peoplefeelencouragedbytheceasefire.

81. Putthefollowingsentenceintothereportedspeech:
Acompanyrepresentativesaid:Thisprobablywonthappenbefore1990.

82. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice:
Thecompanyhasbeenaskedtoreduceviolenceintheprogramme.

83. Giveaquestiontothisanswer:
Theythoughtitwasviolent.

84. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
Thecouncilsupervisesprogrammes.ItrecommendsguidelinesforCanadianTVs.
85. Giveaquestiontothisanswer:
MargaretThatchersleptthreehoursaday.

86. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
WinstonChurchillsaid:Iwakeupatsixeveryday.

87. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Thelackofproperrestmaycausemanyaccidents.

88. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets:
IfI(NOTSLEEP)toomuch,I(NOTFEEL)verybadyesterday.
89. Giveaquestionforthisanswer:
Therehavebeenmillionsofstudiesonsmoking.

90. Completethefollowingsentence:
Smokerswouldbehappierif

91. Putthefollowingsentenceintoindirectspeech:
AmandaStanfordsaid:Dr.Densonhasprovokedscandalwiththesenewideas.

92. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice:
Dr.Densonsopinionshavebeencondemnedbymany.

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93. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Youdothisbypressingbuttons.

94. Giveaquestiontothisfollowinganswer:
ATamagotchigoestosleepatnight.

95. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets:
Ifelectronicgames(BE)bannedfromschool,teachers(BE)moresatisfied.

96. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
ATamagotchiisavirtualpet.ItwasinventedinJapan
97. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
Thepoliceagentsaidtothemotorist:Donotparkhere.

98. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Teenagersarepracticingmoresportsnowadays.

99. Giveaquestionforthisanswer:
HarryPottergetshismailbyowl.

100.Completethefollowingsentence:
IfTheLordoftheRingswerereadatschool,
101.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Magazinescancreateafantasyatmosphere.

102.Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse
AND):Magazinesarenotaboutreallife.Theyshowoverthingirls.

103.Giveaquestiontothisfollowinganswer:
No,thereisnothingwrongwithalittleinnocentfantasy.

104.Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets:
IfI(MEET)ClaudiaSchiffer,I(INVITE)hertodinneratmymothers.
105.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Ridingabicyclecouldcutdownthenumberoffatalaccidentsontheroad.

106.Giveaquestiontothisfollowinganswer:
Pollutioncauses6,000heartattacksayearinBritain.

107.Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets:
Ifmorepeople(RIDE)bicycles,theair(BE)lesspolluted.

108.Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
GiselaReynoldsistherepresentativeofaGreenActionGroup.Herfatherdiedofaheartattack.

109.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
ChristinewillsatisfyPicassoswish.

110.Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
Picassosaid:Iwillnotrepairthecatstail.

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111.Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
Theselectionofworksisexcellent.Ithasnotbeeneasy.

112.Completethefollowingsentence:
Iftheartisthadnottaughtthebirdastrangelanguage
113.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Thepostmanrangthebellearlythatmorning.

114.Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech:
Peterasked:Whereisthehotel?

115.Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
Andrewwenttoawedding.Ithadbeenpostponed.

116.Completethefollowingsentence:
Thetreewilldieif
117.Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun:
Thegirlwasplayingwithatoy.Shebrokeit.

118.Jointhesentenceswitharelativepronoun:
Theballseemstobetheoldesttoy.Itismadeofdiversematerials.

119.Putthefollowingsentencesintothepassivevoice:
Plasticfightingfigureshavereplacestheoldtinsoldiers.

120.Putthefollowingsentencesintothepassivevoice:
Anthropologiststhinkthatballsareamongtheoldesttoys.
121.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Healwaysleaveshisumbrellabehind.

122.Giveaquestionforthisanswer:
Herobbedthreemorebanks.

123.Completethefollowingsentence:
Ifthemusichadntstopped

124.Jointhefollowingsentenceswithaconnector.DonotuseAND.Makechangesifnecessary:
Ienjoycrosscountryskiing.Itisanextremelydangeroussport.
125.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:
Mensimplyleavedirtydisheslyingonthetable.

126.Completethefollowingsentence:
Ifstandardsofhygienewerenot

127.Rewritethefollowingsentencewithnochangeofmeaning:
Todaydomesticworkisnotsohardasitwasinthepast.Inthepastdomesticwork

128.Putthefollowingsentenceintodirectspeech:
Manypeoplesaidthatadomesticrevolutionwasbeginningintheircountry.

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