II. Make passive form of the verbs. 1. The accountant has just signed the contract. 2. We listen to the tutor with a great interest. 3. He spent the most of his money on books. 4. A drunk guest spoiled the party. 5. Lomonosov founded the Moscow University in 1755. 6. All the institutes in our country conduct the scientific research. 7. The sellers informed in their offer that the orders were executed within six weeks. 8. We have to write the research during 2 weeks. 9. We discuss this question thoroughly as soon as we’ll have time. 10. Have you already completed your work? 11. Who wrote this letter? 12. Where do you intend to build a new library? 13. He will leave Moscow when we sign the treaty. 14. Lots of letters were written by us yesterday. 15. The government adopted the annual budget in the first reading.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в страдательный залог.

1. The contract has just been signed by the accountant. (Контракт только что подписан бухгалтером.)
2. The tutor is listened to with great interest by us. (Мы слушаем преподавателя с большим интересом.)
3. Most of his money was spent on books by him. (Большая часть его денег была потрачена им на книги.)
4. The party was spoiled by a drunk guest. (Вечеринка была испорчена пьяным гостем.)
5. Moscow University was founded by Lomonosov in 1755. (Московский университет был основан Ломоносовым в 1755 году.)
6. Scientific research is conducted by all the institutes in our country. (Научные исследования проводятся всеми институтами нашей страны.)
7. It was stated by the sellers in their offer that the orders would be executed within six weeks. (Продавцы указали в своём предложении, что заказы будут выполнены в течение шести недель.)
8. The research has to be written by us within two weeks. (Исследование должно быть написано нами в течение двух недель.)
9. This question will be discussed thoroughly as soon as we have time. (Этот вопрос будет подробно обсуждён, как только у нас появится время.)
10. Has your work already been completed? (Ваша работа уже завершена?)
11. By whom was this letter written? (Кем было написано это письмо?)
12. Where is a new library intended to be built? (Где предполагается построить новую библиотеку?)
13. Moscow will be left by him when the treaty is signed. (Он уедет из Москвы, когда договор будет подписан.)
14. We wrote lots of letters yesterday. (Вчера мы написали много писем.)
15. The annual budget was adopted by the government in the first reading. (Годовой бюджет был принят правительством в первом чтении.)

В предложении 7 исходная формулировка грамматически неловкая; использована естественная пассивная конструкция “It was stated ...”. В предложении 14 исходное предложение уже в страдательном залоге, поэтому оно преобразовано в действительный залог.