--B. Open the brackets and fill in the passive forms (present or past) Umbrellas Ex. are used (use) by people all over the world. The basic umbrella 1. (invent) over 4000 years ago. The first umbrellas 2. (design) for protection from the sun. Umbrellas 3. (not use) in Europe until the 18th century. About 80000 umbrellas 4. (leave) on the London underground every year. When it’s rainy, an umbrella 5. (open) to protect you.

1)was invented

2)were designed

3)They were not used

4)They are left

5)is opened

1. - london is the capital of - great britain , the full name of which is the united   kingdom of - great britain and - northern ireland. 2. the volga is a fabulous river. 3. they used to spend their summer holidays on the black sea coast in - crimea. 4. many european adventurers crossed the atlantic ocean in - search of - riches on the american continent prior to - columbus. 5. - gorki street was renamed into - tverskaya street. 6. the red square and the kremlin are the heart of the capital. 7. - london was founded in the 1st century вс by - julius caesar. 8. - st. petersburg was founded on the banks of the neva by peter the great. 9. the johnsons are our next-door neighbours. 10. - canada is situated in the northern part of the north america. 11. beyond lay the smoky mountains. 12. we left for the east on the following morning. 13. we came to the ohio river after that. 14. they passed many coal mines on the way. 15. we crossed the historic delaware river at - trenton. 16. he arrived in - new york on a very rainy day. 17. the mannings went through the blue ridge mountains on their trip. 18. she spent several hours at the bronx zoo on - monday. 19. they took a wonderful boat ride around - manhattan on the last day of their visit. 20. - dr. rebecca richards is our dentist. 21. the lions donated - money for a new park. 22. you could buy a picasso for £300 in those days. 23. i'm reading - agatha christie at the moment. 24. - lady diana's wedding dress was very beautiful. 25. - sir michael has made it very clear. 26. - ryan gave a sunday tribune to his father.

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