CHUYÊN ĐỀ 4: PASSIVE VOICE

I. choose the best option:

1.After the race ____________, the celebration began.
A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won
2. Let your name ______ in the sheet of paper. A. to be written B. be written C. write D. being written.
3. " When __________?" -" In 1928"
A. penicillin was discovered B. was penicillin discovered C. did penicillin discovered D. did penicillin discover
4.” Ms.Jones. Please type those letters before noon."
" They 've already _______, sir. They 're on your desk."
A. typed B. been typed C. being typed D. been being typed.
5.The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should ______ immediately.(ngay lập tức)
A. have called B. been called C. called D. have been called
6. " 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.
7. My car made strange noises, sputtered (nói nhỏ) to a stop, and then wouldn't start again. Fortunately (may thay), the mechanic (công
nhân cơ khí) at my garage ______ the source of the problem. A. was discover B. was discovered C. dicovered D.
has been discovered
8. Eggs _____ in a freezer.A.shouldn't be keep B. shouldn't been kept C. shouldn't be keeped D. shouldn't be kept
9. Bananas _______ to Europe every year. A. are exported B. is exported C. exports D. exported
10. The meeting will ______ in Lon Don next week. A. be held B. be hold C. is held D. are hold.
11. Some films stars ______ be difficult to work with. A. are said B.say to C. is said D. are said to
12. The story I 've just read _______ Agatha Chritie. A. was written B. was written by C. was written from D. wrote
13. We can't go along here because the road ______________.
A. been repaired B. is being repaired C. repair D. repaired
14.My purse (cái ví) _____ yesterday. A. have take B. was taken C. have took D. is taken
15. The details should _____ carefully. A. is checked B. was checked C. check D. be checked
16. We have _________ how to cook. A. been teach B. been teached C. be taught D. been taught
17. She has ______ to Hue University. A. be accepted B. is accepted C. been accepted D. been accept
18. When ____ the telephone_____?A. were...... invented B. was ... invented C. were... invent D. was ... invent
19. A lot of money_______ in the robbery. A. were stolen B. was stolen C. were steal D. was stealed
20. How ____ this word_______? A. is ... pronounced B. are ...pronouncedC. were ... pronounced D. is pronounce
21.He is made __________ that book by his mother. A. to read B. read C. reading D. reads
22. They have someone _________ their house.A. repaired B. to repaire C. repair D. repairing
23. The building needs ____________ quickly. A. repaints B. to be repainted C. repainting D. B and C are correct
24. Tom was seen ________ on the stage yesterday. A. sings B. sing C. to sing D. all are correct
25. My father gets me _________ his flowers.A. water B. to water C. watering D. A and B are correct
26. He was said _________well when he was young. A. to study B. to have studied C. studied D. studying
27. Tom and Mary are said ____________each other five years ago.
A. to know B. to have know C. knew D. to have known
28. The dictionary was bought __________ her by Daisy. A.to B. for C. on D. by
29.The state school system is ______ for by the state. A. pay B. paying C. paid D. pays
30. All these textbooks ________ by the Education Publishing House.
A. have been published B. published C. are publishing D. published
31. Harry Porter ________ into many languages.
A. has been translated B. have been translated C. is being translated D. had been translated
32. English _______ as a second language in my country in the future. A. will use B. is used C. uses D. will be used
33. He won the first prize in English Speaking Competition so he _______ to go to Singapore last summer.
A. offered B. was offered C. is offered D. has been offered
34. An English Speaking Competition is going ____________ in my school next Sunday.
A. to be held B. to hold C. held D. be held
35. She ______ at the staff room. What had happened to her? A. is seen B. was seen C. saw D. sees
36. A new secondary school has just been ______ in my town. A. building B. building C. built D. be built
II. Choose the best option:
1. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony _______ next weekend.
a. is going to be performed b. has been performed c. will be performing d. will have performed
2. Reagan _______ an actor years ago.
a. is said to be b. was said being c. was said have been d. is said to have been
3. I hate _______ personal questions by newly-acquainted friends.
a. to be asking b. to be asked c. being asked d. of asking
4. It _______ that learning a foreign language _______ a lot of time.
a. says / is taken b. is saying / has been taken c. is said / takes d. was said / was taken
5. All bottles _______ before transportation. a. frozen b. were froze c. were frozen d. are froze
6. The trees _______.
 a. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard
b. were grown in the backyard by John yesterday
c. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John
d. in the backyard were grown yesterday by John
7. _______ yet?
a. Have the letters been typed b. Have been the letters typed c. Have the letters typed d. Had the letters typed
8. 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
9. The telephone _______ by Alexander Graham Bell.
a. is invented b. is inventing c. invented d. was invented
10. Lots of houses _______ by the earthquake.
a. are destroying b. destroyed c. were destroying d. were destroyed
11. In the US the first stage of compulsory (bắt buộc) education _______ as elementary education.
a. to be generally known b. is generally known
c. generally known d. is generally knowing
13.The preparations _______ by the time the guests _______.
