Complete the text with the passive forms of the verbs in brackets. example: fresh pizza (sell) in the local supermarket. -> fresh pizza is sold in the local supermarket. putting mineral water into bottles is quick. when the water comes out of the ground, it (take) to a 'bottling hall' just a few meters up. there clean bottles (fill) with the water. this (do) by a machine. a few seconds later, the plastic tops (put) on the bottles by the same machine. next, each bottle (dry) so labels can be stuck on easily. after that, the bottles (pack) into trays and then they (wrap), before the cases of water (deliver) to customers.

1 My friend said that he wasn't joking.
2 He said that he had already spoken to the manager.
3 Joan told Mary that she hadn't felt very well the day before.
4 Simon said that he had to go then and added that he was in a hurry.
5 She said that she liked swimming and playing tennis.
6 Mike said that his parents were arriving the next day.
7 He said that they had been in that city two years before.
8 She said that her friend didn't like that film.
9 David said that he would help me the next day if he had time.
10 Jane said she had already translated two articles.
11 They told us they were going to stay in that hotel.
12 Julia said she would have finished her work by seven o'clock that night.
13 He said he wanted to know where I had spent the previous night.
14 My cousin said he would be working the whole day the next Friday.
15 He told me to mind my business.

1)

Not all people choose to have a church wedding, some just register their marriage. 
Signing a marriage contract was their common decision; both Ron and Becky believe it to be necessary. 
Charlie was their first-born child, later a girl and two more boys were born to them. 
In some countries of the world arranged marriages are traditional and even preferable to marriages of love. 
The generation gap often causes problems between the older and younger people. 
Pauline is my distant relative; we don’t see much of each other. 
After the divorce you begin to understand how difficult it is to be a single parent. 
A cheerful atmosphere in the Wilsons’ family has always attracted friends and relatives. 
Newly married couples often go to Venice, one of the most romantic cities of the world. 
A child of the cousin of one of your parents is called a second cousin.

2)

_ Ireland

_ Ireland is one of the two large islands of the British Isles. It is surrounded on the north, west and south by the Atlantic Ocean. In the east it is separated from _ Great Britain by the Irish Sea, which narrows to the North Channel in the North and St. George’s Channel in the South. Irish mountains are low; the highest, _ Carrantuohill, is only 3414 feet high. The most important river is the Shannon. There are many small islands in it, _ Lough Corrib and _ Lough Mask are two of the largest.

Most of the island is occupied by the Irish Republic. The capital of the country is _ Dublin situated on the banks of the Liffey. _ Dublin is an attractive city, with wide streets and squares. The city spreads out in all directions, even to the northernmost foothills of the Wicklow Mountains. _ Dublin is the home of the oldest university in _ Ireland, _ Trinity College, founded in 1591. The National University of _ Ireland is also located in _ Dublin, as are important libraries, galleries, museums and theatres like the Irish Literary Theatre or the Abbey Theatre.

3)

Tom, please stop fidgeting and please concentrate on the work.
You know, you can always complain to the Head Manager if something goes wrong.
I wonder if Sally has apologised to Mrs Smith for using her money.
Their future depends on how well they do in these exams.
Little Alice loves sweets. She simply lives on them.