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1. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Intellectualandsocialabilitiesmaydetermineeconomicsuccess. 2. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse AND):Informationtechnologyishavingagreatimpact.Itencouragesindividualism. 3. Completethefollowingsentence:If1999werenotthelastyearofthemillennium 4. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: Shesaid:Asawoman,mylifewillchangewiththenewmillennium. 5. Putthefollowingexampleintoreportedspeech:"I'mlivingtheadventureofmylife,"Banderas said. 6. Jointhesesentenceswitharelativepronoun: BanderasishavingaromancewithMelanieGriffiths.HiscareerinHollywoodisverysuccessful. 7. Jointhesesentenceswitharelativepronoun: BanderasappearedinTheMamboKings.ItwashisfirstAmericanfilm. 8. PutthefollowingsentenceintothepassiveVoice: Lotsofjournalistsfollowedthemeverywhere. 9. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice:Onthedayofthecorrida,peoplewatchher expectantly. 10. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: Herparentsaskedher:Whydoyouwanttobecomeabullfighter? 11. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse AND):Herfamilywerenottoopleased.Theyacceptedherdecisiontobecomeabullfighter. 12. Completethefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets. Ifshe(NOTGIVE)outstandingperformancesinLatinAmerica,she(NOTBECOME)abullfighter. 13. Giveaquestionforthisanswer:Ithascostmorethan$100milliontobuildtheGuggenheim. 14. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice:Glamorousvisitorshavealreadybeen welcomedtoBilbao. 15. Completethefollowingsentence:ThenumberofvisitorstoBilbaoprobablywouldnthave increasedsomuchif 16. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: ThemuseumhasbecometheemblemofBilbao.ThemuseumwasdesignedbyFrankO.Ghery. 17. Jointhesentenceswitharelativepronoun: Karpovisgentleandconservative.Hiscoolappearancehidesawillofiron. 18. Putthefollowingsentenceintoaninterrogativeform:BobbyFisherretiredtenyearsago. 19. Putthefollowingexampleintoreportedspeech:IfIdontwinthisgame,Iwillretire,Kasparov said. 20. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: IntheSovietUnionmorepeopleplaychessthanbaseball.

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21. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Studentscancutcostsbystudyingathome. 22. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice: Languagelearningisbeingtransformedbyrapidadvancesininformationtechnology. 23. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway(donotuseAND).Makechangesif necessary: Somepeopleareshyaboutspeakinginpublic.Computerscanhelpthem. 24. Usetheverbsinbracketscorrectly: Myschooldoesnthaveacomputerroom.Ifmyschool(HAVE)one,I(BOOK)itandstudythere. 25. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: ThetelevisionshowStarTrekshowsportableelectronicbooks. 26. Giveaquestionforthisanswer: Hedrewapictureonthefloor. 27. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: Alotoftreeswillbesaved,saidthepolitician. 28. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: PeterwasborninCoventry.HisparentswerefromManchester. 29. Giveaquestiontothisfollowinganswer: ThreequartersoftheworldsmailiswritteninEnglish. 30. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice: Manydictionarieshavealreadybeenpublished. 31. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: ThereisnoreasonforthedominanceofEnglish.Itsgrammarisverycomplicated. 32. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: Eachnationmustretainitsownnationalvariations,linguistssaidin1980. 33. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Wehavetofindnewwaysbacktotheoldvalues. 34. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: AlGoresaid:Asateenager,oneofthebooksthatIreadwasSilentSpring. 35. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets: IfI(HAVE)thetime,I(READ)SilentSpring. 36. Giveaquestiontothisanswer: IgrewupinTennessee. 37. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse AND):TheheroesportrayedbyBruceWillisarenotcredibleanymore.Theyhavebecomea parody. 38. Giveaquestiontothisanswer:Everybodyneedsheroestoserveasmodelsofcourage.

