Test 2
1. Read the text and
complete the sentences using Passive Voice.
My
daughter Tracey was born to spend. She therefore needs huge amounts of
pocket money. It is her life blood, she can scarcely move without it. She
spends it, lends it, gives it away, loses it. She buys snacks, tickets, make-up
and presents. She is a fountain of pocket money and I am a source of her wealth
— the magic porridge pot. Tracey says the correct words and up comes more
pocket money. Because without it she is a prisoner in the house, an unpleasant
situation for both of us.
“I must have some,” she begs. “I need it. I had to pay all the taxi
fares yesterday because no one else had any money. They’re all going to pay me
back.”
“Good. Then you’ll have some money,” I say.
Tracey is desperate. “But I haven’t got enough money to get to them.
You don’t understand how much I spend on fares. Fares are very expensive.”
Tracey’s needs are always pressing. She is always ready to explain why. This
month has been particularly pressing because it was Peter’s birthday and
Chloe’s birthday and she had to buy Easter eggs.
I would like to know how much pocket money her friends get. Tracey
doesn’t know. Her friends don’t know either. They become confused when asked.
They don’t even remember whether they have to earn it by doing the odd
household tasks. This is a mysterious grey area. Tracey is meant to do
certain chores to earn money. She doesn’t refuse. She will do them, she says.
She promises that, but as it turns out she has other more urgent duties —
dancing in her room, hugging the dog, phoning her friend Rosie, going to sleep.
In my weak way I have not always enforced these rules. Naturally people have
criticized me. “You’re making a rod for your own back,” says grandma. She
compares her lazy grandchild to the girls who used to live next door. They
peeled potatoes, made beds, washed up, never answered back. She tells me what I
must do to change the situation. Then she tries Tracey.
“There is only one thing I want you to do,” grandma says to Tracey in
a tragic way. “Just help your mother. That’s all I want you to do.”
This request always makes Tracey furious. Grandma’s wishes have
never been realized. I continue to hand out pocket money. But at least my
daughter is a generous child. She spends a lot of her pocket money on presents
for us. I get chocolates, flowers, disks and my birthdays are full of gifts.
Nevertheless I have cut the pocket money now and then when Tracey’s behaviour
has gone too far. Maybe one day I will become strict about pocket money.
1. Tracey has a lot of money because ________________________________
______________________________________________________________ .
2. Tracey's mother gives her daughter huge
amount of pocket money because
______________________________________________________________ .
3. Tracey doesn't earn her pocket money because
_______________________
______________________________________________________________ .
4. Tracey becomes furious when
______________________________________________________________ .
5. Tracey's mother continues to hand out pocket
money even though
______________________________________________________________ .
2. Complete the sentences
with the words in the box.
Attitude, avoid, like,
appeal, as, inspired, establish, sign, involve, remain.
|
1. Let's ______________________ to the facts.
2. Why don't you try to
________________________________ decent relations with your opponents?
3. Jane has been working ______________________
a shop assistant for several years.
4. Charles climbs trees _________________________
a monkey.
5. We decided to ______________________ up for
the course.
6. The problems _______________________ and
something must be done about it.
7. Your __________________________ to school is
more enthusiastic than mine.
8. The president's speech
__________________________________ the audience.
3. Make the sentences
passive.
1. I will inform you about the results.
______________________________ _____________________________________________________________
.
2. They bought thouse souvenirs in Spain.
____________________________
______________________________________________________________
.
3. The grow coffee in Kenya.
_______________________________________
______________________________________________________________ .
4. They are signing the papers at the moment.
_________________________
______________________________________________________________ .
5. They were wrapping our purchse when we came.
_____________________
______________________________________________________________ .
6. They have not looked through the papers yet.
________________________
______________________________________________________________ .
7. Charle's friends laught at him.
____________________________________
______________________________________________________________ .
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