Grammar_In_Use_4th_edition_by_Murphy-Book

Additional exercisesO Put the verb into the correct form, active or passive.1 This house is quite old. It W M built (build) over 100 years ago.2 My grandfather was a builder. He built (build) this house many years ago.3 'Is your car still for sale?' ‘No, I (sell) it.'4 a : Is the house at the end of the street still for sale?b : N o , it ............................. (sell).5 Sometimes mistakes ... ............(make). It's inevitable.6 ! wouldn't leave your car unlocked. It.7 My bag has disappeared. It8 I can't find my hat. Somebody9 It's a serious problem. I don't know how it10 We didn't leave early enough. W e .....11 Nearly every time I travel by plane, my flight12 A new bridge .............. ......and the bridge ................................................. (might / steal).............................. (must / steal).(must / take) it by mistake.(can / solve)............. (should / leave) earlier.......................................... (delay).(build) across the river. Work started last year(expect) to open next year.Read these newspaper reports and put the verbs into the most suitable form.CD Castle Fire ROAD DELAYS fWinton Castle (1) ,!NM dxuvcujecL (damage)in a fire last night. The fire, which(2 ) ................................... (discover) at about9 o'clock, spread very quickly. Nobody(3) (injure), but twopeople had to (4) ..(rescue) from an upstairs room. A number ofpaintings (5)......................................... .............................. (believe / destroy).It ( 6 ) ..............................................................................(not / know) how the fire started.SHOP ROBBERYRepair work started yesterday on thePaxham-Longworth road. The road(1 ) ................................................. (resurface)and there will be long delays. Drivers(2 ) ..................................... (ask) to usean alternative route if possible. The work(3 ) .... ............... (expect) toLast two weeks. Next Sunday the road(4) .............................................. (close), andtraffic (5) ................................... (divert).GD Accident |In Paxham yesterday a shop assistant(1) .........................A woman (1)(force) to to hospital hand after her car collided with aover £500 after (2) ......lorry near Norstock yesterday. She(threaten) by a man with a knife. The man (2) . .................................. (allow)escaped in a car which (3)................................ home Later after treatment. The road(steal) earlier in the day.The car (4) .................................................(later / find) in a car park where it (5)(abandon)by thethief. A man (6) .............................................(arrest) in connection with the robbery and(7)(still / question) by the police.(3 ) ............. (block)for an hour after the accident, and traffichad to (4) (divert).A police inspector said afterwards: ‘Thewoman was Lucky. She could (5) ................................................... (kill)'(take)315