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39. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice: Thewomenofthesefilmsarerescuedbythegoodguy. 40. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbinbrackets: Ifmaleheroeswerelikefemaleheroes,they(BE)moreintelligentandreal. 41. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Geneticscientistsarechangingthewayweseeourselves. 42. Putthefollowingsentenceintodirectspeech: ResearchersinSouthKoreaannouncedthattheyhadbeguntocloneawoman. 43. Giveaquestiontothisanswer: Geneticschangeshowweseeourchildren. 44. Completethefollowingsentence: Iftheexperimenthadntbeenstopped, 45. Completethefollowingsentence: Theghostswouldhavedisappearedif 46. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: Johnwasveryscaredbutthedirectortoldhim:Playthevampire. 47. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice: Thefilmingwasdisturbedwithstrangehappenings. 48. Giveaquestionforthisanswer: ThedemonsreturnedtotheFreelingsnewhome. 49. Jointhesentenceswitharelativepronoun: Hawaiiissaidtobeoneoftheworld'sgreatestmixturesofraces.Itisthe"ParadiseofthePacific. 50. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheinterrogativeform: Surfinglookseasy. 51. PutthefollowingsentenceintothepassiveVoice: Youcanhearthewavesbreakingagainsttherocks. 52. PutthefollowingsentenceintothepassiveVoice: Thefishermenthrowtheircircularnetsintothesea. 53. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: SpainisbuildinganewversionoftheBerlinWall. 54. Puttheverbsinbracketsinthecorrectform: Iftheircountries(NOTBE)sopoor,manyimmigrants(STAY)athome. 55. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway(donotuseAND/BUT): ManyimmigrantsmanagetoreachSpain.SomeimmigrantslosetheirlivesintheStraitofGibraltar. 56. Putthefollowingsentenceintodirectspeech: Theimmigrantsexplainedthattheyhadriskedtheirlivesattemptingtoescapepovertyanddisease.

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57. RewritethefollowingsentencebeginningwithInsteadof: Theywanttoruntheirowncompanies,ratherthanworkforothers. 58. Giveaquestiontothisanswer: Theypublishedthesurveylastweek. 59. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse AND):Quitealotofthemwillgotouniversity.Onlyafewwillfindapermanentjob. 60. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: TheGovernmentwillofferbetterjobsinthecomingyears. 61. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets: Iworktoohard.Ifmyworkschedule(NOTBE)sobusy,I(TAKE)longerholidays. 62. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: LastnightGlensaid:IarrivedfromVeniceyesterday. 63. Rewritethissentencewithnochangeinmeaning.Beginwiththewordsgiven: Shorterholidayscanbearrangedmoreeasily.Itis 64. Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway(donotuseAND/BUT): Parisremainsafavouritedestination.Sevilleisgrowinginpopularity. 65. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice: Audiobookscanbefoundatmostbookshops. 66. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: JimBraysaid:Audiobooksarebetterthanpullingoutagun. 67. Giveaquestionforthisanswer: Mostpeoplediscoveraudiobooksbyaccident. 68. Completethefollowingsentence: Iftheblindhadntneededaudiobooks, 69. Usetheverbinbracketscorrectly: Themadcowdisease(AFFECT).Britishcattlesincethemideighties. 70. Usetheverbsinbracketscorrectly: Salesofvegetablehamburgers(RISE)..by10sincethecrisisbegan. 71. Putthefollowingsentencesintothepassivevoice: TheEuropeanUnionwillpaypartofthecostofdestroyingsome5millioncattle. 72. Putthefollowingsentencesintoreportedspeech: ABritishfarmersaid:Ifthesituationgoesonlikethis,wewilllosetheconsumersconfidenceforever. 73. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: ApriestsmagazinerecentlypublishedaletterfromawomancalledMaria. 74. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: Mariawrote:Ihaveneverhadarelationshipwithapriestbefore.

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75. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: Mariaandapriestareinlove.Theirdreamisalsothecauseoftheirsuffering. 76. Giveaquestiontothisanswer: Yes,hefeelsverydeeplyforher. 77. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: ETAhasannouncedanunconditionalceasefire. 78. Completethefollowingsentence: IfETAabandoneditsterroristattacks, 79. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: Theterroristshaveannouncedaceasefire.Theyhavekilledmanypeople. 80. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheinterrogativeform: Peoplefeelencouragedbytheceasefire. 81. Putthefollowingsentenceintothereportedspeech: Acompanyrepresentativesaid:Thisprobablywonthappenbefore1990. 82. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice: Thecompanyhasbeenaskedtoreduceviolenceintheprogramme. 83. Giveaquestiontothisanswer: Theythoughtitwasviolent. 84. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: Thecouncilsupervisesprogrammes.ItrecommendsguidelinesforCanadianTVs. 85. Giveaquestiontothisanswer: MargaretThatchersleptthreehoursaday. 86. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: WinstonChurchillsaid:Iwakeupatsixeveryday. 87. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Thelackofproperrestmaycausemanyaccidents. 88. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets: IfI(NOTSLEEP)toomuch,I(NOTFEEL)verybadyesterday. 89. Giveaquestionforthisanswer: Therehavebeenmillionsofstudiesonsmoking. 90. Completethefollowingsentence: Smokerswouldbehappierif 91. Putthefollowingsentenceintoindirectspeech: AmandaStanfordsaid:Dr.Densonhasprovokedscandalwiththesenewideas. 92. Putthefollowingsentenceintotheactivevoice: Dr.Densonsopinionshavebeencondemnedbymany.

