Ex 1: Choose the correct answer.

1. An old woman feeds the pigeons.

The pigeons ________________________

A. are fed

B. were fed by an old woman.

2. A burglar broke the window.

The window _____________________

A. was broken

B. is broken by a burglar.

3. Someone has made a mistake.

A mistake _______________________

A. was made

B. has been made .

4. Everyone is going to love her.

She _____________________________

A. is going to be loved

B. was going to be loved by everyone.

5. Cervantes wrote 'Don Quixote'.

'Don Quixote' _______________________

A. was written by Cervantes.

B. has been written by Cervantes.

6. She is helping my sister.

My sister ________________

A. is helped

B. is being helped by her.

7. Pamela will drive the bus.

The bus ____________________

A. will been driven

B. will be driven by Pamela.

8. I was watering the plants.

The plants ___________________

A. were being watered

B. are being watered by me.

IX.  Read the text carefully, then answer the questions.

      Chu Van An was born in 1292 in Van Thon village, QuangLiet commune, present day ThanhTri district, Hanoi. In the early life, he was famous as a straightforward man who passed the doctoral examination but refused to become a mandarin. Instead, he opened a school and began his career as a Confucian teacher in Huynh Cung village in Thanh Tri. Under the reign of Tran Minh Tong, Chu Van An became a teacher at the Imperial Academy where he was responsible for teaching the crown prince Vuong, the future emperor Tran Hien Tong. Later, he resigned and returned to his home-village because Tran Du Tong refused his request of beheading eight corrupted mandarins. For the rest of his life, Chu Van An continued his teaching career and wrote books. He died of illness in 1370.

      After his death, an altar was set up in his honour in the Temple of Literature.

1.   When was Chu Van An born?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

2.   What was he like?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

3.   What did he do in his early life?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

4.   Who did Chu Van An teach when he was a teacher at the Imperial Academy?

      ___________________________________________________________________________

5.   Why did he resign?

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6.   How old was he when he died?

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7.   Where was an altar to Chu Van An erected?

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X.   Change the sentences into the passive or active voice.

1.   The Temple of Literature is regarded as the first university in Vietnam.

→  ___________________________________________________________________________

2.   His father bought a picture of the One Pillar Pagoda last year.

→  ___________________________________________________________________________

3.   Thousands of people visit the Hung Kings’ Temple every day.

→  ___________________________________________________________________________

4.   By whom was the Imperial Academy built?

→  ___________________________________________________________________________

5.   People can see Khue Van Pavilion symbol on street signs in Hanoi.

→  ___________________________________________________________________________

6.   Vietnamese people use Khue Van pavilion as a symbol of Hanoi.

→  ___________________________________________________________________________

7.   What surrounds the Temple of Literature?

→  ___________________________________________________________________________

8.   In 1994, Ha Long Bay was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

→  ___________________________________________________________________________