PASSIVE VOICE

I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence.

1. "Are we about to have dinner?". "Yes, it _____ in the dinning room".

A. is serving B. serves C. is being served D. served

2. "The maintenance people didn't remove the chairs from the ballroom".

"Don't worry. They _____ them before the dance begins".

A. will have been moved B. will have moved C. were moved D. moved

3. Gold_____ in California in the nineteenth century.

A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discovered

4. _____ that military spending is extremely high.

A. We are felt B. It feels C. It is felt D. We feel that it is

5. All planes_____ before departure.

A. will checked B. will has checked C. will be checked D. will been checked

6. I wanted_____ by the head of the company, but it was impossible.

A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. being to see

7. The whole building _____ after the earthquake.

A. the fire is said to completely destroyed. B. is said to have been completely destroyed.

C. was said to have completely destroyed. C. said to have completely destroyed.

8. This house _____ before 1970 by my grandfather.

A. built B. was built C. had built D. had been built

9. The robbers _____by the police.

A. Have arrested B. Have been arrested C. Was arrested D. Had arrested

10. Robert always hates _____by other children.

A. teasing B. being teased C. to be teased D. to tease

11. The student _____ for lying by the teacher this morning.

A. Has been punished B. Punished C. Is punished D. Was punished

12. The inmates of the juvenile home_____well by their caretakers.

A. Were not being treated B. Were not treating C. Have not being treated D. Was not being treated

13. Her homework _____ before her mother asked her to do so.

A. hasdone B. has been done C. had been done D. had done

14. The injured _____ to the hospital in an ambulance.

A. Were taking B. Was taking C. Have taken D. Were taken

15. We can’t go along here because the road _____.

A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repaires

16. Our rooms _____ by Sam now.

A. was repaired B. are being repaired C. were being repaired D. Have been repaired

17. Why don’t you have the roof _____ your brother?

A repaired B. repair C. repairs D. to repair

18. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should _____.

A. be have called B. been called C. be called D. have been called

19. My baby _____ a bath when you called.

A. was taking B. was being taken C. had taken D. Had been taken

20. Many US automobiles _____ in Detroit, Michigan.

A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing

VERB TENSES.

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. Since 1980, scientists the world over ___ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.

A. have done B. are doing C. did D. had done

A. have died B. had died C. would die D. were dying

A. has helped B. helps C. would help D. is helping

4. My girl friend arrived after I ______ for her about half an hour.

A. was waiting B. had been waiting D. have been waiting D. had waited

5. ______ to rain before you woke up this morning?

A. Did it begin B. Has it begun C. Had it begun D. Would it begin

6. I just want to know what you ____ at this time tomorrow afternoon.

A. are going to do B. will be doing C. are doing D. do

7. I am reading this novel. By the time you come back from work I ________-.

A. shall finish B. will finish C. shall have finished D. have finished

8. He ______the piano every day. A. practice B. practices C. is practicing D. has practiced

9. He _____________ now. A. is swimming B. swims C. swim D. has swum

10. John and I_______ pen pals for nearly 3 years. A. am B. are C. has been D. have been

11. I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday. A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going

12. The electricity went out while mother __________ a magazine.

A. read B. reads C. was reading D. reading

13. After he ____________his work, he sat down to write some letters.

A. finishes B. has finished C. had finished D. have finished

14. I_____________ your brother recently.

A. haven’t seen B. hasn’t seen C. am not seeing D. don’t see

15. She __________many people since she came here in June.

A. met B. has met C. was meeting D. have met

16. We ____Math at this time last week. A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt

17. She was playing games while he _____a football match.

A. watched B. watches C. was watching D. watching

18. She _____to Ho Chi Minh city last year. A. goes B. has gone C. go D. went

19. He __________football now. A. are playing B. plays C. is playing D. played

20. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.

A. listening B. listen C. listened D. listens

VERB TENSES.

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. Since 1980, scientists the world over ___ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.

A. have done B. are doing C. did D. had done

A. have died B. had died C. would die D. were dying

A. has helped B. helps C. would help D. is helping

4. My girl friend arrived after I ______ for her about half an hour.

A. was waiting B. had been waiting D. have been waiting D. had waited

5. ______ to rain before you woke up this morning?

