UNIT 3 THE PASSIVE VOICE BAI TAP

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UNIT 3: THE PASSIVE VOICE

I Change these sentences into the passive voice.

1 My father waters this flower every morning

………

2 Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen

………

3 Did the noise frighten you?

………

4 Has he done the work yet?

………

5 We opened the boxes and took out the cigarettes

………

6 People speak English in almost every corner of the world

………

7 You must clean the wall before you paint it

………

8 They have changed the window of the room

………

9 The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money

………

10 I had my nephew paint the gate last week

………

11 John get his sister to clean his shirt

………

12 People say that inflation is getting out of

control.………

13 People rumour that Peter stole the money

………

14 We saw a boy climbing the tree

 ………

II Complete the sentences using one of the verbs in the correct form.

Make Steal Redecorate Take Invite Damage Show Send

1 Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving

2 Cheese……….from milk

3 The roof of the building……….in a storm a few days ago

4 I haven’t received the letter although it……… a month ago

5 Now I have to walk to work because my motorbike………

6 Ann can’t use her office at the moment It………

7 It was a boring film Many people left while it………

8 The injured………to hospital before the ambulance arrived at the scene

9 You……… to the wedding Why didn’t you go?

III Give the correct forms in Passive voice of the verbs given in the brackets

1 Homework (assign) twice a week

2 Why _ the car (steal) yesterday?

3 French and English (speak) in Canada

4 How _ information _ (store) in our brain?

5 I promise that the money _ (pay) back to you soon

6 Yesterday, applicants for this position (examine) thoroughly

7 He _ (punish) by his father yesterday

8 Linh (offer) the job last month but she turned it down

9 I think an alternative therapy _(recommend) if medical therapy doesn't work

10 The car _(repair) at the moment It broke up in an accident last Sunday

IV Choose the best answer.

1 Can’t we do something about the situation?-“Something ……… right now.”

A is doing B is done C is being done D has been doing

2 The Great Wall of China ……… by Chinese Emperors over 2500 years ago

A is built B was built C has been built D was being built

3 Today, many serious childhood diseases ……… by early immunization

A are preventing B prevent C can prevent D can be prevented

4 “When can I have my car back?”-“I think it will ……… late this afternoon.”

A finish B be finished C have finished D be finish

5 Many people ……… homeless by the fire last week

A made B having been made C were made D had made

6 When I passed the bridge this morning, it ………

A was still repairing B was still being repaired C was still been repaired D has still being repaired

7 How many cars ……… throughout the world in one year?

A make and sell B made and sold C are made and sold D been made and sold

8 Every one looked at the flag while the national anthem ………

A is sung B is being sung C has been sung D was being sung

9 ………yet?

A Has the report been written C Did the report write

B Has the report written D Was the report written

10 ………last year?

A Did this tractor buy C Has this tractor bought

B Was this tractor bought D Has this tractor been bought

11 How do people make carpets?

A How are carpets made? C How do carpets made?

B How do carpets make? D How are carpets make?

12 They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview

A You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview

B A lot of questions will you be asked at the interview

C You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview by them

D A lot of questions will be asked at the interview

13 They ……… at work

A allow not to be worn jeans C are not allowed to wear jeans

B are not allowed being wear jeans D do not allowed wearing jeans

14 “What a beautiful dress you are wearing”-“Thanks, it _especially for me by a French tailor.”

A is made B has made C made D was made

15 Over 1500 new houses _ each year Last year, 1720 new houses _

A were built/ were built B are built/ were built

C are building / were built D were built/ were being built

16 You should give us this information

A We should give you this information C We should be give this information

B We should be given this information D This information should give us

17 Vitamin C……… by the human body It gets into blood stream quickly

A absorbs easily B is easily absorbing C is easily absorbed D absorbed easily

18 The new computer system _ next month

A is be installed B is being installed C is been installed D is being installed by people

19 They cancelled all flights because of fog

A All flights were because of fog were cancelled B All flights were cancelled because of fog

C All flights were because of fog cancelled.D All flights were cancelled by them of fog

