Accident

Road delays

Shop robbery

Castle fire

Winton Castle (a) _________ (damage) in a fire last night. The fire, which (b)__________ (discover) at about 9 o'clock, spread very quickly. Nobody (c)____________ (injure) but two people had to (d) _____________ (rescue) from an upstairs room. A number of paintings (e)_____________ (believe/ destroy).
It (f) _____________ (not/know) how the fire started.

In Paxham yesterday a shop assistant (a)_______________ (force) to hand over $500 after (b) ______________ (threaten) by a man with a knife. The man escaped in a car which (c)_____________ (steal) earlier in the day. The car (d) ____________ (later/find) in a car park where it (e) ____________ (abandon) by the thief. A man (f)_____________ (arrest) in connection with the robbery and (g)_____________ (still/question) by the police.

Repair work started yesterday on the Paxham-Longworth road. The road (a) ________ (resurface) and there will be long delays. Drivers (b)_________ (ask) to use an alternative route if possible. The work (c)_________ (expect) to last two weeks. Next Sunday the road (d)________ (close) and traffic (e)__________ (divert).

A woman (a)_____________ (take) to hospital after her car collided with a lorry near Norstock yesterday. She (b)______________ (allow) home later after treatment. The road (c)_____________ (block) for an hour after the accident and traffic had to (d)______________ (divert). A police inspector said afterwards: The woman was lucky. She could (e)_______________ (kill).

Упр.5.5.9. Поставьте глагол в скобках в нужном по контексту времени и залоге.

Пример: My car was stolen (steal) last night.

Joseph Ford, the politician who (a) __________ (kidnap) last week as he was driving to his office, (b) __________(release) unharmed. He (c) _______ (examine) by a doctor last night, and (d) _____(say) to be in good health. Mr Ford (e) _____ (find) walking along a small country lane early yesterday evening. A farmer (f) _______ (see) him, recognized who it was, and (g) __________ (contact) the police. When his wife (h) __________ (tell) the news, she said, "I am delighted and relieved that my husband (i) ________ (find)." Acting on information received, the police made several arrests, and a man (j) ________ (question) in connection with the kidnapping.

*Упр.5.5.10. В следующих предложениях некоторые глаголы (но не все) употреблены в действительном залоге, хотя страдательный залог был бы более уместен и наоборот. Измените те предложения, которые по Вашему мнению нуждаются в исправлении, имея в виду, что пассивные конструкции также используется, если хотят сделать утверждение безличным, чтобы, например, избежать ответственности за сообщение неприятного известия. Сравните два следующих утверждения, которые может сделать компания.

Пример: We have awardedour staff a twenty per cent pay rise.

Unfortunately, the number of staff will be reducedby fifty per cent.

a. Someone built this bridge in 1901.

b. No one has seen the escaped prisoner since a guard was knocked out by him and he ran away.

c. A secretary has invited me to Buckingham Palace to collect an award!

d. Someone wants you in reception.

e. The telephone, which was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, revolutionized man's ability to communicate.

f. The closure of the workshops will make a lot of men redundant.

g. At interviews, people ask you quite searching questions.

h. Alexander Graham Bell was a scientist and inventor. The telephone was invented by him in 1876, and he also worked on early radio transmitters.

i. Scientists working in California have discovered a drug which stops premature aging. They will now manufacture the drug commercially, and it should be available soon.

j. Nobody must take reference books out of the library.

k. The Health Service has prospered under this government. It is true that we have closed hospitals and spent less money, but the system is now streamlined.

l. A tiger was found roaming in a suburban garden today. Mrs Ethel Templeton found the tiger while she was hanging out her washing.

m. We broke a few cups while you were away. Sorry. They'll be replaced. Apart from that, we didn't do much damage at all.

n. I'm a fantastically successful author. I have sold over one million copies of my books.

o. Doctors have given him six months to live.