A. Did it begin B. Has it begun C. Had it begun D. Would it begin

6. I just want to know what you ____ at this time tomorrow afternoon.

A. are going to do B. will be doing C. are doing D. do

7. I am reading this novel. By the time you come back from work I ________-.

A. shall finish B. will finish C. shall have finished D. have finished

8. He ______the piano every day. A. practice B. practices C. is practicing D. has practiced

9. He _____________ now. A. is swimming B. swims C. swim D. has swum

10. John and I_______ pen pals for nearly 3 years. A. am B. are C. has been D. have been

11. I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday. A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going

12. The electricity went out while mother __________ a magazine.

A. read B. reads C. was reading D. reading

13. After he ____________his work, he sat down to write some letters.

A. finishes B. has finished C. had finished D. have finished

14. I_____________ your brother recently.

A. haven’t seen B. hasn’t seen C. am not seeing D. don’t see

15. She __________many people since she came here in June.

A. met B. has met C. was meeting D. have met

16. We ____Math at this time last week. A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt

17. She was playing games while he _____a football match.

A. watched B. watches C. was watching D. watching

18. She _____to Ho Chi Minh city last year. A. goes B. has gone C. go D. went

19. He __________football now. A. are playing B. plays C. is playing D. played

20. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.

A. listening B. listen C. listened D. listens

Chọn đáp án đúng:

1. I_________ in Can Tho for 18 years, but now I'm living in Ho Chi Minh city.

A. Have lived B. live C. lived D. have been living

2. I wondered why he_________ his job.

A. Has changed B. changes C. used to change D. had changed

3. The department store__________ by the Johnson for many years.

A. Has been run B. is run C. runs D. has run

4. Kate________ 10 comedies this summer.

A. Has watched B. had watched C. will have watched D. watched

5. The number of footballers________ for the last ten years.

A. Has increased B. was increasing C. have increased D. were increasing

6. Don't worry! We_______for you at 6 o'clock tomorrow.

A.Will wait B. will be waiting C. wait D. are waiting

7. Mary__________the country by the time this letter reaches her.

A. Is going to leave B. will leave C. is leaving D. will have left

8. By this time next year, my father________here for 25 years.

A. Are going to work B. will be working C. will have been working D. will work

9. Tim_________in three movies already. I think he'll be a star some day.

A. Had appeared B. has appeared C. was appearing D. is appearing

10. They_________the door. No one can get in now.

A. Have locked B. had locked C. locked D. lock

11. The existence of many stars in the sky__________ us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.

A. Have led B. leads C. lead D. leading

12. They___________ the town hall for the past three years in fact, but they it yet.

A. Built/ hadn't finished B. had built/ didn't finish

C. have been building/ haven't finished D. have built/ weren't finishing

13. When I met Jim, he__________ from his university already.

A. Graduated B. has graduated C. had graduated D. was graduating

Chọn đáp án đúng:
1. As time goes by, he__________more and more eccentric.

A. Becomes B. is becoming C. has become D. has been becoming

2. I__________ the living room by the time Dad comes home. He__________ so surprised.

A. Will paint/will be B. will be painting/is C. will have painted/will be D. will have painted/is

3. It's the coldest winter we__________ in Greece.

A. Ever experience B. ever experienced C. were ever experiencing D. have ever experienced

4. When he___________ was younger, he the cinema every week.

A. Was used to going B. used to go C. was going D. had gone

5. They________for a mile when they___________that someone___________missing.

A. Had walked/ had realized/ was B. had been walking/ realized/ had been

C. had been walking/ realized/ was D. had walked/ had realized/ had been

6. As part of my job, I_________ abroad a lot, so I_______ to improve my English.

A. Travel/ need B. am travelling/ need C. am travelling/ am needing D. travel/ am needing

7. I_________ at my mother's house this week because I__________ my house painted.

A. Sleep/ have B. am sleeping/ have C. sleep/ am having D. am sleeping/ am having

8. I you should buy him a tie. He___________to dress formally.

A. Am thinking/ likes B. think/likes C. think/ is liking D. am thinking/ has liked

9. As a teenager, I_________ things my parents__________ of.

A. Would do/ didn't approve B. used to do/ weren't approving

C. used to do/ didn't approve D. would do/ weren't approving

10. "Hurry up! We're waiting for you. What's taking you so long?"

"I________ for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me."

A. Wait B. will wait C. am waiting D. have waited

11. Robert is going to be famous some day. He_________in three movies already. ~ I'm sure he'll be a star.

A. Has been appearing B. had appeared C. has appeared D. appeared

12. Where's Polly? ~She_________.

A. Is in her room studying B. in her room is studying

C. studies in her room D. has in her room studied

13. Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you? ~ Jeff? What a coincidence! I_________ about you when the phone rang.