20 They have built a new hospital near the airport

A A new hospital near the airport has been built B A new hospital has been built near the airport

C A new hospital has been built near the airport by them

D Near the airport a new hospital has been

21 This surprises me

A I am surprised by this B I was surprised by this

C I will be surprised by this D I would have been surprised by this

22 They were interviewing her for the job

A She has been interviewed for the job B She was being interviewed for the job

C She was interviewed for the job D She was interviewing for the job

23 They may forget the password

A The password may be forgot B The password may be forgotten

C The password may been forgot D The password may have been forgotten

24 The students should have done the assignment

A The assignment should be done by the students

B The assignment should had been done by the students

C The assignment should have been did by the students

D The assignment should have been done by the students

25 Everyone understands English

A English has been understood by everyone B English is understood by everyone

C English was being understood by everyone D English was understood by everyone

26 The doctor told him not to talk during the meditation

A He has been told by the doctor not to talk during the meditation

B He was told by the doctor not to talk during the meditation

C He was being told by the doctor not to talk during the meditation.

D He is told by the doctor not to talk during the meditation

27 You should take care when working on electrical equipment

A Care should be taken when you are working on electrical equipment

B Care should be taken when working on electrical equipment

C Electrical equipment should be taken care when working on

D Electrical equipment should be taken care when you are working on

28 People seem to recognize the structure the most attractive

A The structure is seemed to recognize the most attractive

B The structure seems to be recognized the most attractive

C The structure is seemed to be recognized the most attractive

D It is seemed to recognize the structure most attractive

29 He was said _ this building

A designing B to have designed C to designs D designed

30 She left home in 1993 and since then

A hasn’t seen B didn’t seeC hasn’t been seen D wasn’t seen

31 References _ in the examination room

A not are used B is not used C didn’t used D are not used

32 How did that window…………?

A get broken B broke C got broken D broken

33 “We are having a party at the weekend.” -“Great! Who _?”

A will being invited B Is going to invite C is going to be invited D will invite

34 Some film stars………difficult to work with

A are said be B are said to be C say to be D said to be

35 People believe that hundreds of homeless children are living on the streets

A It is believed that hundreds of homeless children are living on the streets

B Hundreds of homeless children are believed to be living on the streets

C Hundreds of homeless children believe to be living on the streets

D A & B are correct

36 This church was said in the 19th century

A to build B to be built C to have been built D being built

37 The two climbers were injured……….falling rocks

38 Two tablets twice a day to have you recover from the illness quickly.

A must take B must be taken C must have taken D must be taking

39 The bill includes service

A Service is included by the bill C Service included in the bill

B Service is included in the bill D Service is in the bill

40 The old man treated the little boy badly

A.The little boy was treated by the old man badly

B.The little boy was badly treated by the old man

C.The little boy badly was treated by the old man

D.The little boy was treated badly by the old man.

41 I am going to have my car

A service B to be serviced C serviced D servicing

42 They report that the explorers were lost when climbing up the mount in a heavy storm

A It was reported that the explorers were lost… C The explorers are reported to have been lost…

B It reported that the explorers were lost… D The explorers are reported to be lost…

43 Many theories on the earth’s existence…………

A have been proposed B proposed C it has been proposed D they proposed

44 He is known to have bought some precious things stolen from that ancient tomb

A People knew that he bought C It was known that he has bought

B They knew that he has bought D They know that he bought

45 Ted _ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden

A got sting B got stung C get stung D gets stung

46 Something…… immediately to prevent teenagers from…… in factories and mines

A should be done/being exploited B we should do/exploiting

C should do/be exploited D should have done/exploited

47 This car…………

A was manufactured in Japan by Toyota last year

B was manufactured by Toyota last year in Japan

C was manufactured last year in Japan by Toyota

D last year was manufactured by Toyota in Japan

48 People say that neither side wanted war

A It was said that neither side wanted war B Neither side is said to want war

C Neither side was said to have wanted war D Neither side is said to have wanted war

49 You should a professional to check your house for earthquake damage

50 I spoke to Victor last night and he said he while he was on holiday

A got stolen his phone B had his phone stolen

C had stolen his phone D was got his phone stolen

51 Why don't you when you install this new electric gadget?

A get Aaron help B have Aaron help C have Aaron helped D have got Aaron help

52 As soon as Dad , we can leave

A got the car to start B has got the car started C got started the car D was got starting the car

53 My teeth were little yellow, so I by the dentist

A had cleaned them B had them cleaned C have them cleaned D was cleaned them

V Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.

