Passive Voice Test 12

Passive Voice

1. The Remembrance Day and the Veteran’s Day ___ on 6. The sports competitions which ___ on Sunday ___ by a
the 11th of November every year. lot of people.

A) celebrated A) are held / will be visited

B) are celebrated B) was held / will visit
C) will be celebrated C) will held / will visit
D) was celebrated D) have been held / have visited
E) is celebrated E) will be held / will be visited

2. I hope that the truth ___ very soon. 7. The inspector is not in the town. He ___ to another
place some days ago.
A) will find out
B) will be finding out A) was sent
C) is found out B) sent
D) will be found out C) will be sent
E) shall find out D) will send
E) sends

3. Everything ___ before you came.

8. This story ___ to everybody as the name of the first
A) is done space pioneer ___ in the heart of people all over the
B) was done world.
C) has done A) knows / lives
D) had been done B) knew / lived
E) has been done C) is known / is lived
D) is known / lives
E) knows / is lived

4. -Did the company test the equipment yesterday? -Yes

it _____.

A) has tested 9. The business letter ___ just ___

B) had been tested .
C) had tested A) is / written
D) was tested B) has / been written
E) tested C) was / written
D) were / written
E) is / going to write

5. People go to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier to

stand in silence for a minute to honor the memory of
those who ___ in wars.

A) is killed
B) will be killed
C) was killed
D) are killed
E) were killed

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10. Business letters ___ usually on special forms. 15. Houses ___ very quickly now.

A) will be written A) builds

B) are written B) are building
C) are being written C) built
D) is written D) are built
E) write E) were built

11. Sometimes a lot of guests ___ to his birthday party. 16. In 1834 the Houses of Parliament with the exception
of Westminster Hall ___ by fire, they ___ later.
A) had invited
B) was invited A) destroyed / was rebuilt
C) were inviting B) was being destroyed / rebuilt
D) are invited C) were destroyed /were rebuilt
E) is inviting D) is destroyed / has been rebuilt
E) destroys / rebuilds

12. The business letters ___ tomorrow.

17. You can’t use this textbook now. It ___ by your friend.
A) are sent
B) is sent A) takes
C) will be sent B) has been taken
D) will send C) took
E) would be sent D) were taken
E) had taken

13. 13. All the business letters ___ yesterday. They ___ to
the post office immediately. 18. Many modern apartments ___ in Berlin since 1980.

A) answered / take A) are built

B) were answered / took B) are building
C) are answered / were taken C) were built
D) answered / took D) have been built
E) were answered / were taken E) has been built

14. The special information ___ in an hour or so, that’s 19. The new film ___ in all the big theatres of the city.
why it ___ in the newspapers yesterday.
A) is demonstrated
A) brings / didn’t publish B) was being demonstrated
B) will bring / don’t publish C) is being demonstrated
C) will be brought / wasn’t published D) would be demonstrated
D) will be brought / didn’t publish E) had been demonstrated
E) brought / wasn’t published

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20. Nobody likes ___ for at night. 25. Scientific articles ___ often ___ in this paper.

A) be sent A) to be / published
B) is sent B) are / being published
C) was sent C) are / published
D) to be sent D) have / published
E) sent E) are / publish

21. I ___ that I ___ at the station at 5. 26. The fugitive ___ from prison to prison in Germany
until he ___ in prison in 1944.
A) was told / should be met
B) told / is being met A) transferred / killed
C) tells / am met B) was transferred / was killed
D) am told / was met C) is transferred / was killed
E) will be told / would be met D) has been transferred / has been killed
E) will be transferred / was killed

22. Heroes ___ by people because they served their

people and their country. 27. I ___ a card to the club and in the afternoon I went
there to play bridge.
A) is remembered
B) was remembered A) had been given
C) are remembered B) were given
D) had been remembered C) was given
E) would be remembered D) have given
E) was giving

23. By the time we came to the bookshop all books ___

28. I hope this book ___
A) are sold .
B) were sold
A) will find
C) had been sold
B) will be found
D) are being sold
C) found
E) is being sold
D) were found
E) had been found

24. Don’t touch the door, it ___ just ___

.
29. ___ about this film tomorrow.
A) is / being painted
B) has / been painted A) It is an article
C) is / painted B) He said
D) will / be painted C) I shall be asked
E) would / be painted D) Bob liked to tell
E) He couldn’t

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30. New schools ___ in our city every year. 35. In 1969 two manned spaceships ___ into space from
the first space station.
A) is built
B) are to be built A) launch
C) will build B) launched
D) are built C) launches
E) have built D) were launching
E) were launched

31. A liar ___ when he speaks the truth.

36. We can’t get there in time. By the time we get there
A) don’t believe the papers ___ .
B) isn’t believed
A) will be destroyed
C) believed
B) would be destroyed
D) believe
C) will have been destroyed
E) didn’t believe
D) are destroyed
E) have been destroyed

32. The doctor ___ just ___ for.

A) is / sent 37. This school ___ next year.

B) was / sent
A) will close
C) has / sent
B) is closed
D) has / been sent
C) will be closed
E) will / be sent
D) was closed
E) would be closed

33. This year a very beautiful theatre ___ in our city.

A) built 38. A woman’s work ___ never done.

