Question

9 Read the newspaper article and fill in the gaps with
the verbs in brackets using the passive.
Earthquake Hits Whiterose
Whiterose's city centre 1)
(seriously/damage) yesterday morning when it
2) ........................... (hit) by an earthquake measuring
6.2 on the Richter scale. Fifty people 3) ......
(injure) and more than two hundred 4)....
(trap) under debris since 10 am. It 5) .....
(believe) by experts that another earthquake may
strike the area again in the near future. The local
council announced this afternoon that money
6).
.......... (give) to help those in need. Any
donations to charitable organisations 7).
(collect) by Mrs Randall on Monday from 9:00-5:00.​

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1. was seriously damaged

2. was hit

3. were injured

4. were trapped

5. is believed

6. will be given/is being given

7. will be collected