1. Ex.1 Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice. 9. He has given me a present.
10. Larry is going to send a letter to Tom.
11. They are serving breakfast in the dining room.
12. They play rugby in all the Commonwealth countries.
13. You must clean your suit for the ceremony.
14. The authorities are opening the town health centre next week.
15. Nobody can beat Liverpool.
16. After John had repaired the car, he sold it.
17. Steven King wrote the book.
18. You should send the email today.
19. The doctor must examine you again.
20.The company has produced cars since the beginning of the century.
Ex. 2
Is There Such a Thing as Internet Addiction?
Ben Alexander always struggled to (1) in. Teased at school, he (2) to the internet, where he found a (3) new world of friends. Subscribing (4) the hugely popular online game World of Warcraft, he (5) 12 million other people - including the actor Vin Diesel, the presenter Jonathan Ross and his wife Jane Goldman - in a quest reminiscent of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
In the game, players create avatars in whose guise they spend hours with other players (6) battles. “There’s lots of working together,” says Alexander. “That’s what made it so attractive, because the social thing was something I always had trouble with. It was a lot easier to socialize and make friends online than it was in real life.”
The 19-year-old’s interest in the game soon developed into an obsession. He began (7) his biology lectures at university and spending up to 17 hours a day online. Eventually he had depression diagnosed and was (8) medication. He was also treated (9) internet addiction.
Alexander admits that he needed help: “I don’t think I would have been able to (10) out of it myself.”
A match B suit C fit D adjust
A watched B faced C addressed D turned
A full B specific C definite D whole
A on B to C at D in
A involved B introduced C joined D connected
A fighting B setting C running D arranging
A delaying B missing C wasting D losing
A cut on B taken in C put on D kept from
A of B from C against D for
A get B run C go D fall
it would take at least 3 years to wrap it up, which I'm not probably wishing