A. Was just thinking B. just thought C. have just been thinking D. was just thought

14. What___________ about the new simplified tax? ~It's more confusing than the old one.

A. Are you thinking B. do you think C. have you thought D. have you been thinking

15. When is Mr. Fields planning to retire? ~ Soon, I think. He________ here for a long time. He'll probably retire next year or the year after that.

A. Worked B. had been working C. has been working D. is working

16. Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate? ~ I_________a delicious dessert for dinner tonight.

A. Make B. will make C. am going to make D. will have made

17. Let's go! What's taking you so long? ~ I'll be there as soon as I__________my keys.

A. Found B. will find C. find D. am finding

18. Next week when there______ a full moon, the ocean tides sill be higher.

A. Is being B. is C. will be D. will have been

19. While I______TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.

A. Watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching

20. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish__________ on earth for ages and ages.

A. Existed B. are existing C. exist D. have existed

21. The phone ________constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning.

A. Has been ringing B. rang C. had rung D. had been ringing

22. The earth_________on the sun for its heat and light.

A. Is depend B. depending C. has depended D. depends

23. I don't feel good. I________ home from work tomorrow.

A. Am staying B. stay C. will have stayed D. stayed

24. Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth's atmosphere. In the last two decades, space exploration_________ great contributions to weather forecasting.

A. Is making B. has made C. made D. makes

25. On July 20th, 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong_________ down onto the moon, the first person ever to set foot on another celestial body.

A. Was stepping B. stepped C. has stepped D. was step

26. The plane's departure was delayed because of mechanical difficulties. When the weary passengers finally boarded the aircraft, many were annoyed and irritable because they___________ in the airport for three and a half hours.

A. Are waiting B. were waiting C. have been waiting D. had been waiting

27. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate in another fifty years, this beach_______anymore.

A. Doesn't exist B. isn't going to exist C. isn't existing D. won't be existing

28. Homestead High School's football team_______a championship until last season, when the new coach led them to take first place in their league.

A. Has never won B. is never winning C. had never been winning D. had never won

29. To be able to qualify as an interpreter, many years of intensive language study are required for non-native speakers. By the end of this year, Chen________English for three years, but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.

A. Will be studying B. has studied C. will have been studying D. has been studying

30. In our hospital, patients________ every morning.

A. Are examined B. have examined C. can examine D. were examining

EX1:

1. In most major cities of the United States, the mayor....... by a simple majority

a. is being elected b. is elected c. had been elected d. were being elected

2. The traditions in our family ........ from generation, and I expect this will continue in the future

a. are going to be passed down b. were being passed down c. may have been passed d. have been passed down

3. My passport...... last year while I was on vacation

a. is stolen b. was stolen c. will be stolen d. was being stolen

4. Most of the email accounts at our company ..... by a virus last week

a. affected b. was affected c. were affected d. have been affected

5. Over 400 babies ..... in our community last year

a. born b. be born c. are born d. were born

6. It........that supplies of oil and natural gas may be exhausted in under 100 years

7. Where.........that only men can become president of this club?

a it is written b. is it written c. is it being written d. be believed

8. I think students..... to major in the sciences at this university for the past several years.

a.was being encouraged b. are being encouraged c. should be encouraged d. have been encouraged