a. had been finished / arrived b. have finished / arrived c. had finished / were arriving d. have been finished / were arrived
14._______ in that company? a. Do shoes make b. Are shoes be made c. Shoes are made d. Are shoes made
15.Portuguese _______ as an official language in this city since three hundred years ago.
a. has always been spoken b. has been spoken always c. has always spoken d. had always spoken
16.More than ten victims _______ missing in the storm (bão) last week.
a. are reported to be b. are reported to have been c. are reporting to have been d. are reporting to be
17._______ by your father?
a. Did that book write b. Did that book written c. Was that book written d. Was that book be writing
18.Something _______ immediately to prevent teenagers from _______ in factories and mines.
a. should be done / being exploited b. we should do / exploitingc. should do I be exploited d. should have done / exploited
19.This car _______.
a. was manufactured(sản xuất) 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
20.Why _______ on time? a. don't the exercises finish b. weren't the exercises be finished
c. aren't the exercises being finished d. aren't the exercises be finished
21.No longer _______ in our office since it _______.
a. have typewriters been used / computerized b. typewriters have been used / was computerized
c. have typewriters been used / was computerized d. typewriters have been used / computerized
22.When _______? a. were computers used first b. were computers first used
c. did computers first use d. are computers first using
23.That machine is useless. It ______not been used for a long time a. is b. was c. did d. has
24._______ by the police. a. The stealing car has just been found b. The stolen car has just been found
c. The stealing car has just found d. The stolen car has just found.
25._______ students required to wear uniforms at all times? a. Are b. Do c. Did d. Will
26._______ to you yet?
a. Are the book been giving back b. Was the book been given back
c. Has been the book given back d. Has the book been given back
27.What he has done to me _______.
a. cannot forgiven b. cannot be forgiven(tha lỗi) c. cannot forgive d. cannot be forgiving
28.The keys _______ somewhere.
a. must have been leaving b. must have left c. must be leaving d. must have been left
29.Japanese _______ at the meeting.
a. will speak b. will spoken c. will be spoken d. will be speaking
30.Although he tried his best, he could not make his voice _______. a. hear b. to hear c. hearing d. heard
31.I _______ in the lounge for ten minutes.
a. was told waiting b. was told to wait c. was telling to be waited d. was told to be waited
32.These students _______ so much that they feel very tired and bored.
a. are made to study b. are made study c. are making to study d. ate made to be studied
33.They _______ time and money doing such a thing.
a. were advised not to waste b. were advised not to be wasted c. were advising not to waste d. were advising not to be wasted
34. Bicycles _______ in the driveway.
a. must not leave b. must not be leaving c. must not be left d. must not have left
III.Change into the passive voice
1. Will the school distribute the textbooks?=> Will the textbooks be distributed (phân phát) by the school?
2. Bad weather has delayed the flight from Ha Noi.=> The flight from Ha Noi has been delayed by bad weather.
3. Didn't they return those books to the library?=> Weren’t those books returned to the library?
4. An artist wrote that interesting article about Ha Noi.=> That interesting article about Hanoi was written by an artist.
5. People say that his father is French.=> It is said that his father is French./ His father is said to be French.
6. The police didn't interview the witness.=> The witness wasn’t interviewed by the police.
7. My father bought me a video recorder.=> A video recorder was bought for me by my father.
=> I was bought a video recorder by my father.
8. She got this man to mow the lawn.=> She got the lawn mown by this man.
9. I'll have someone remove the fence.=> I'll have the fence removed (by someone).
10. The committee is considering that proposal right now.=> That proposal (đề xuất) is being consider(xem xét) by the committee (uỷ
ban) right now.
11. He ordered us to clean the floor.=> We were ordered to clean the floor.
12. Nobody can see him.=> He can’t be seen.
13. People saw him steal your car=> He was seen to steal your car.
14. People don't make the children work hard.=> The children aren't made to work hard.
15.Why didn't they help him?=> Why wasn’t he helped?
16. Do they teach English here?=> Is English tought here?
17. Nobody cleaned the room yesterday=> The room wasn’t cleaned yesterday.
18. Who repaired your bicycle?=> Who was your bicycle repaired by?
19. What plays did Shakespeare write?=> What plays were written by Shakespeare ?
20. Where do people speak English?=> Where is English spoken ?
21. At that time , scientists began discovering the satellites=> The satellites began being discovered by scientists at that time.
22. We can never find him at home for he is always on the move.=> He can never be found at home ( by us ) for he is always on the
move.
23. She heard the child crying in the room=> The child was heard crying in the room ( by her ).
24 They begin to beat wooden drums.=> Wooden drums begin to be beaten.
25.Who looked after your children ?=> Who were your children looked after by?
26. Has Tom finished the work?=> Has the work been finished by Tom?
27. The teacher explained the questions to the pupils=> The questions were explained to the pupils by the teacher.
28.Is she going to write a poem?=> Is a poem going to be written by her?
