VI. Put the verbs into the correct form, active or passive.

1. A: Who met you at the airport yesterday?

B: Well, when I ______________ (arrive) to the airport, I ______________ (meet) by my best friend, Joanna.

1. A: ______________ (you/ pay) your electricity bill yet?

B: No, but I’d better pay it today. If I don’t, my electricity ______________ (shut off) by the power company.

1. A: When ______________ (your camera/ steal)?

B: Two months ago. While I was on my holiday, my camera ______________ (disappear) from my hotel room.

1. A: Is the small lot behind your house still for sale?

B: No, it ______________ (sell) since last month and a new house ______________ (build) on it next month.

1. A: I ______________ (leave) some papers on the desk last night and I can’t find them now.

B: It ______________ (might/ throw) away.

1. A: What a nice garden! It ______________ (must/ take) good care of.

B: That's right. We can see that the plants and flowers ______________ (water) everyday and the grass ______________ (cut) regularly.

1. Can you come to the police station? The man who ______________ (suspect) of stealing your wallet ______________ (arrest), and ______________ (question) at the moment. The police hope he ______________ (identify), either by you or another witness.
2. The building at the end of the High Street is Barford Hall, which ______________ (build) in 1827. Today the Hall ______________ (own) by Bardale Council. It ______________ (use) as a warehouse when it ______________ (buy) by the Council in 1952, and it ______________ (not look) after very well. Since then a lot of work ______________ (do) on it, and these days the Hall ______________ (use) as an art centre.
3. The Eiffel Tower ______________ (be) in Paris, France. It ______________ (visit) by millions of people every year. It ______________ (design) by Alexandre Eiffel (1832 - 1923). It ______________ (erect) in 1889 for the Paris exposition. Since that time, it ______________ (be) the most famous landmark in Paris. Today it ______________ (recognize) by people throughout the world.

1. Winton Castle \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (damage) in a fire last night. The fire, which \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (discover) at about 9 o'clock, spread very quickly. Nobody \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (injure) but two people had to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (rescue) from an upstairs room. A number of paintings \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (believe/destroy). It \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (not/ know) how the fire started.
2. Repair work started yesterday on the Paxham-Longworth road. The road \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (resurface) now and there will be long delays. Drivers \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (ask) to use an alternative route if possible. The work \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (expect) to last two weeks. Next Sunday the road \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (close) and traffic \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (divert).
3. In Paxham yesterday a shop assistant \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (force) to hand over £500 after \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (threaten) by a man with a knife. The man escaped in a car which \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (steal) earlier in the day. The car \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (later/ find) in a car park where it \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (abandon) by the thief. A man \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (arrest) in connection with the robbery and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (still/ question) by the police.