THPT QG 2016 - 2017

THE PASSIVE VOICE PRACTICE

Exercise 1: Change into the passive voice
Part 1
1. Somebody cleans that room everyday.
2. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
3. They are building a new highway around the city.
4. They have built a new hospital near the airport.
5. They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview.
6. People dont use this road very often.
7. Somebody accused me of stealing money.
8. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
9. The bill includes service.
10. They have changed the date of the meeting.
11. It has been said that UFO sightings are increasing.
12. He is getting them mend the windows.
13. They made her hand over her passport.
14. Dont let the others see you.
15. They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.
16. They know that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law.
17. They expect that the government will lose the election.
18. I didnt realize that somebody was recording our conversation.
19. They never made us do anything we didnt want to do.
20. Brian told me that somebody had attacked him in the street.
Part 2
1. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures.
2. Ill go by train and my friend will meet me at the station.
3. We put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday.
4. The teacher is going to explain this problem to us.
5. How much did they pay you?
6. A woman I know has just told me about it.
7. Nobody knows anything about Brendas family.
8. Many people believe that air pollution is going to be much worse in the next decade.
9. They told me that you were the best architect in this city.
10. She reported that the flowers were killed by frost.
11. Some people inform me that the director is going to take a business trip to England.
12. That officer announced that the meeting was delayed until next week.
13. He discovered that this cotton was grown in Egypt.
14. They promise that the performance will start on time.
15. He recommends that we should stay at the city center.
16. We believed that Alice would pass the driving test.
17. The director notifies all the workers that they will have to work extra hard this month.
18. They have persuaded me that they will go with me to the stadium.
19. He had a mechanic repair his car.
20. She often gets the technician to maintain the heater.
21. They had the police arrest the shoplifter.
22. Are you going to have the shoemaker repair your shoes?
23. I must have the dentist check my teeth.
24. She will have a veterinary surgeon examine her dog.
25. We had a man take this photograph when we were on holiday last summer.
26. The Greens had a carpet cleaner clean their carpet.

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All bottles _________ before transportation.

A. frozen
B. is frozen
C. was frozen
D. were frozen
Everything that _________ remained a secret.
A. had be overheard
B. had been overheard
C. had been overheared
D. would had been overheard
Everything ___________.
A. were forbidden
B. is forbidden
C. is forbidded
D. are forbidden
Everything___________________________.
A. are going to be forgotten
B. is going to be forgotten
C. is going to be forgot
D. were going to be forgotten
I___________________________.
A. have not given the money
B. have not been given the money
C. have not been give the money
D. have not be given the money
It _______ for years.
A. has not be known
B. had not been known
C. had not be known
D. have not been known
It _________ that learning English is easy.
A. are said
B. said
C. is said
D. is sayed
John and Ann___________________________.
A. were not mislead
B. were not misleededC. was not misled
D. were not misled
Our horses ________.
A. are well feeded
B. are well fed
C. is well fed
D. is well feeded
Peter and Tom _________ in an accident yesterday.
A. is hurt
B. is hurted
C. were hurt
D. were hurted
South Florida and HawaiI _________ by a hurricane.
A. is hit
B. have been hit
C. have are hit
D. has been hit
The battles _________ for liberation.
A. had be fought
B. had been fighted
C. had been fought
D. has been fought
We cant go along here because the road........................
A. is repairing
B. is repaired
C. is being repaired
D. repairs
The story Ive just read_________ Agatha Christie.
A. was written
B. was written by
C. was written from
D. wrote by
Im going to go out and_________
A. have cut my hair
B. have my hair cut
C. cut my hair
D. my hair be cut
Something funny_________ in class yesterday.
A. happened
B. was happened
C. happens
D. is happened
Many US automobiles_________ in Detroit, Michigan
A. manufacture
B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured
D. are manufacturing
A lot of pesticide residue can_________ unwashed produce.
A. find
B. found
C. be finding
D. be found
We_________ by a loud noise during the night.
A. woke up
B. are woken up
C. were woken up
D. were waking up
Some film stars_________ difficult to work with.
A. are said be
B. are said to be
C. say to be
D. said to be
Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? I dont enjoy_________ at.
A. be laughed
B. to be laughed
C. laughing
D. being laughed
Today, many serious childhood diseases_________ by early immunization.
A. are preventing
B. can prevent
C. prevent
D. can be prevented
Do you get your heating_________ every year?
A. checking
B. check
C. be checked
D. checked
Bicycles_________ in the driveway.

