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4) _______ (visit) by over 40.000 people a month. The centre 5) _____ (plan) or over
ten years. but it 6) _______ (only / make) possible by a large government grant.
Unfortunately, it 7) _______ (not/finish) yet, but it 8) ______ (think) that it 9)
(complete) by next month. The centre includes an Olympic-size swimming pool and
fifty tennis courts which 10) _______ (can / book) by phone. The gym 11)
_____(claim) to be the most modern in the country. The equipment 12) _____ (buy)
in Germany and training 13) _____ (provide) by five top instructors. Entrance fees
are cheep because hall the cost 14) _____ (pay) by the local council, so many local
people will be able to afford them.

19 Use the active or passive in any appropriate form of the verbs in brackets
1) Although the cheetah is the fastest animal in the world, it is in danger of becoming
extinct if it continues ...tо be killed... (kill) for its skin.
2) The children. _________ (frighten) by the story. It was about ghosts, witches and
evil spirits.
3) Derek crashed his mother's car, and now they can't go on holiday. It _______
(cannot/repair) quickly, because the front end __________ (knock) into the wheel,
making it unmovable.
4) Yesterday we had a surprise party for Albert's birthday. While Mary _________
(take) him to a show, we _________ (gather) at his apartment When they _______
(return) home, Albert was surprised to see us all there.
5) The scandal is certain _________ (report) in all the newspapers. The president
_______ (have) a difficult year.
6) Joan is an example of someone who can beat the odds. In 1980, she ________
(tell) she had six months to live because she had cancer. After exercise, dieting and
positive thinking she ________ (recently/inform) that she ________ (beat) the
disease.
7) This newspaper _________ (publish) by an Italian company. It _______
(always/have) interesting stories.
8) Rice ________ (grow) in this area for hundreds of years, but now the government
_________ (try) to find an alternative crop because rice _______ (not/make) much
profit last year.
9) My shoes ________ (make) in Italy, but I __________ (buy) them in France last
May.
10) The Queen _________ (not/see) since last July. The newspapers ___________
(say) that she is sick, but most people _________ (not/believe) it.

20 Rewrite the passages below using the Passive where possible.

The Government made an important decision last night. They will ban all cars from
the centre of town as pollution is seriously affecting people's health. They will allow
only bicycles and buses to enter the town centre. They are making plans for a new
environmental police force. After all, they must do something before it’s too late.

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