Ex. 2 Active or passive verb? Millions of pounds’ worth of damage has been caused by a storm which (1) swept/was swept across the north of England last night. The River Ribble (2) burst/was burst its banks after heavy rain. Man...

Ex. 2 Active or passive verb? Millions of pounds’ worth of damage has been caused by a storm which (1) swept/was swept across the north of England last night. The River Ribble (2) burst/was burst its banks after heavy rain. Many people (3) rescued/were rescued from the floods by fire-fighters, who (4) received/were received hundreds of calls for help. Wind speeds (5) reached / were reached ninety miles an hour in some places. Roads (6) blocked/were blocked by fallen trees, and electricity lines (7) brought/were brought down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. ‘Everything possible (8) is doing/is being done to get things back to normal,’ a spokesman (9) said/was said.