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PASSIVE VOICE 1. Chinese ... mostly in Asia. 1. speaks b.is spoken c.has spoken __d.bespoken 2, Since the villa ... we have no other choice but move to the hotel nearby. a. was painted ’. has painted ois painted 4. is being painted 3. The children enjoyed listening while the story ... by their grandpa. a.istold b. was being told ¢. was telling 4. has been told Few students ... by surprise by the exams last month. are taken ». were took c, have been taken d. were taken 5. In some countries women ... the right to vote. a. are denied c. deny 6. The employees ... bonuses for Christmas. have promised bb. have been promised . are being promise 4. are promise 7. Unfortunately the proposal ... by the Italian party. a. has been tumed down b. have being tuned down c. was being tuned down . had turned down 8. I can bet you ... if you go out wearing those funny shoes. a. will laugh at ». are being laughed at c. will be laughed at 4. will be laughing at 9. The new designs ... by a skilled team of architects and designers within set deadline. a. are making b. will be making c. have made 4. have been made ». have denied d. have been denying 10 10. The teacher concluded that the essay . a. is considering to be c. considered to be 11. The rule is strict so no latecomers a. are being allowed b, will be allowed . to be allowed 4d. will be being allowed 12. Nothing ... yet in connection with the schedule of the next meeting. a. has decided b. was to be decided . hasn’t been decided. d. has been decided 13. The old man was relieved as no charges ... against his son. a. were brought b. was brought . has brought 4. brought 14.No agreement ... by the city council on depositing the toxic waste in the area. a. has reached . was reached c. has being reached d. has been reached 15. Our economical situation ... as we speak. a. is decided ». is being decided c. has decided has been decided 16. The castle became a museum and any alterations ... from the beginning. a. are being banned », have banned ¢. have been banning 4. have been banned 17. The masterpiece ... for the incredible sum of 4 million dollars. a. has sold . was selling ¢. has been sell 4. had been sold 18. The sculpture ... entry at the border on the grounds that it didn’t have the necessary document. a. is refused ©. was refused 19, When ... you last a. have / have b. did /have c. were / having . did / had 20. The forgers ... for trying to replace the original vase with the fake one. a. are punish b. were being punished c. were to punished d, were punished acceptable. b. is being considered d. is considered to be ». is being refused 4d. was being refused .- your hair cut? n 21. The leader's claims ... and waited for approval. a. put forward . was put forward c. was puted forward 4. were put forward 22, In order to avoid punishment, a story ... a. will been made up ». will have made up c. will being made up 4. will be made up 23. The umbrella ... in the storm and we were all soaked. a. was blowed out . was blewed out . was being blown out 4. was blown out 24, To be honest, I don’t know if the damage ... by this money. a. will be made up for ». will made up for . will be making up for 4. will be maked up for 25. It’s sad to see how this Renaissance building ... in about an hour. a. is been pulled down bis being pull down c. is being pulling off d. has been pulled down 26. ... to you so far? a. Have the files been give back b. Have the book been given back c. Has the file being given back 4, Has the file been given back 27, The money ... in the safe and nobody but the manager had access there, a. were locked up . was locked up c. were being locked up . was been locked up 28, The car keys are not in the bag so they .... a. must been left behind 'b. must having been left behind c. must have been leaving behind d. must have been left behind 29, The disappearing child ... everywhere for hours now. a. has being looked for 'b, has been looked for . was looked for d, has been looked after 30. Paul knew he was innocent and nothing ... him. a. could held against b. could be hold against c. could be held against d. could be holding against 31. While crossing the street the old woman ignored the traffic light and .... 1. was being knocked down b. was knocking down c. was knocked down d. was been knocking down 32. I would rather say that this novelist... a, has never be heard of ». has never been heard of c. has never been hearing of 4. has never been heard about 33. That nail seems strong enough so the fishing rods ... safely. a. can bung up b. can be heng up c. can be hung up d.can be hunged up 34, Much part of the land in the neighbourhood ... by property developers. a. have been built b. aas been being built . has been build 4, has been built 35. In our city more and more green areas ... by car parks. a. is being eat up ». are being eaten up c. are ate up d. are being ate up 36. If you look more closely you will see that many faults ... with this device. a. can been found b. can be find c. can be found 4. can be finding 37. The boy who ... by the dog has already been taken to hospital. a, was bitten +b. was beat . had been beaten has being bitten 38. The high rate of unemployment is a sensitive issu that ... by the government. a, must be dealed with . must be being dealt with cc. must be deal with, 4. must be dealt with 39, The ruins ... by the archaeology students during the research camp in July. a. were dug up b. were being dig up c. were digged up d. were being dug up 40. Keep in mind that the essays ... on Friday morning and no delays ... a. have to be had in / will accept b. have to be handed in / will be accepted c. have to be brought in / are accepted d, have to be get in / are being accepted 41. To my amazement, the wedding didn’t take place any more as the engagement +. a week before the event, a. was break off c. was braked off . was broked off d. was broken off 42, He is such a well behaved child. It’s obvious that he... in a peaceful atmosphere. a. has been brought up b. is be brought up c. is bringing up dis been brought up 43. To get the best results in the championship, fats ... completely from the sports people menu, have been cut out d. has been cutted out have been cutted off ¢. have been cut off 44. The medicine bottle ... gently before use. 1. should been shaken ». should be shaken «, should be shook 4. should being shaken 45. The students gathered at the tennis court and ... into six different groups. a. were split up b. were split off c. were being split up were splited up 46. The priceless jewellery ... just as they were setting the details with the insur- ance company. a. was being stolen . was being stollen c. was stolen 4. was being stole 47. Anotice ... on the door saying that access was denied in the conference room right before they got there. a. was stucked b. was sticked . had been stuck 4d. had been sticked 48, Mum ... about the accident yet when they called. a. had not been told has not been told , was not being told was being told 49. We ... by the loud crash in the middle of the night, ‘a, were awake up ’b. were woked up c. were waked up d. were woken up 50, No other witnesses ... in that case, a, should been interrogated c. may been interrogated 451, Some of the greatest hits of the 90s a. are going to be sung . are being sung . are sang 4d. are going be sung 52. Anew marketing strategy ... at the summit that took place recently. ‘a. was thought of ». was being thought of cc. has been thought of d.has been thought at b, could be interrogated 4. ought be interrogated . at the summer festival tonight. a '53. The report... more thoroughly. That's what I asked for from the very beginning, ‘a, may have been written b. should have been written cc, might been written can be written 454, She was anxious since a decision concerning her career ... that day. a, must be taken b. must be made c. had to be made 4. had to take 455. Before the lecture starts, just make sure that your mobile phones ... . a. have been shutted b. were shut off c. have been tumed off 4. were turned off 56. The Browns’ dog had jumped the fence and .. a, was run over . was being run over b, was ran after d. had been ran over 57. The table ... by the hostess while the guests were enjoying the drinks. a. was lain . was lied . was being laid 4. was being lain 58. The news ... to be important so we'd better watch it. a. said bis said ¢. were being said were said 59. He apologized that I... by his joke. ‘8, was not meant to be offended ». was not meant to be offend ‘c. am not meant to be offended

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