UNIT 11 VOICE STARTER TOEIC 3RD EDITION

STARTER TOEIC 3^RD EDITION

UNIT 11 VOICE

Active vs. Passive Sentences
A	Formula
B	Use of by + noun With passive, we can use by + noun if we need to say who does the action. ·         The police caught him – He was caught by the police.

General Key Points
A	Only transitive verbs may be changed to passive forms. ·         The ship has been disappeared. (incorrect) ·         English is spoken here. (correct)
B	Verbs like make, tell, and ask are followed by a to-infinitive in passive sentences. ·         The boys were made to work very hard. ·         The girls were asked to stop laughing.
C	Perceptual verbs like see, observe, and hear are followed by either a to-infinitive (for repeated or habitual actions)or an –ing form (for an action in progress) in passive sentences. ·         The geese were observed to fly south every autumn. (habitual) ·         The geese were seen swimming in the pond. (action in progress)
D	Complex verbs that consist of verb + preposition are treated as one unit when changed into passive. ·         They laughed at him – He was laughed at (by them). ·         Nobody has slept in this room. – This room has not been slept in (by anybody).
E	Besides by, the prepositions at and with may also be used in passive sentences. At: be alarmed at, be surprised at With: be pleased with, be satisfied with, be covered with, be (pre)occupied with At or With: be delighted at/with, be disgusted at/with

A. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1	The mistake has already been _________ by him.
	A	correct	B	correcting	C	correction	D	corrected
2	The family has _________ from their vacation already.
	A	return	B	returned	C	been return	D	been returned
3	They were seen _________ kites in the park last weekend.
	A	fly	B	flown	C	flying	D	to be flown
4	The manager was preoccupied _________ checking the reports.
	A	in	B	at	C	with	D	from

B. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

A survey of mobile phone use was conducted 1. (A) to (B) at (C) by (D) from the National Telecommunications Institute. They discovered that only five percent of people have downloaded a mobile phone game. The study found that many were confused about whether their handset could play games or how to download them. 2,500 phone users were 2. (A) interviewed (B) interview (C) interviews (D)interviewing across the U.S. and several European countries.

C. Fill the blank with the appropriate word.

1	He works in the _________ division of our company.
	A	personal	B	individual	C	personnel	D	impersonal
2	This is not _________ business; it can wait.
	A	urgent	B	tiring	C	taxing	D	demanding
3	Our team is _________ to win this time.
	A	like	B	alike	C	likely	D	probably
4	They’ve arranged a _________ reception for us.
	A	warm	B	heating	C	hospital	D	hospitably

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