1. Use the right verb forms to complete the text.
Moscow is the capital of Russia. It _is_ (be) the biggest city in the country too. More than ten million people (live) there. The Moskva River (run) on its territory. There ___ (be) a lot of universities in our capital. It ___ (be) a political and business centre of Russia too. You can (find) many theatres, galleries, museums, parks and cine¬mas in Moscow.
The Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible (make) Moscow the capital of Muscovy in 1547. It (grow) up around the Kremlin, but in 1712 Peter the First (move) the capital to St Petersburg. But Moscow (be) an important city too. In 1918, Moscow (become) capital Russia again.
2. Complete the text with the right forms of the words on the right.
Norway is Europe's sixth (big) biggest country. It is wide in the south but narrow in the centre and in the north. The centre of Norway is the
(narrow) . There are a lot of mountains and (forest) in Norway. Summers in Norway are not hot, they are (cold)
than in many (country) on the continent, and the winters are (long) . It is very cold in the north but the rainy territories
of the country in the west are much (warm) because of the Gulf Stream.
2. Six lessons a day are given to us. We are given six lessons a day.
3. He was paid the money by me yesterday. The money was paid to him by me yesterday.
4. A premium was awarded to the young sportsman by the jury. The young sportsman was awarded a premium by the jury.
5. A new medicine was prescribed to the sick man by the doctor. The sick man was prescribed a new medicine by the doctor.
6. You will be given the answer next week. The answer will be given to you next week.
7. He was promised immediate help. Immediate help was promised to him by them.
8. The boy was forgiven his mistakes by the parents. Boy's mistakes were forgiven by his parents.
9. The young man was offered by the director a good situation. The director a good situation was offered to the young man by the director.
10. He was told the news. The news was told to him.
11. The patient was recommended by the doctor a severe diet. A severe diet was recommended to the patient by the doctor.
12. She was paid the money at once. The money was paid to her at once.
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1. The boxer was given by the coach some instructions. Some instructions were given to the boxer by the coach
2. I will be granted a leave in July if there is no urgent work. A leave will be granted to me in July if there is no urgent work.
3. He was never forgiven by his friends his dishonesty. His dishonesty was never forgiven by his friends.
4. I was offered several jobs and I can’t decide which to take. Several jobs were offered to me by the management and I can’t decide which to take.
5. He was charged by the commander with a very responsible mission. A very responsible mission was charged to him by the commander.
6. You will be promised much, but don’t imagine everything will be given to you. You will be promised much, but don’t imagine you will be given everything.
7. He was regularly sent parcels with fruit from their garden by his parents. Parcels with fruit from their garden were regularly sent to him by his parents.
8. He was ordered by the doctor a long rest. A long rest was ordered to him by the doctor.
9. The children were usually sent to camp in summer.
10. He was given an English magazine. An English magazine was given to him.
11. We were shown some interesting diagrams. Some interesting diagrams were shown to us by the teacher.
12. We were given a ticket to the concert. A ticket to the concert was given to us.