2. Choose the correct form.

Hello again from the rainforest. You won’t believe this, but I a) sit / am sitting on a small boat on a river in South America. I b) don’t know / am not knowing the name of the river in England, but now we c) travel / are travelling through the rainforest. It’s really hot, and water d)drips / is dripping from my face, so I e) apologize / am apologizing for my bad handwriting. The batteries of my camera f) run out / are running out too, so don’t expect many photos. The other problem here is the rain. It g) rains / is raining nearly every day, which is why they h) call / are calling it a rainforest I k) have / am having a really good time, and l) find out / am finding out a lot about the flora and fauna in the rainforest. The trees here m) grow / are growing to 60 metres, which n) makes / is making it very dark all the time in the forest. There aren’t really any paths, and people o) travel / are travelling everywhere by water, or by plane. Of course we ecotourists p) take / are taking this trip for fun, because we q) want / are wanting to. What else can I tell you? Well, everything r) smells / is smelling really bad here. And it’s very noisy because the birds and animals s) seem / are seeming to stay awake all night. Ugh, sorry, a horrible spider t) crawls / is crawling along my leg. That’s all for now!

3. Complete the text with in, at and on.

Many archaeologists had searched for the tombs of Pharaohs a) ………… the Valley of the Kings b) ………… Egypt. Only Howard Carter believed he knew where the tomb might be. He had a map of the valley, and c) ………… it he had marked all the excavations until he discovered a space. d) ………… the ground there was a pile of stones and earth of earlier excavations. Some steps were uncovered, and e) ………… the bottom of the steps was a door. f) ………… the door was the symbol of Tutankhamun. Cartrer had to wait for Lord Carnarvon, who was g) ………… home h) ………… England, to arrive. Carnarvon was paying for the work. When he arrived i) ………… the excavation, after digging some more, Cartrer and his workers broke through a door and found themselves j) ………… the tomb. k) ………… this point they thought they had failed, because the tomb was empty. Then they found another door, which led to an undisturbed room. There were many beautiful things l) ………… this room, and wonderful paintings m) ………… the walls. Most of the objects from the tomb are now displayed n) ………… a local museum.

4. Complete the text with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.

Hundreds of movies a) ............ (produce) all over the world every year. the most successful ones b) ............ (make) in America, because they c) ............ (direct) by famous people and lots of money d) ............ (spend) on advertising them. Hollywood films e) ............ (watch) all over the world, but many countries have their own directors and stars. Bollywood films, which f) ............ (make) in India, are becoming very popular in other countries. Beautiful costumes, music, singing and dancing g) ............ (love) by moviegoers everywhere, and that’s why so many Bollywood films h) ............ (show) all over the world. According to many film critics, the best film ever made is Citizen Kane, which i) ............ (direct) by Orson Welles in 1941. The story j) ............ (base) on the life of a very powerful business man, and the studio that made the film k) ............ (threaten) by legal action. Luckily, the film l) ............ (release) and m) ............ (enjoy) by audiences ever since.