Exercise 3. Complete the text. Use the present passive form of the verbs in brackets.

There are many stages before story ____________________ 1. (publish) in a magazine. First it ____________________ 2. (research), and sometimes people ____________________ 3.(interview) by journalists. Then the story ____________________ 4.(write). The editor checks all the facts. The story ____________________ 5.(correct) and photos ____________________ 6.(take) to illustrate it. Finally, the whole magazine ____________________ 7. (print) and people can buy it.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

5. Is Minh ……………….with the final semester’s result?

A. satisfy                                 B. satisfied                  C. satisfying                D. be satisfying

6. ……………….he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.

A. Because                              B. Although                C. Despite                   D. Because of

7. This is a(n) ……………….on real life during the war in Vietnam in 1945.

A. horror film                          B. sci-fi                       C. comedy                   D. documentary

8. She ……………….the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.

A. wins                                    B. acts                         C. performs                 D. directs

9. She is hard working.  ………………., she isn’t lucky in examinations.

A. Therefore                            B. But                         C. However                 D. So

10. All of us have to obey…………….. strictly.

A. traffic                                 B. traffic jam               C. traffic rules             D. regular

11. This is a …………… film and it makes me cry a lot.

A. funny                                  B. moving                   C. comedy                   D. excited

12. He forgot to give a ………………. before he turned left and caused an accident.        

A. signal                                  B. light                        C. hand                       D. sign

13. I ……………. marbles when I was young, but now I don’t.

A. play                                    B. didn’t use to play

C. have played                        D. used to play

What is the distance between Da Nang city and Ho Chi Minh city?

àHow far ……………………………………………………………………………..

2. The ending of the film was quite moving.

(complete the second sentence using the word: moved)

àWe ……………………………… at the ending of the film.

3. He is so young. He performs excellently.

(rewrite the sentences with “Nevertheless”) 

à………………………………………………………………………………………..

àMy mother used to ……………………………………………… when he was a child.

5. Although she was successful, she felt disappointed. (write 5 WORDS)

àIn spite of ……………………………………………………………………………

6. My mum lived in a small village when she was a girl. (used to)

→My mum___________________________________________.

7. Allthough he has performed excellently in many films, he never won an Oscar for best Actor. (Despite)

→Despite______________________________________________________________________________.

8. What is the didtance between Hue and Da Nang? (How)

→How_____________________________________________?

9. The distance from Hanoi to Can Tho is about 1,877 kilometres. (It)

What is the distance between Da Nang city and Ho Chi Minh city?
How far ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. The ending of the film was quite moving.
(complete the second sentence using the word: moved)
We ……………………………… at the ending of the film. 
3. He is so young. He performs excellently. 
(rewrite the sentences with “Nevertheless”)  
………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. My mother lived in a small village when he was a child. (write 5 WORDS)
My mother used to ……………………………………………… when he was a child. 
5. Although she was successful, she felt disappointed. (write 5 WORDS)
In spite of ……………………………………………………………………………
6. My mum lived in a small village when she was a girl. (used to)
→My mum___________________________________________.
7. Allthough he has performed excellently in many films, he never won an Oscar for best Actor. (Despite)
→Despite______________________________________________________________________________.
8. What is the didtance between Hue and Da Nang? (How)
→How_____________________________________________?
9. The distance from Hanoi to Can Tho is about 1,877 kilometres. (It)