Read the texts and complete them with the correct form (active or passive) of the verbs in brackets.

Question

Read the texts and complete them with the correct form (active or passive) of the verbs in brackets. Be careful with tenses.

Samovar

The samovar (Russian: boils itself) is a round metal urn used in Russia for making tea. It (1) … (fill) with water, which (2) … (heat) by charcoal placed in a pipe. The first samovars (3) … (appear) in Siberia in the med-eighteenth century. By the end of the eighteenth century, the centre of samovar production had relocated to European Russia. In the early nineteenth century, the town of Tula, with dozens of samovar factories, was the acknowledged centre of Russian samovar production. 
 
The forms and sizes of samovars (4) … (dictate) by popular concepts of beauty and practicality. Travelling samovars, for example, were small and shaped like cubes or octagons. The bent legs (5) … (fold) and attached to special grooves or removed and stored separately. Cups, glasses and sugar-bowls (6) … (keep) inside the samovar when it was not in use.

Rings

Rings were popular in Russia in the seventeenth century. They (7) … (wear) on all the fingers on ceremonial occasions, with sometimes more than one ring on each finger. The forms and style of seventeenth-century rings were extremely diverse. Large and often decorated with enamel, they (8) … (keep) in special caskets. Rings (9) … (give) as presents on weddings, christenings and name-days in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Earrings

Earrings enjoy a prominent place among works of Old Russian jewellery. They (10) … (produce) in large quantities in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, explainingthe eminence of earrings manufacturers among silversmiths. Earrings (11) … (wear) by both women and men. Men (12) … (wear) on earring, while women (13) (wear) two. Not all earrings (14) … (wear) in the ears; some (15) … (attach) to head-wear. Russian earrings were diverse in form, style, decoration and manufacturing technique. Earrings were often presented to churched, where they (16) … (hang) from the crown on icons of the Mother of God.

Дмитрий Лаврентьев · Accepted Answer

1. was filled 
2. was heated 
3. appeared 
4. were dictated 
5. were folded 
6. was kept 
7. were worn 
8. were kept 
9. were given 
10. were produced 
11. were worn 
12. wore 
13. wore 
14. were worn 
15. were attached 
16. were hanged

Елена · Answer

Earrings enjoy a prominent place among works of Old Russian jewellery. They were produced in large quantities in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, explaining the eminence of earrings manufacturers among silversmiths. Earrings were worn by both women and men. Men wore one earring, while women wore two. Not all earrings were worn in the ears; some were attached to head-wear. Russian earrings were diverse in form, style, decoration and manufacturing technique. Earrings were often presented to churches, where they hung from the crown on icons of the Mother of God.

Ирина Дорожкина · Answer

-A man once went to Greece. When he came home he began to tell tales about his trip. He spoke about the things he done. One day he told his friends he took part in jumping-match. " I won it. Just go to Greece and ask them. Everyone tells you it is true.".But one of his friends who listened to him said,"if you can jump as well as that, we need not go to Greece. Let is imagine this is Greece for a minute . And now-jump!"