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A2. Circle the correct answer.
The very first computers 'invented/were invented about 2500 years ago.
Simple machines called abacuses "made/were made by the ancient Egyptians.
These machines 'used/ were used for thousands of years. A computer
"invented / was invented nearly 500 years ago by Blaize Pascal but it only
added / was added numbers. Alan Turing "made/was made a different
machine 80 years ago. It' did / was done more than any person could do.
Then about thirty years ago, the first personal computers 'sold/were sold.
Now, of course, they were bought/ are bought all over the world.
A3. Which sentences are Passive? Write P for Passive Voice sentences
and-for the others.
1 The first explorer was an ancient Egyptian
2 Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to soll around the world.
3 The Pacific Ocean was named by Ferdinand Magellan.
4
The explorer travelled for years in Europe and Africa.
5 The first map of Australia was drawn by Captain James Cook
The South Pole was first visited in 1911.
7 The first rocket was sent to the moon in 1969
The picture was painted with oil paints.
A4. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Are they Active or
Passive?
FIAT
cars
Fiat was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat,
(produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these
(exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain.
(started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near
(tested/were tested) by
(called/was called)
In 1920, Fiat
Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars
technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car
the Topolino- the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat
(exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Flat is based in
(sold/are sold) all over the world.
Turin, and its cars