GRAMMAR QUIZ 7.

5 ● GROUP B

Name: __________________________________ 9 We _____ all the exams.

Class: __________________________________
Total: _________/20
7.5 Passive reporting structures
A. weren’t expecting to pass
B. were said to not pass
10 This hypothesis _____ many centuries ago.
A. has been known to prove
B. is known to have been proven

1 Choose the correct option. ___ /10

2 Rewrite the sentences in two ways, using the
0 They _____ countless opportunities for
beginnings in brackets.
mathematicians.
A. are said to be 0 They say there are countless opportunities for
B. say there are mathematicians. (It… / There…)
1 It _____ the universe is nothing more than a It is said there are countless opportunities for
mathematical model. mathematicians.
A. could argue that There are said to be countless opportunities for
B. could be argued that mathematicians.
2 The Arabic numeral system _____ to the west 1 They estimate there are between 100 and 200
from India. billion galaxies in the universe. (There… / It...)
A. has been thought to transmit ____________________________________
B. is thought to have been transmitted ____________________________________
3 We _____ the term 'mathematics' was ____________________________________
invented by Pythagoras. 2 People in ancient Egypt thought that Pharaoh
A. know was divine. (It… / Pharaoh…)
B. are known that ____________________________________
____________________________________
4 Algebra _____ as a branch of mathematics in ____________________________________
the 16th century. 3 Scientists believe that the universe was
A. is known to have emerged created by the Big Bang. (It... / The
B. has been known to emerge universe...)
____________________________________
5 We _____ algebra originated in ancient
Babylonia. ____________________________________
A. believe that ____________________________________
B. have been believed
4 We could argue that mathematics contains the
6 _____ evidence in favour of this hypothesis. answer to all questions. (It… / Mathematics…)
A. There is said to be ____________________________________
B. It is said to have been ____________________________________
7 It _____ algebra was more advanced in ____________________________________
Babylonia than in Egypt. 5 People expect technology to develop even
A. may be argued that faster in the future. (It… / Technology…)
B. may have been arguing that ____________________________________
____________________________________
8 Four billion people _____ the Internet by 2023. ____________________________________
A. are being expected to use
B. are expected to be using ___ /10

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