1 That is a new circus which formed in 1992

A B C D

2 He was thinking to be the most handsome boy in our class

A B C D

3 In this throw-away society, instead of having an old electronics device fixed, people tend to toss it

away and buy a new one.

4 The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week

A B C D

5 Science has been dividing into areas to help organize the knowledge

A B C D

6 A social worker who wanted to speak to Mrs Hamilton attacked and badly bitten by her dog

A B C D

7 All the main streets in this city are be widening

A B C D

8 Until I got enough money, the picture that I wanted had sold

A B C D

9 For a long time ago, the earth was believed being flat

A B C D

10 Jogging (A) has been said (B) that (C) to make our heart (D) stronger

A B C D

11 Although most people are known that there is a list of the Seven World Wonders, only few

A B C D

can name them

12 He was seen go to the beach with some other people

A B C D

13 Thanks to the first lawn mower which was invented in 1830, we don't have to pay for someone

to have our grass to be cut any more

C D

14 According to the futurist Ray Kurzweil, humans could have tiny computerized machines or

nanobots invent thanks to future medical advances

C D

15 In his Aston Martin DB5 car, Bond can have the photos being printed out along with the

information about the people in them from a panel in a dashboard

D

16 There's a network in computing called 'beta testing', which means you test something seeing if it

works properly before it comes official

D

17 No longer do housewives have to clean the house every day because they get it done for robotic

vacuum cleaners

18 Before the cotton gin had been invented in 1794, American farmers had cheap slaves remove

A B C seeds from the cotton fiber

D

19 Before the invention of email and the Internet in 1972, it took people at least one day to cause

A B C hand-written letters sent to the recipients' homes

D

20 In communication, we can have the voice recognition systems in smartphones or other electronic

devices to be identified our speech

D

21 The owners of modern manufacturing plants had workers doing heavy and repetitive tasks

A B C

replacing, by robots

D

VI Read the following passage and mark the correct answer to each of the questions.

Orbis is an organisation which helps blind people of everywhere It has built an eye hospital inside

an aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medica team Samantha Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia Samantha tells the story of the Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl

‘Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly damaged Dr Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see again I thought about all the things I do that she couldn’t, things like reading schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realised how lucky I am.’

‘The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian medical students I prayed the operation would be successful The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr Duffey removed her bandages “In six months your sight will be back to normal,” he said Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!’

Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor Her whole future has changed thanks to a simple operation We should all think more about how much our sight means to us.’

1 What information can be learned from this passage?

A the best way of studying medicine B the international work of some eye doctors

C the difficulties for blind travellers D the life of schoolchildren in Mongolia

2 The word "she" in the passage refers to

A the writer B the nurse C Eukhtuul D the medical studen

3 After meeting Eukhtuul, Samantha felt

A angry about Eukhtuul’s experience B grateful for her own sight

C proud of the doctor’s skill D surprise by Eukhtuul’s ability

3 W hat is the result of Eukhtuul's operation?

A After some time she will see as well as before

B Before she recovers, she needs another operation

C She can see better but can never have normal eyes

D She can't see perfectly again

VII Read the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A YEAR WITH OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS

I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometres from the capital N'Djamena Coming from a (1) country,

I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected But after a lew days I got used to (2) there The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to

appreciate how beautiful the countiyside was

One of my jobs was to supply the village (3) water The well was a long walk away, and the women used to spend a long time every day (4) heavy pots backwards and forwards So I contacted the organisation and arranged to have some pipes delivered (5) these pipes were not really perfect, they still made a great difference to the villagers

All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience Although it was not paid, it was well worth doing and I would recommend it to anyone (6) was considering working for a charity

1 A rich B comfortable C well-paid D luxurious

4 A carrying B wearing C holding D drinking

VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct

answer to each of the questions.

