English test

Choose the correct answer to make passive sentences.

1Your pizza will be ready in a minute. It is baked / is being baked now.

Will be done anything / Will anything be done about vending machines at school? They keep breaking down, so the sooner the better.

I was given / give this t-shirt for my birthday.

When our boss was ______

 with a serious crime, everyone in the company was shocked.

Weren’t you terrified when the______

 pushed you down on the pavement and took your backpack?

When a _______

 ends, the judge usually decided how long the criminal will go to prison for.

. He went to the Stadium .....

3. How long have you been living in London?

Peter ..... fly to San Francisco tomorrow.

.... some more coffee?

He ..... never been to America.

If I were rich, I ..... buy a house on the beach.

 I forgot ..... the lights before I left.

Has Mrs. Smith arrived ..... ?

Let's go watch the game, .....

The wrong decision

The alarm clock rang at 6.00 a.m. Marcus turned over sleepily and felt in the dark to switch it off. The wind was howling outside and he thought he could see snowflakes. For a moment, he was tempted to stay in his soft, warm bed and snooze a little longer. But just as he rested his head on the pillow again, he knew there was something he would rather be doing than sleeping. He grabbed his bag, got in his car and drove away. His passion for swimming had started one year when his parents had taken the family to the sea for the summer. Being in the water was an incredible feeling for this little boy who had lived his entire life in a mountain village, rarely leaving it. Every morning on that holiday, he jumped out of bed excitedly, dressed quickly, pulling on his swimming trunks, and rushed to his parents. 'Come on! Let's go to the beach!' he used to say before he'd even wished them good morning. They laughed and teased him playfully, 'Marcus, you will become an Olympic champion!'

As Marcus now drove through the quiet neighbourhoods, he thought about his dream. He imagined he was slicing through the water in the most famous swimming event of all – the Olympic 100 metre freestyle. He forgot about any problems at home and the embarrassing fact that he didn't have a girlfriend. His dream helped him to escape from reality. Of course, it's easier to think about something than it is to do it. In order to be physically and mentally strong enough for the Olympic team, he had to focus only on swimming. This put a huge strain on his friendships and he hardly went out. When his classmates went to high school, he went to the National Institute for Sport.

When he got to the institute that cold, snowy day, his coach was there to meet him. That was unusual because coach Meyer normally got there after Marcus had done his warm-up exercises. There was something strange about the coach that morning; he seemed hesitant, like he wanted to say something, but was finding it very difficult. When Marcus got out of the pool, the coach approached him and spoke in a low voice that no one else could hear. 'You're a great swimmer, Marcus, but you just need a little bit more to win Olympic gold.' What did he mean? Marcus was doing his best; no one was training harder than he was. How much more could he do? It was then, when he was so close to his childhood dream, that the coach dropped the bomb. Very calmly, he informed Marcus that he wasn't going to make it unless he cheated. 'I can't do that, it's wrong!' said Marcus. 'Everyone's doing it and it's the only way to beat them,' replied the coach.

'Can I do it? Should I do it? What if it's true that everyone's cheating?' Marcus wrestled with those questions day and night. He imagined being caught, his career and reputation destroyed, his parents bitterly disappointed and ashamed of him. But he also imagined himself on the winner's podium, a gold medal around his neck, the national anthem playing. Then, one morning, he made the decision that would ruin his life. He said yes to doping. It was the start of his brilliant Olympic career, but the end of his innocence and self-respect.

In the first paragraph, the author wants to

The wrong decision

The alarm clock rang at 6.00 a.m. Marcus turned over sleepily and felt in the dark to switch it off. The wind was howling outside and he thought he could see snowflakes. For a moment, he was tempted to stay in his soft, warm bed and snooze a little longer. But just as he rested his head on the pillow again, he knew there was something he would rather be doing than sleeping. He grabbed his bag, got in his car and drove away. His passion for swimming had started one year when his parents had taken the family to the sea for the summer. Being in the water was an incredible feeling for this little boy who had lived his entire life in a mountain village, rarely leaving it. Every morning on that holiday, he jumped out of bed excitedly, dressed quickly, pulling on his swimming trunks, and rushed to his parents. 'Come on! Let's go to the beach!' he used to say before he'd even wished them good morning. They laughed and teased him playfully, 'Marcus, you will become an Olympic champion!'

As Marcus now drove through the quiet neighbourhoods, he thought about his dream. He imagined he was slicing through the water in the most famous swimming event of all – the Olympic 100 metre freestyle. He forgot about any problems at home and the embarrassing fact that he didn't have a girlfriend. His dream helped him to escape from reality. Of course, it's easier to think about something than it is to do it. In order to be physically and mentally strong enough for the Olympic team, he had to focus only on swimming. This put a huge strain on his friendships and he hardly went out. When his classmates went to high school, he went to the National Institute for Sport.

When he got to the institute that cold, snowy day, his coach was there to meet him. That was unusual because coach Meyer normally got there after Marcus had done his warm-up exercises. There was something strange about the coach that morning; he seemed hesitant, like he wanted to say something, but was finding it very difficult. When Marcus got out of the pool, the coach approached him and spoke in a low voice that no one else could hear. 'You're a great swimmer, Marcus, but you just need a little bit more to win Olympic gold.' What did he mean? Marcus was doing his best; no one was training harder than he was. How much more could he do? It was then, when he was so close to his childhood dream, that the coach dropped the bomb. Very calmly, he informed Marcus that he wasn't going to make it unless he cheated. 'I can't do that, it's wrong!' said Marcus. 'Everyone's doing it and it's the only way to beat them,' replied the coach.

'Can I do it? Should I do it? What if it's true that everyone's cheating?' Marcus wrestled with those questions day and night. He imagined being caught, his career and reputation destroyed, his parents bitterly disappointed and ashamed of him. But he also imagined himself on the winner's podium, a gold medal around his neck, the national anthem playing. Then, one morning, he made the decision that would ruin his life. He said yes to doping. It was the start of his brilliant Olympic career, but the end of his innocence and self-respect.

As a young boy, Marcus