Passive

EXERCISES
I. Circle the best answer for each sentence.
1. We can’t go along here because the road........................
A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repairs
2. The story I’ve just read...................Agatha Christie
A. was written B. was written by C. was written from D. wrote by
3. I’m going to go out and.................................................
A. have cut my hair B. have my hair cut C. cut my hair D. my hair be cut
4. Something funny ...........................in class yesterday
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
5. Many US automobiles........................in Detroit, Michigan
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
6. A lot of pesticide residue can.........................................unwashed produce
A. find B. found C. be finding D. be found
7. We..................by a loud noise during the night
A. woke up B. are woken up C. were woken up D. were waking up
8. Some film stars...................difficult to work with
A. are said be B. are said to be C. say to be D. said to be
9. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? – I don’t enjoy........................at
A. be laughed B. to be laughed C. laughing D. being laughed
10. Today, many serious childhood diseases...........................by early immunization
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
11. Do you get your heating..........................every year?
A. checking B. check C. be checked D. checked
12. Bicycles.......................in the driveway
A. must not leave B. must not be leaving C. must not be left D. must not have left
13. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.......................next weekend
A. is going to be performed B. has been performed
D. will be performing D. will have perform
14. All bottles......................................before transportation
A. frozen B. were froze C. were frozen D. are froze
15. ...............................................yet?
A. Have the letters been typed B. Have been the letters typed
C. Have the letters typed D. Had the letters typed
16. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where.................for administration, broadcasting and education
A. is used B. it is used C. used D. being used
17. The telephones..............by Alexander Graham Bell
A. is invented B. is inventing C. invented D. was invented
18. Lots of houses...................by the earthquake
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroyed D. is destroyed
19. Gold.........................in California in the 19th century
A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discover
20. The preparation.......................by the time the guest............................
A. had been finished- arrived B. have finished- arrived
C. had finished-were arriving D. have been finished- were arrived
The boy_.......................by the teacher yesterday.
A. punish B. punished C. punishing D. was punished
22. “Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon”_ “They’ve already ......................., sir. They’re on your desk.”
A. typed B. been being typed C. being typed D. been typed
23. Sarah is wearing a blouse. It___________ of cotton.
A. be made B. are made C. is made D. made
24. They had a boy _______ that yesterday.
A. done B. to do C. did D. do
25. We got our mail ______ yesterday.
A. been delivered B. delivered C. delivering D. to deliver
26. James……..the news as soon as possible.
A. should tell B. should be told C. should told D. should be telled
27. My wedding ring ______ yellow and white gold.
A. is made B. is making C. made D. make
Mr. Wilson is .......................as Willie to his friend.
A. known B. knew C. is known D. know
29. References _____ in