Стр.79 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс
- Circle the correct alternatives.
1. The first British newspaper, The Daily Courant, was published in London’s Fleet Street in 1702.
a is published
b was published
c has been published2. Until the 1980s nearly all Britain’s biggest newspapers were produced in Fleet Street.
a are produced
b have been
c were produced3. In the past British newspaper production was controlled by the printers’ unions.
a is controlled
b have been
c was controlled4. The Sun, Britain’s biggest selling tabloid, was start in 1969 by News Corporation.
a is started
b was start
c has been started5. The Times has been owned by News Corporation since 1981.
a is owned
b was owned
c has been owned6. In 2005 more than 170 newspapers were owned by News Corporation in different parts of the world.
a are owned
b have been owned
c were owned7. Fifteen thousand people are employed by News Corporation in different parts of the world.
a are employed by
b employed by
c were worked for8. Forty million newspapers are printed worldwide by News Corporation every week.
a are printed
b have been printed
c were printed9. Do you know how many newspapers are published in India today?
a are published
b have been published
c were published
1 b was published
2 c were produced
3 c was controlled
4 c was started
5 c has been owned
6 c were owned
7 a are employed by
8 a are printed
9 a are published
Разбор: во всех предложениях нужен Passive Voice. Выбираем форму to be + past participle в нужном времени: was published — Past Simple Passive, were produced — Past Simple Passive, has been owned — Present Perfect Passive, are printed — Present Simple Passive.








