PROGRESSIVE TEST

I. Put each verb in brackets into the passive in an appropriate tense:

1. Nothing.....................(see) of Pauline since her car ...................(find)

abandoned near Newbury last week.

2. A major new deposit of oil................(discover) in the North Sea.

It..................(think) to be nearly twice the size of the largest existing
field.

3. Pictures of the surface of the planet Venus............(receive) yesterday

from the space probe "Explorer" which................(launch) last year.

4. A large sum of money ..............(raise) for the Fund by a recent charity

concert but the target of 250.000 pounds.................(still not reach).

5. No decision ...................(make) about any future appointment until all

suitable candidates...............(interview).

6. As our new furniture ................(deliver) on Monday morning .I'll have

to stay at home to check that it ...............(not damage) during transit.

7. The new Alhambra hatchback, which in this country...................(sell)

under the name Challenger,...............(fit) with electric windows as
standard.

8. For the past few days I...............(work)in Jack's office............

(redecorate).

9. The last time I went sailing with friends the boat .............(sink) in a
gale. Luckily I...........(not invite) again since then!

10.It ................(announce) that the purposed new office block ...............

(now not build) because of the current economic situation.
II. Rewrite these sentences, beginning as shown , so that the meaning
stays the same:

1. It was a mistake to enter Brian for the exam.

Brian should not ...........................................

2. They said they would rather Diana didn't listen to music at work.
Diana .............................................................................................

3. Johnson first became a member of parliament in 1983.

Johnson was first.............................................................

4. Nobody had invited Jean to the party, which annoyed her.

As she .................................................................................

5. Tony has another six months to finish his thesis.

Tony has been.....................................................................

6. If they offered me a job, I would accept.

Were ..................................................................................

7. Everyone believed that the house has been sold.

The house ...........................................................

8. If you missed the first half, you can't really say you understood the
film.
Unless .....................................................................................................

9. His behaviour is beginning to annoy me more and more.

I am beginning to ............................................................

10. Most of the students ignored what the teacher was saying.
Few ...................................................................................

11. They were seasoned travellers, which we had not expected them to be.
Contrary ................................................................................................

12. He was looking forward to going home again.

He couldn't .....................................................
13. I'm sorry you're leaving so soon.
I wish .........................................

14. You should make an effort to study more.

It's high time .............................................

15. It was overeating that caused his heart attack.

If ......................................................................

16. He can't be a policeman. I've never seen him wearing an uniform.

If he ...............................................................................................

17. I've no idea why she's crying. I've just smiled at her.
I've no idea why she's crying. All .............................

18. I have to admit I'm a chain smoker.

I wish ..............................................

19. We are sorry that your job application has not been successful.
We regret to ...........................................................................

20. He didn't say goodbye when he left.

He left without ...............................

21. Is it all right with you if I smoke?

Do you ........................................