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Read the notes on the Passive given on below:

It is remarkable how rapidly the country is developing. Progress (1) ………….. (make) everywhere. In the town, old houses (2) ………….. (pull down) and ne new blocks of flats (3) ………….. (put up) in their place. Large factories (4) ……………… (build) within easy reach of the town. In these, only the most modern machinery (5) ……………. (install). Good highways (6) ………………… (construct) to connect one town with another. In the countryside, too, a great deal (7) ………… (do) to increase agricultural production through new techniques. Irrigation schemes (8) ……………… (introduce) everywhere. In the south, large areas of land, which were once desert (9) ……………… extensively …………………… (cultivate). It is a pleasure to see how much (10) ……………… (achieve) through planning and hard work. 

a. Complete the following passage:

b. Rewrite the following newspaper report, using the passive forms of the verbs underlined:

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(Here you can choose between the simple present and the present continuous tense.) It is remarkable how rapidly the country is developing. Progress is (being) made everywhere. In the town, old houses are (being) pulled down and new blocks of flats are (being) put up in their place. Large factories are (being) built within easy reach of the town. In these, only the most modern machinery is (being) installed. Good highways are (being)/have been constructed to connect one with another. In the countryside, too, a great deal has/ is to be done to increase agricultural production through new techniques. Irrigation schemes have/are to be introduced everywhere. In the south, large areas of land, which were once desert, have/are extensively been/being cultivated. It is a pleasure to see how much has been (is being) achieved through planning and hard work.

Daring Raid at Local Hotel 

The Manager of the Ridgeway Hotel was held at gunpoint by thieves last night during a daring raid in which nearly Rs. 50,000 was taken from the hotel safe. Several of the bedrooms also were broken into and articles of value were removed.

The thieves made their escape through the kitchen, where several pieces of equipment were damaged. The chef was injured when he tried to stop them and he was left lying unconscious on the oor. The thieves were arrested early this morning.

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