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7. The new university will open / will opened / will be opened next year.
8. He was driving/ was driven fast and stopped/ was stopped by the police.
4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
E. g. Do you think Mars will be colonized by humans one day?
Do you think Mars (colonize) by humans one day? The planet Mars (know) as the "red planet". The soil there is red and its surface (cover) in volcanoes. Until recently, it (believe) that nothing could live on Mars, but during a space mission, tests (carry out) and now it (think) that life on Mars might be possible one day. During the space mission, special equipment (use) to examine the planet. No form of the life (find) yet, and so far, the planet (consider) unsuitable for inhabitation. However, we (tell) by scientists that by 2020 humans (send) to Mars and that one day special cities (build) so that we can live there. It (hope) that by 2150 Mars will be a wonderful place to live. Would you like to live there?
5. In the dialogue, put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form.
A: Did you visit many places when you were on holiday? B: Well, on the first day we (take) on a tour of the historic monuments by our guide.
A: Oh, did you go everywhere with him?
B: No, we also (go) to some places by ourselves.
A: How did you manage to travel to the other places?
B: We (advise) to hire a car but we (choose) to travel on public transport
because it is much cheaper. A: How did you know which buses and trains to catch? B: We (ask) at the tourist information centre and we (give) an excellent book
which (tell) us everything we needed to know. A: So, you enjoyed it then? B: Oh, yes. We had a really great time.
Test Yourself!
Read the text and choose the sentence that best reflects its contents. Get 5 points for the correct answer.
1. The changes that have happened to the humanity in the last 400,000 years.
2. The changes that will happen to the humanity in the next 10,000 years.
3. The changes that can happen to the humanity in 10,000 years.
Since people first walked on Earth 400,000 years ago, they have changed a lot. They look different physically, and have higher foreheads and longer necks. They have learned to use tools and to make beautiful things. They have learnt to use language and — for many languages — to write that language down. They have learnt to grow food and to cook it in lots of different ways. But what about the future? What changes will there be in the next 10,000 years? Here are some thoughts on the subject.
The world is getting smaller and people are learning more about one another through television and radio. There is much wider communication. Is it possible that in 10,000 years everyone in the world will speak and write
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