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93. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Youdothisbypressingbuttons. 94. Giveaquestiontothisfollowinganswer: ATamagotchigoestosleepatnight. 95. Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets: Ifelectronicgames(BE)bannedfromschool,teachers(BE)moresatisfied. 96. Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: ATamagotchiisavirtualpet.ItwasinventedinJapan 97. Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: Thepoliceagentsaidtothemotorist:Donotparkhere. 98. Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Teenagersarepracticingmoresportsnowadays. 99. Giveaquestionforthisanswer: HarryPottergetshismailbyowl. 100.Completethefollowingsentence: IfTheLordoftheRingswerereadatschool, 101.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Magazinescancreateafantasyatmosphere. 102.Jointhefollowingsentencesinanappropriateway.Makechangesifnecessary(donotuse AND):Magazinesarenotaboutreallife.Theyshowoverthingirls. 103.Giveaquestiontothisfollowinganswer: No,thereisnothingwrongwithalittleinnocentfantasy. 104.Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets: IfI(MEET)ClaudiaSchiffer,I(INVITE)hertodinneratmymothers. 105.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Ridingabicyclecouldcutdownthenumberoffatalaccidentsontheroad. 106.Giveaquestiontothisfollowinganswer: Pollutioncauses6,000heartattacksayearinBritain. 107.Completethefollowingsentencewiththecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets: Ifmorepeople(RIDE)bicycles,theair(BE)lesspolluted. 108.Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: GiselaReynoldsistherepresentativeofaGreenActionGroup.Herfatherdiedofaheartattack. 109.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: ChristinewillsatisfyPicassoswish. 110.Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: Picassosaid:Iwillnotrepairthecatstail.

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111.Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: Theselectionofworksisexcellent.Ithasnotbeeneasy. 112.Completethefollowingsentence: Iftheartisthadnottaughtthebirdastrangelanguage 113.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Thepostmanrangthebellearlythatmorning. 114.Putthefollowingsentenceintoreportedspeech: Peterasked:Whereisthehotel? 115.Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: Andrewwenttoawedding.Ithadbeenpostponed. 116.Completethefollowingsentence: Thetreewilldieif 117.Jointhefollowingsentenceswitharelativepronoun: Thegirlwasplayingwithatoy.Shebrokeit. 118.Jointhesentenceswitharelativepronoun: Theballseemstobetheoldesttoy.Itismadeofdiversematerials. 119.Putthefollowingsentencesintothepassivevoice: Plasticfightingfigureshavereplacestheoldtinsoldiers. 120.Putthefollowingsentencesintothepassivevoice: Anthropologiststhinkthatballsareamongtheoldesttoys. 121.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Healwaysleaveshisumbrellabehind. 122.Giveaquestionforthisanswer: Herobbedthreemorebanks. 123.Completethefollowingsentence: Ifthemusichadntstopped 124.Jointhefollowingsentenceswithaconnector.DonotuseAND.Makechangesifnecessary: Ienjoycrosscountryskiing.Itisanextremelydangeroussport. 125.Putthefollowingsentenceintothepassivevoice: Mensimplyleavedirtydisheslyingonthetable. 126.Completethefollowingsentence: Ifstandardsofhygienewerenot 127.Rewritethefollowingsentencewithnochangeofmeaning: Todaydomesticworkisnotsohardasitwasinthepast.Inthepastdomesticwork 128.Putthefollowingsentenceintodirectspeech: Manypeoplesaidthatadomesticrevolutionwasbeginningintheircountry.

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