A. must not leave

B. must not be leaving
C. must not be left
D. must not have left
25. Beethovens Fifth Symphony_________ next weekend. [ Symphony: khc giao hng]
A. is going to be performedB. has been performed
C. will be performing
D. will have perform
26. All bottles_________ before transportation.
A. frozen
B. were froze
C. were frozen
D. are froze
27. ___________________________. yet?
A. Have the letters been typed
B. Have been the letters typed
C. Have the letters typed
D. Had the letters typed
28. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where `_________ for adm
inistration, broadcasting and education.
A. is used
B. it is used
C. used
D. being used
29. The telephones_________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. is invented
B. is inventing
C. invented
D. was invented
30. Lots of houses_________ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying
B. destroyed
C. were destroyed
D. is destroyed
31. Gold_________ in California in the 19th century.
A. was discovered
B. has been discovered
C. was discover
D. they discover
32. 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
33. The boy_________ by the teacher yesterday.
A. punish
B. punished
C. punishing
D. was punished
34. Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon_ Theyve already ______, sir. Theyre on your desk.
A. typed
B. been being typed
C. being typed
D. been typed
35. Sarah is wearing a blouse. It___________ of cotton.
A. be made
B. are made
C. is made
D. made
36. They had a boy _________ that yesterday.
A. done
B. to do
C. did
D. do
37. We got our mail _________ yesterday.
A. been delivered
B. delivered
C. delivering
D. to deliver
38. James.. the news as soon as possible.
A. should tell
B. should be told
C. should told
D. should be telled
39. My wedding ring _________ yellow and white gold.
A. is made
B. is making
C. made
D. make
40. Mr. Wilson is _________ as Willie to his friend.
A. known
B. knew
C. is known
D. know
41. References _________ in the examination room.
A. not are used
B. is not used
C. didnt used
D. are not used
42. Laura _________ in Boston.
A. are born
B. were born
C. was born
D. born
43. His car needs _________
A. be fixed
B. fixing
C. to be fixing
D. fixed
44. Her watch needs _________.
A. repairing
B. to be repaired
C. repaired
D. A and B
45. My mother is going _________ this house.
A. sold
B. sell
C. to be sold
D. to sell
46. Theres somebody behind us. I think we are _________.
A. being followed
B. are followed
C. follow
D. following
47. Have you _________ by a dog?
A. bite
B. bit
C. ever been bitten
D. ever been bit
48. The room is being _________ at the moment.
A. was cleaned
B. cleaned
C. cleaning
D. clean
49. It _________ that the strike will end soon.

A. is expected
B. expected
C. are expected
D. was expected
50. It is _________ that many people are homeless after the floods.
A. was reported
B. reports
C. reported
D. reporting
51. He was said _________ this building.
A. designing
B. to have designed
C. to design
D. designed
52. Ted _________ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.
A. got sting
B. got stung
C. get stung
D. gets stung
53. These tennis courts dont _________ very often. Not many people want to play.
A. got used
B. used
C. get used
D. get use
54. Ill get Minh _________ this for you.
A. do
B. done
C. did
D. to do
55. Those letters _________ now. You can do the typing later.
A. need typing
B. needn't be typed
C. need to type
D. needn't typing
56. 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
57. Somebody cleans the room every day.
A. The room everyday is cleaned.
B. The room is every day cleaned.
C. The room is cleaned every day.
D. The room is cleaned by somebody every day.
58. People dont use this road very often.
A. This road is not used very often.
B. Not very often this road is not used.
C. This road very often is not used.
D. This road not very often is used.
59. How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned?
B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned?
D. Languages are learned how?
60. 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
61. Tom bought that book yesterday.
A. That book was bought by Tom yesterday.
B. That book was bought yesterday by Tom.
C. That book yesterday was bought by Tom
D. That book was bought yesterday.
62. The new computer system _________ next month.
A. is be installed
B. is being installed C. is been installed
D. is being installed by people