The correct passive form of the given sentence is:

☀ The news has been brought to us by him.

Let's break down the options:

1. The news has been brought to us by him. (Correct) This sentence correctly uses the passive voice and conveys the same meaning as the original sentence.

2. The news was brought to us by him. (Incorrect) This option uses the past tense "was brought," which implies that the action happened in the past. The original sentence is in the present perfect tense, so option 1 is the correct choice.

3. The news were brought to us by him. (Incorrect) This option uses "were brought," which is incorrect because "news" is singular, and the correct form should be "was brought" (singular) as shown in option 1.

4. The news had been brought to us by him. (Incorrect) This option uses the past perfect tense "had been brought," which implies that the action was completed before some other past event. The original sentence is in the present perfect tense, not the past perfect tense, so option 1 better reflects the intended meaning.