C1 Grammar

ADVANCED

2C Passive forms — It is said

8 A young amateur astronomer

1 They will launch a revolutionary new
discovered a new planet in the
mobile phone next week.
Milky Way.

2 Do people still consider e-books 9 People often quote Einstein as

to be less popular than printed saying things he never actually
books? said.

3 The local news reported several 10 How long have people known that
cases of avian flu in the area. the Earth is round?

11 When do people believe that

4 Residents accused a local cat of
someone first invented the
stealing their clothes.
bicycle?

5 Many people saw a well-known

12 NASA confirmed the news that
celebrity dining alone in a
they had found water on Mars.
restaurant last night.

6 Many people still believe that 13 Scientists have published proof

mobile phones interfere with an that an asteroid wiped out the
aeroplane’s equipment. dinosaurs.

7 They find a number of new animal 14 Some people consider the

and plant species every year. number 13 to be unlucky.

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