Exercises:

I. A) Make up correct sentences using the ideas below.

St. Paul’s Cathedral established millions of people

the safety razor is built Akio Morita

tea are invented Italy

the telephone was produced Japan

wine manufactured King Camp Gillette

America spoken Columbus

cars discovered Sir Christopher Wren

Sony designed India

computers grown Germany

English made Alexander Bell

b) Answer the questions (use the words given in the box).

Example: - Was radium discovered by Mary Poppins?

- No, it wasn’t. It was discovered by Mary Curie.

1. Was “Mona Lisa” painted by Picasso?

2. Was Mickey Mouse created by the Warners?

3. Was the song “Imagine” written by Elvis Presley?

4. Was the film “Titanic” directed by Alfred Hitchcock?

5. Was “Romeo and Juliet” written by Agatha Christie?

6. Was the Parthenon built by the ancient Romans?

7. Was the electric light bulb invented by Siemens?

8. Was the “Moonlight Sonata” composed by Tchaikovsky?

9. Were the Pyramids built in China?

10. Was “Alice in Wonderland” written by Shakespeare?

James Cameron John Lennon Beethoven Marie Curie Leonardo da Vinci Lewis Carroll the Ancient Egyptians the Ancient Greeks Walt Disney Shakespeare T.A.Edison

2. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form.

cause include make overtake show allow tell employ

1. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.

2. Cheese … from milk.

3. There’s no need to leave a tip. Service … in the bill.

4. A cinema is a place where films …

5. We were driving along quite fast but we … by lots of other cars.

6. Two hundred people … by the company.

7. I … about the accident only yesterday.

8. Visitors … into the house and grounds between 9.00 and 5.30 p.m.

2. Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive.

1. Water … (cover) most of the Earth’s surface.

2. Most of the Earth’s surface … (cover) by water.

3. The letter … (post) a week ago and it … (arrive) yesterday.

4. The boat … (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody … (rescue).

5. I was born in London but I … (grow) up in the north of England.

6. While I was on holiday, my camera … (steal) from my hotel room.

7. While I was on holiday, my camera … (disappear) from my hotel room.

8. Why … (Sue/resign) from her job? Didn’t she enjoy it?

9. Why … (Bill/sack) from his job? What did he do wrong?

10. I saw an accident last night. Somebody … (call) an ambulance but nobody … (injure) so the ambulance … (not/need).

2. Match a first part (1-10) with a second part (a-j). Use all the parts.

1. A decision to strike was taken a) with a penknife

2. This church was designed b) by beautiful grounds

3. I was shocked c) by a hunter with a rifle

4. He was shot d) by some of the workers

5. He had been stabbed e) by Christopher Wren

6. His trousers were completely covered f) with a stick

7. The house was surrounded h) by a priest in a tiny little church

8. Her bedroom wall was covered i) with posters of her favourite singers

9. They were married j) in oil

10. He used to be beaten k) by her rude behaviour