9. ...... a tour of the facilities? It is important for you to see everything

a. were you given b. you could be given c, you had been given d, are you given

10. Many issues ....... at the meeting by the time you arrived

a. are raised b. raised c. had been raised d, have been raised

11. Many important but rare species of plants ........ in the Amazon

a, finds b. are finding c. are found d. is found

12. The people in the last row were ..... first

a.seating b, seat c. seated d. been seated

13. Where..............?

a. those photos were taken b, were those photos taken

c, have been taking those photos d. those photos have been taken

14. Details of the accident will........ some time tomorrow

a. release b, be released c. are released d, being released

15. In the past, it was...... that the sun revolved around the Earth

a. thinking b, think c, has thought d, thought

16. Congratulations to Dr. Casey. She has ..... a" first- class sufgeon" by a national journal

a. be named b, being named c, been naming d. been named

TEST 2
I/ CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
1. i haven't eaten anything since i ...... home from football practice
a. have got b. had gotten c. got d. will get
2. dr. lam ............ about the life time of sharks for many year and ....... some awards so far
a. have studied/ had gotten b. had studied/ had gotten
c. has studied/ has gotten d. studied/ will get
3. a large hydroelectric ...... was built on the river Danube
a. power b. dam c. bank d. wall
4. water can be held on the land by vegetation
a. plants used as food b. grown trees c. the growth of plants d. plants and trees
5. .......... air makes people unpleasant to breathe
a. pollute b. pollution c. polluted d. polluting
6. we are now facing the possible ........ of several rare spceies
a. danger b. variety c. existence d. dissappearance
7. of the six people in the plan when it crashed only one......
a. existed b. lived c. hurt d. survived
8. the cattle drank from a river polluted with toxic chemicals
a. waste b. colorless c. odorless d. poisonous
9. the charity is totally dependent .... money from the public
a. from b. in c. upon d. with
10. when the wastes are poured into the atmosphere the air becomes contaminated and unpleasant to breathe
a. dense b. dirty c. upon d. with
11. they were sent to a local ........ right after theirr parent's death
a. orphanage b. hospital c. park d. prison
12. cuc phuong national park is ......... 160km south west of hanoi
a. lied b. established c. abandoned d. located
13. nearly 1000 of the world's bird species are ........ with extinction
a. threatened b. endangered c. protected d. abandoned
14. many people come to the nation parks to see the work being done to protect endangered species
a. plants or animals that may be dangerous to people
b. plants or animals that disappeared form the world
c. plants or animals that are about to die
d. plants or animals that may soon become extinct
15. rare species of plants or ........ can be found in this region
a. fauna b. flora c. flowers d. vegetation
16. the hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population
a. using hydrogen to produce electricity
b. using radiating energy to produce electricity
c. using water power to produce electricity
d. using tidal power to produce electricity
17. the whale is a(n) .............species, there must be laws to protect them or they will be extinct
a. endanger b. dangerous c. endangered d. endangering
18. if someone........you, say' thank you" to him
a. helps b. helped c. will help d. would help
19. ............. you, i would think twice about that deccision. it could be a bad move
a. if i am b. should i be. c. were i d. if i had been
20. if i weren't working for an electrical company, i ......... in the post office
a. work b. will work c. have worked d. would be working
21. why are you sitting in the dark. let's just sa that if i ..... my electricity bill last month. I.... in the dark now
a. paid/ wouldn't be b. paid/ won't be c. had paid/ wouldn't have been d. had paid/wouldn't be
22. why did tom keep making jokes about me? i don't enjoy .........
a. be laughed at b. to be lauged at c. laughing at d. being lauged at
23. if the world's tropical forest continue to disappear at their present rate. many animal species.....
a. became b. would have become c. will become d. would become
24. ....... resigned, we would have been forced to sack him
a. had he not b. hadn't be c. he had not d. he not had
25. i won't lend you this money..... you promise to pay it back
a. in case b. if c. otherwise d. unless
26. if you ......... us about the bad service, we'd have eaten there
a. didn't tell b. wouldn;t have told c. hadn't told d. had told
27. diana is a wonderfull ballet dancer. she ........ since she was four
a. would be dancing b. has been danced c. has danced d. was danced
28. if he ..... with us last weekend, he............ the beauty of the national park
a. were/ would enjoy b. was/ would be enjoying c. had been/ would enjoy d. had been/ would have enjoyed
29 . that part of the nation park ......... several times this year
a. is repaired b. has repaired c. repaired d. has been repaired

II/ choose the words or phrases that best complete this passage
cuc phuong, the first national park in viet nam was officially open in 1960. it (1).........160km south of west of hanoi spainning ninh binh , hoa binh and thanh hoa province. cuc phuong national park (2)............over 200 spare km of rainforest. it attracks (3)....... tourists and scientists. in 2002, nearly 100000 visitors made their way to cuc phuong. tourists come there to study butterfies, visit caves, hike mountain and look at the (4) ..... tree. many come to see the work done to protect (5)....... species. according, to scientists, there about 2000 different species of (6) ....... and 450 species of fauna in the park
1. a. locates b. located c. is located d. is locating
2. a . covers b. contains c. abandons d. controls
3. a. neither b. either c. both d. every
4. a . 1000- year-old b. 1000- years- old c. 1000 year old d. 1000 years
5. a. dangerous b. wild c. rare d. endangered
6. a. trees b. flora c. vegetation d. flowers