B) was built
A) are
C) has been built
B) is
D) had been built
C) will
E) has built
D) would
E) were

34. The Great Expectations ___ by Charles Dickens.

A) were written 39. Last Monday I received a telegram ___ by my sister

B) is written on the 1st of May.
C) wrote A) sending
D) are written B) to send
E) was written C) had sent
D) sent
E) was sent

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40. “I ___ the test yet today,” said Ann. 45. It is winter. Everything ___ with snow.

A) wasn’t given A) is covered

B) hadn’t been given B) covered
C) am not given C) were covered
D) haven’t been given D) will cover
E) have been given E) are covered

41. I ___ about my father’s death before my mother. 46. The men ___ after the explosion.

A) is told A) are said to be arrested

B) shall be told B) said to be arrested
C) had been told C) are said to being arrested
D) were told D) are said to have been arrested
E) have been told E) are said to arrest

42. Someone wrote this report last week. This report ___ 47. -”Did someone throw those letters away?” -”Yes, but
last week. it was a mistake. They ___ away.”

A) is written A) mustn’t be thrown

B) was written B) shouldn’t be thrown
C) has been written C) shouldn’t have been thrown
D) had been written D) can’t be thrown
E) would be written E) need to be thrown

43. Finally he decided to come back and live in the house 48. A.: Was there any trouble at the yesterday’s
of his parents which ___ by his aunt. demonstration? B.: Yes, about twenty people ___ .

A) kept A) had been arrested

B) was kept B) arrested
C) are kept C) were being arrested
D) were kept D) were arrested
E) keeps E) are arrested

44. The people next door disappeared 6 months ago. 49. Mike didn’t have his car yesterday. It ___ at the
They ___ since then. station.

A) aren’t seen A) was serviced

B) haven’t been seen B) were serviced
C) weren’t seen C) had serviced
D) weren’t being seen D) had been serviced
E) aren’t being seen E) is serviced

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50. You can’t come in. She ___ for the TV. 55. How much money ___ yesterday?

A) is interviewed A) is stolen
B) interviews B) stole
C) is being interviewed C) will steal
D) was interviewed D) will be stolen
E) has been interviewed E) was stolen

51. I had an unpleasant feeling that I ___ 56. Ron Glib is a successful journalist. He ___ a big salary
. and his articles ___ in newspaper. He ___ all over the
world to write about world events.
A) watched
B) was watched A) pays/publish/sends
C) have been watched B) paid/are published/isn’t sent
D) was being watched C) was paid/published/shall be sent
E) will be watched D) is paid/are published/is sent
E) will play/weren’t published/sent

52. He’ll finish the job tomorrow. The job ___

57. This work ___ tomorrow.
A) is finished
B) would be finished A) is finished
C) will be finished B) was finished
D) will finish C) had finished
E) was finished D) have been finished
E) will be finished

53. After a thorough examination the patient ___ home.

58. The delegation ___ at the station by the students
A) was sent yesterday.
B) were sent
A) meet
C) are sent
B) is met
D) to send
C) have been met
E) sends
D) was met
E) are met

54. I ___ for shopping yesterday.

A) is sent 59. Today acupuncture ___ effectively in our country.

B) was sent
A) were used
C) am sent
B) are used
D) are sent
C) is used
E) has been sent
D) has been used
E) had used

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60. Some scrap metal ___ and ___ in the school yard by 63. A lot of books by this writer ___ into many languages
the evening last Sunday. of the world.

A) was gathered/heaped A) translated

B) has been gathered/heaped B) is translated
C) will be gathered/heaped C) were translated
D) had been gathered/heaped D) has been translated
E) would be gathered/heaped E) had been translated

61. The first coins in America ___ in 1752. They were not 64. The great English scientist Isaac Newton ___ not far
regular in shape. from Cambridge.

A) are made A) born

B) made B) is born
C) were made C) are born
D) was made D) were born
E) is made E) was born

62. Many magnificent palaces and museums ___ in our 65. May Day ___ in Great Britain with singing and dancing
city lately. round a Maypole.

A) have built A) celebrate

B) has built B) celebrated
C) has been built C) is celebrated
D) have been built D) is celebrating
E) were built E) has celebrated

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66. He ate everything that ___ on the table. 67. He made a rush at the door without realizing it ___ by
me earlier.
A) is leaving
B) was left A) locks
C) were left B) is locked
D) is left C) was locked
E) are left D) am locking
E) had been locked

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Answer Key:

1: B 35: E
2: D 36: C
3: D 37: C
4: D 38: B
5: E 39: D
6: E 40: D
7: A 41: C
8: D 42: B
9: B 43: B
10: B 44: B
11: D 45: A
12: C 46: D
13: E 47: C
14: C 48: D
15: D 49: A
16: C 50: C
17: B 51: D
18: D 52: C
19: C 53: A
20: D 54: B
21: A 55: E
22: C 56: D
23: C 57: E
24: B 58: D
25: C 59: C
26: B 60: A
27: C 61: C
28: B 62: D
29: C 63: C
30: D 64: E
31: B 65: C
32: D 66: B
33: C 67: E
34: E

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