III. Fill in the blank with passive voice verbs (Điền vào chỗ trống với động từ ở dạng bị động)

XuanHuong Lake is (1) ______________ in the center of Dalat City. It is (2) _____________ the most charming lake of the foggy land.

In 1919 and 1923, two dams were (3) ______________ on a branch of Cam Ly River to create two small lakes. Unfortunately, during a severe storm in 1932, both dams were (4) ____________. Between 1934 and 1935, a larger dam was (5) ______________ of boulders below the sites of the two previous dams to create one large lake. At first, the dam was (6) __________ Grand Lac (large lake) by the French, but in 1953 it was (7) _____________XuanHuong Lake to dedicate to XuanHuong, a famous Vietnamese poetess in the 19th century. The lake is fully (8) ______________ by pine forests, meadows and flower gardens.

2.  Using solar energy instead fossil fuels can help reverse the effects of global warming.

3.  Many people living in rural areas use biogas to cook, and heating.

4.  Wind power is clean, abundant, widely available, and environmental friendly.

5.  One of the ways you can save energy in your home are to use energy saving light bulbs.

Insert it is/there is in the spaces. In some sentences, contracted plural, negative and interrogative forms, or the past or future tense are required.

1 What's the time? - ... ... 3.30. ~ And what's the date? ~ . . . . . . the 24th.

2 How far... ...to York? ~ . . . . . . 50 miles.

3 ... ... very stormy last night. ~ Yes, ... ... storms all over the country.

4 ... ... freezing very hard. ... ... ...ice on the lake tomorrow.

5 As... ... sunny she decided to take the children to the sea.

6 Why don't you go for a walk? . . . . . . a pity to stay in when . . . . . . so nice outside.

7 ... ... not any shadows because ... ... not any sun.

8 ... ... going to be a bus strike tomorrow. ~ ... ... ...all right if ... ... a fine day; but if ... ... wet ... ... ...
long queues on the Underground.

9 ... ... not any glass in the windows; that is why . . . . . . so cold in the room.

10 ... ... very wet yesterday; ... ... impossible to go out.

11 ... ...a lot of rain last week. ... ... floods everywhere.
12 ... ...a thick fog last night. ... ... several accidents on the motorway.

13 ... ... foolish to drive fast when ... ... foggy.

14 ... ... difficult to find your way round this town. . . . . . . so many streets all looking exactly alike.

15 Come on, children! ... ... time to get up! ... ... nearly breakfast time.

16 . .. . .. ... lunch time when we get to York, so let's have lunch there.~No, ... ... not be time for lunch because our train to Edinburgh leaves York at 13.15.

17 ... ...a funny smell here. ... ... turpentine?

18 ... ...all sorts of stories about Robin Hood, but ... ... not known exactly who he was or what he did.

19 ... ... said that if you break a mirror you'll be unlucky for seven years.

20 As he had very bad sight ... ... difficult for him to recognize people.

21 Can I have a Telegraph, please? said the customer. Im afraid ... ... not any left said the newsagent. But . . . . . . a Guardian on the rack beside you. Why not take that? ... ... just as good.;

22 ... ... not necessary to carry your passport everywhere with you but ... ... advisable to carry some document of identity.

23 ... ...a guard outside the door and ... ... bars on the windows. ... ... impossible to escape.

24 ... ...a garage behind the hotel? ~ Yes, but ... ... rather full. I don't think ... ... room for your car.

25 One night . . . . . . a heavy fall of snow which blocked all the roads. Luckily ... ... plenty of food in the house.

26 ... ...a hotel in the village, so we decided to stay there. . . . . . . a charming village and I was very happy there, but my children were bored because ... ... nothing to do in the evenings.

27 ... ... five flats in the building—one on each floor. Mine's on the top floor. . . . . . . no lift but ... ...supposed to be good for the figure to run up and down stairs, . . . . . .?

28 ... ...a pity you haven't  another bedroom. ~ Yes, but ... ... quite a big loft, which I am thinking of turning into a bedroom. . . . . . . a skylight so ... ... not . . . a ventilation problem.

29 ... ...all sorts of legends about these caves. ... ... said that smugglers hid their goods here and that . . .. . . an underground passage leading to the village inn.

30 Tell me something about King Lear. ~ ………... the story of a king who divided his kingdom between his daughters. ... ... foolish to give away your property like that. . . . . . . never certain that your family will behave generously to you in return.

31 Has Tom any more children?~ Yes. . . . . , . a daughter, Ann.~ Oh yes, ... ... Ann who opened the door to us yesterday, . . . . . .?

32 He thought that ... ... better to say nothing about his change of plan.

33 . .. ...a long time before I got an answer. Then one day a letter arrived—well, ... ... not really a letter,... ... only one sentence on the paper.

34 ... ...a pond beside your house? - Yes, . . . . . . ~ How deep . . . . . .?

35 We'e done all we can. ... ... nothing to do now but wait.

36 Just cross out that word and go on.... ... not necessary to begin again. (or... ...no need to begin again.)

Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences:

1.                  My kitchen is smaller than yours.

            àYour kitchen…………….…......................................................................…………………….

2.                  The children liked to walk in the rain.

            àThe children enjoyed …………………..............................................…………………………..

3.                  My grandmother is very old. She can’t work now.

            àMy grandmother is too ……….............................................……………………………………

4.                  The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.

            àThe sea was so…………………...........................................……………………………………

5.                  Hung is taller than Ba.

            àBa…………………..............................................……………………………………………….

6.                  We learned this after a long time.

            àIt took……………………….....................…………………………………………………….

7.                  Peter is too young to see the horror film.

            àPeter is not…………........................…………………………………………………………...

8.                  What’s your date of birth?

            àWhen………………………………………………………………………………………………?