PASSIVE VOICE TEST (B)
  • 1. Ms. Haugen ----- at the Ajax Company.
A) employs
B) employed
C) employing
D) is employed
E) has been emplooying
  • 2. Can we do something about the situation? Something ----- right now
A) is done
B) is being done
C) has doing
D) is doing
E) has to be done
  • 3. The university ----- by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
A) supports
B) has supported
C) had supported
D) is supporting
E) is supported
  • 4. My car made strange noises, sputtered to a stop, and then would not start again. Fortunately, the mechanic at my garage ----- the source of the problem.
A) was discover
B) was discovered
C) has been discovered
D) discovering
E) discovered
  • 5. "Ms. Jones, please type those letters before noon." "They´ve already ----- , sir. They are on your desk"
A) been typed
B) been being typed
C) typed
D) was typing
E) being typed
  • 6. The committee has not made a decision yet, they are still ----- the proposal.
A) been considered
B) being considered
C) considering
D) considers
E) considered
  • 7. In some rural areas of the United States, health care ----- by only asmall number of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. It´s often more than they can handle.
A) been provided
B) is providing
C) provided
D) is being provided
E) provides
  • 8. I am interested in scuba diving because undersea life is -----.
A) fascinated
B) being fascinated
C) being fascinated
D) fascinating
E) been fascinated
  • 9. What is this? How did that window -----?
A) got broken
B) breaks
C) breaked
D) get broken
E) is broken
  • 10. Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. His paintings ----- masterpieces all over the world.
A) had considered
B) are considering
C) has considered
D) have considered
E) are considered
  • 11. As the fairy tale goes, the prince ----- into a frog by an evil magician and only a kiss from a beautiful princess could drestore him to his human form.
A) had been turning
B) was turned
C) was turning
D) turns
E) turned
  • 12. When I woke up and looked outside, the landscape had changed. The ground had been lightly ----- with a dusting of snow during the night.
A) covering
B) cover
C) has covered
D) covered
E) covers
  • 13. We can´t even walk in this storm. Let´s wait in the hallway where we will be ----- the strong winds until things quiet down.
A) protected by
B) protecting from
C) protecting by
D) protected from
E) protected about
  • 14. "----- about the eight o´clock flight to Chicago?" "Not yet."
A) Has been made an announcement
B) Has being an announcement made
C) Did it make
D) Had an announcement made
E) Has an announcemente been made
  • 15. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ----- everything in its path.
A) destroyed
B) had being destroyed
C) was destroyed
D) was being destroyed
E) had been destroyed
  • 16. Be sure to wash these vegetables thoroughly. A lot of pesticide residue ..... on unwashed produce.
A) can found
B) can be finding
C) can finds
D) can find
E) can be found
  • 17. The building of the bridge had been delayed for three yearse because of the political problems on both sides of the river. Finally, it ..... because the public demanded action, and now many hours of driving have been saved for daily commuters.
A) was constructed
B) gets constructed
C) had been constructed
D) has constructed
E) had constructing
  • 18. On Friday afternoon, before a three-day holiday weekend, the highways ----- people on their way out of the city.
A) are crowded with
B) are crowded on
C) crowd by
D) are crowding by
E) are being crowd
  • 19. Fortunately, the hospital´s new air-conditioning system ----- when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.
A) had been installing
B) installed
C) was installing
D) had been installed
E) had installed
  • 20. It´s hard to believe that my application for a scholarship ..... I was sure I´d get it. I don´t know if I´ll go to school next year.
A) was denying
B) were denied
C) denied
D) has denied
E) was denied
  • 21. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should ----- immediately
A) been called
B) have been called
C) have called
D) has been called
E) called
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