TEST 2
I/ CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
1. i haven't eaten anything since i ...... home from football practice
a. have got b. had gotten c. got d. will get
2. dr. lam ............ about the life time of sharks for many year and ....... some awards so far
a. have studied/ had gotten b. had studied/ had gotten
c. has studied/ has gotten d. studied/ will get
3. a large hydroelectric ...... was built on the river Danube
a. power b. dam c. bank d. wall
4. water can be held on the land by vegetation
a. plants used as food b. grown trees c. the growth of plants d. plants and trees
5. .......... air makes people unpleasant to breathe
a. pollute b. pollution c. polluted d. polluting
6. we are now facing the possible ........ of several rare spceies
a. danger b. variety c. existence d. dissappearance
7. of the six people in the plan when it crashed only one......
a. existed b. lived c. hurt d. survived
8. the cattle drank from a river polluted with toxic chemicals
a. waste b. colorless c. odorless d. poisonous
9. the charity is totally dependent .... money from the public
a. from b. in c. upon d. with
10. when the wastes are poured into the atmosphere the air becomes contaminated and unpleasant to breathe
a. dense b. dirty c. upon d. with
11. they were sent to a local ........ right after theirr parent's death
a. orphanage b. hospital c. park d. prison
12. cuc phuong national park is ......... 160km south west of hanoi
a. lied b. established c. abandoned d. located
13. nearly 1000 of the world's bird species are ........ with extinction
a. threatened b. endangered c. protected d. abandoned
14. many people come to the nation parks to see the work being done to protect endangered species
a. plants or animals that may be dangerous to people
b. plants or animals that disappeared form the world
c. plants or animals that are about to die
d. plants or animals that may soon become extinct
15. rare species of plants or ........ can be found in this region
a. fauna b. flora c. flowers d. vegetation
16. the hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population
a. using hydrogen to produce electricity
b. using radiating energy to produce electricity
c. using water power to produce electricity
d. using tidal power to produce electricity
17. the whale is a(n) .............species, there must be laws to protect them or they will be extinct
a. endanger b. dangerous c. endangered d. endangering
18. if someone........you, say' thank you" to him
a. helps b. helped c. will help d. would help
19. ............. you, i would think twice about that deccision. it could be a bad move
a. if i am b. should i be. c. were i d. if i had been
20. if i weren't working for an electrical company, i ......... in the post office
a. work b. will work c. have worked d. would be working
21. why are you sitting in the dark. let's just sa that if i ..... my electricity bill last month. I.... in the dark now
a. paid/ wouldn't be b. paid/ won't be c. had paid/ wouldn't have been d. had paid/wouldn't be
22. why did tom keep making jokes about me? i don't enjoy .........
a. be laughed at b. to be lauged at c. laughing at d. being lauged at
23. if the world's tropical forest continue to disappear at their present rate. many animal species.....
a. became b. would have become c. will become d. would become
24. ....... resigned, we would have been forced to sack him
a. had he not b. hadn't be c. he had not d. he not had
25. i won't lend you this money..... you promise to pay it back
a. in case b. if c. otherwise d. unless
26. if you ......... us about the bad service, we'd have eaten there
a. didn't tell b. wouldn;t have told c. hadn't told d. had told
27. diana is a wonderfull ballet dancer. she ........ since she was four
a. would be dancing b. has been danced c. has danced d. was danced
28. if he ..... with us last weekend, he............ the beauty of the national park
a. were/ would enjoy b. was/ would be enjoying c. had been/ would enjoy d. had been/ would have enjoyed
29 . that part of the nation park ......... several times this year
a. is repaired b. has repaired c. repaired d. has been repaired

II/ choose the words or phrases that best complete this passage
cuc phuong, the first national park in viet nam was officially open in 1960. it (1).........160km south of west of hanoi spainning ninh binh , hoa binh and thanh hoa province. cuc phuong national park (2)............over 200 spare km of rainforest. it attracks (3)....... tourists and scientists. in 2002, nearly 100000 visitors made their way to cuc phuong. tourists come there to study butterfies, visit caves, hike mountain and look at the (4) ..... tree. many come to see the work done to protect (5)....... species. according, to scientists, there about 2000 different species of (6) ....... and 450 species of fauna in the park
1. a. locates b. located c. is located d. is locating
2. a . covers b. contains c. abandons d. controls
3. a. neither b. either c. both d. every
4. a . 1000- year-old b. 1000- years- old c. 1000 year old d. 1000 years
5. a. dangerous b. wild c. rare d. endangered
6. a. trees b. flora c. vegetation d. flowers