Complete the gaps in the following passage by putting the verbs in brackets into an appropriate passive form.
You will also have to put any other words in brackets in the correct place. Look at the example given.
Well, last month most of the lambs (1) ___w
ere sold__ (sell) at the market, although we've still
got ten which (2)
_______
will probably be sent
(probably send)
next week. When all the lambs have gone, the sheep (3)
_______
will be /are taken
(take) to another part of the farm. After that, we usually start on the fruit, although
the blackcurrants (4)
_______
have already been picked
(already pick) because it was an early season this year. The plums can't (5)
_______
be picked
(pick) for another three weeks by law as they (6)
_______
were sprayed
(spray) only seven weeks ago. Of course, they still have (7)
_______
to be gathered
(gather) by hand, unlike the blackcurrants,
which (8)
_______
are harvested
(harvest) by machine nowadays.
The plums and blackcurrants (9)
_______
are both made
(both make) into jam and preserve. Then we have what's called the 'bag fruit', which is apples and pears. Since the
fruit doesn't have to be in good condition (10)
_______
to be made
(make) into cider and perry, it (11)
_______
is treated
(treat) pretty badly. For example, there are no skilled pickers involved, the trees (12)
_______
are just shaken
(just shake) until the fruit drops to
the ground, where it (13)
_______
is collected
(collect) and
(14)
_______
(is) put
(put) into bags. As you can imagine, handling
the bags is a very dirty job as the juice leaks out everywhere. But I hope the whole process (15)
_______
will be automated
(automate) before much longer.