If “suburb” means an urban margin that grows more rapidly than its already developed

interior, the process of suburbanization began during the emergence of the industrial city in the second quarter of the nineteenth century Before that period the city was a small highly compact cluster in which people moved about on foot and goods were conveyed by horse and cart But the early factories built in the 1830's and 1840's were located along waterways and near railheads at the edges of cities, and housing was needed for the thousands of people drawn by the prospect of

employment In time, the factories were surrounded by proliferating mill towns of apartments and

row houses that abutted the older, main cities As a defense against this encroachment and to

enlarge their tax bases, the cities appropriated their industrial neighbors In 1854, for example, the city of Philadelphia annexed most of Philadelphia County Similar municipal maneuvers took place

in Chicago and in New York Indeed, most great cities of the United States achieved such status only

by incorporating the communities along their borders

With the acceleration of industrial growth came acute urban crowding and accompanying social stress conditions that began to approach disastrous proportions when, in 1888, the first

commercially successful electric traction line was developed Within a few years the horse-drawn trolleys were retired and electric streetcar networks crisscrossed and connected every major urban area, fostering a wave of suburbanization that transformed the compact industrial city into a

dispersed metropolis This first phase of mass-scale suburbanization was reinforced by the

simultaneous emergence of the urban Middle class whose desires for homeownership in

neighborhoods far from the aging inner city were satisfied by the developers of single-family

housing tracts

1 Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A The growth of Philadelphia B The Origin of the Suburb

C The Development of City Transportation D The Rise of the Urban Middle Class

2 The author mentions that areas bordering the cities have grown during periods of

A industrialization B inflation C revitalization D unionization

3 The word "encroachment" is closest in meaning to .

A the smell of the factories B the growth of mill towns

C the development of waterways D the loss of jobs

4 Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a factor in nineteenth-century suburbanization?

C The advent of an urban middle class D The invention of the electric streetcar

5 It can be inferred from the passage that after 1890 most people traveled around cities by

A automobile B cart C horse-drawn trolley D electric streetcar

KEY

I Change these sentences into the passive voice.

1 My father waters this flower every morning

 This flower is watered by my father every morning

2 Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen

 The dinner is being prepared in the kitchen by her mother

3 Did the noise frighten you?

 Were you frightened by the noise?

4 Has he done the work yet?

 Has the work been done yet?

5 We opened the boxes and took out the cigarettes

 The boxes were opened and the cigarettes were taken out

6 People speak English in almost every corner of the world

 English is spoken in almost every corner of the world

7 You must clean the wall before you paint it

 The wall must be cleaned before it is painted

8 They have changed the window of the room

 The window of the room has been changed

9 The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money

 The bank manager was made to hand over the money

10 I had my nephew paint the gate last week

 I had the gate painted by my nephew last week

11 John gets his sister to clean his shirt

 John gets his shirt cleaned by his sister

12 People say that inflation is getting out of control

 Inflation is said to be getting out of control

13 People rumour that Peter stole the money

 Peter is rumoured to have stolen the money

14 We saw a boy climbing the tree

 A boy was seen to be climbing the tree

II Complete the sentences using one of the verbs in the correct form.

Make Steal Redecorate Take Invite Damage Show Send

1 Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving

2 Cheese…………is made……….from milk

3 The roof of the building…………was damaged……….in a storm a few days ago

4 I haven’t received the letter although it…………was sent………a month ago

5 Now I have to walk to work because my motorbike………has been stolen………

6 Ann can’t use her office at the moment It……is being redecorated………

7 It was a boring film Many people left while it…………was being shown………

8 The injured……had been taken…………to hospital before the ambulance arrived at the scene

9 You………were invited……… to the wedding Why didn’t you go?

III Give the correct forms in Passive voice of the verbs given in the brackets

1 Homework is assigned _ (assign) twice a week