29. We needed to build this school.=> This school needed to be built / needed building.
30. They have to repair the engine of the car.=> The engine of the car has to be repaired.
31. Who wrote this book?=> Who was this book written by ?
32.People think that Jack London's life and writings represent the American love of adventure.
=> Jack London’s life and writings are thought to represent the American love of adventure .
=> It is thought that Jack London's life and writings represent the American love of adventure.
34.. They declared that Mary won the competition.=> It was declared that she won the competition.//=> Mary was declared to win the
competition.
35. Tom has given me an English book.=> I have been given an English book by Tom.//=> An English book has been given to me by
Tom.
35. The secretary has just finished the report=> The report has just been finished by the secretary.
36.. They made the boys water the vegetables=> The boys were made to water the vegetables.( veg e ta bờ le)
37. He finished his exercises on time.  His exercise was finished on time.
38.People plant rice in those fields.  Rice is planted in those fields.
39.. this boy broke my windows yesterday. My windows were broken by this boy yesterday.
40.. did you do your test perfectly?  Was your test done perfectly.
41.Why didn’t you learn this lesson?  Why wasn’t this lesson learnt?
42. They have known him well.  He has been known well.
43.. The manager must sign the cheque. The cheque must be signed by the manager.
44.. They have postponed the concert. The concert have been postponed.
45. My father bought me a video recorder.  I was bought a video recorder by my father.
46. The police didn’t interview the witness.  The witness wasn’t interviewed by the police.
47.. They use cars and strucks to carry food to market. Car and strucks are used to carry food to the market.
48. They have built a new hospital near the airport. A new hospital has been built near the airport.
49. He hasn’t seen the younger son for three weeks. The younger son hasn’t been seen by him for 3 weeks.
50. Tom was said to have won the scholarship.-> It was said that Tom had won the scholarship.
IV. supply the correct verb form:
1. She ( often take) is often taken to the theater by The Greens.//
2. My car (repair) was repaired yesterday.
3.Will your house (rebuild) be rebuilt next year?//
4. Can this car (repair) be repaired ?
5. Must this test ( finish) be finished on time?//
6. Water can’t (find) be found here.
7. He used to(take) be taken to school by his mother.//
8. Is English (learn) learnt all over the world?
9. My car ( not repair) hasn’t been repaired yet.//
10. I (invite) was invited to her party last night.
V. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. He has written four novels ______.A. so far B. one year ago C. last year D. yesterday
2. I’ve played the piano ______.A. two years ago B. since 1995 C. before 1995 D. tomorrow
3. He ______ me about it last night.A. tells B. have told C. has told D. told
4. ______ you ______ from George recently?A. Has / heard B. Did / heard C. Have / heard D. Have / hear
5. Everything is going well. We ______ any problems so far.A. haven’t had B. hasn’t had C. haven’t D. hasn’t
6. I am tired. I ______ since breakfast.A. have been working B. work C. will work D. am working
7. It hasn’t rained ______.A. last night B. today C. a month ago D. yesterday
8. The meeting will ______ in London next week.A. be held B. is held C. be hold D. are hold
9. I’m hungry. I ______ anything since 8 am.A. hasn’t eaten B. haven’t eaten C. haven’t eated D. don’t eat
10. These designers ______ inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities since last year.
A. have taken B. took C. has taken D. take
11. I ______ a lot of people in the last few days.A. met B. meet C.have met D. has met
12. We can’t go along here because the road ______.A. been repaired B. repair C. is being repaired D. repaired
13. The story I’ve just read ______ Agatha Christie.A. was written B. was written from C. was written by D. wrote
14. Some film stars ______ be difficult to work with.A. are said B. is said C. say to D. are said to
15. She wishes she ______ a palace now.A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. would own
16. This is the most interesting novel that I have ______ read.A. ever B. yet C. never D. now
17. I’d like to borrow this book. Has Anna read ______?A. still it B. yet it C. it yet D. just
18. Ben writes very quickly. He’s ______ finished his essay.A. already B. still C. yet D. for
19. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians ____ the Ao dai in their poets, novels and songs.
A. mention B. mentioned C. has mentioned D. have mentioned
20. I haven’t seen that coat before. ______ have you had it?A. How B. How old C. When D. How long
21. This is the first time I ______ away from home.A. lived B. have ever lived C. lives D. has lived
22. My house ______ broken into last night.A. are B. is C. was D. were
22. The meal ______ cooked when I came.A. was be B. was being C. is D. is being
23. How ______ this word ______?A. is / pronounced B. are / pronounced C. were / pronounced D. is / pronounce
24. A lot of money ______ in the robbery.A. were stolen B. were steal C. was stolen D. was stole
25. When ______ the telephone ______?A. were / invented B. were / inventing C. was / invented D. was / inventing
26. Somebody ______ the car already.A. have cleaned B. clean C. has cleaned D. cleaned
27. She has ______ to Hue University.A. be accepted B. been accepted C. is accepted D. were accepted
28. We have ______ how to cook.A. been teach B. be taught C. been teacher D. been taught
29.. The details should ______ carefully.A. is checked B. check C. was checked D. be checked
30. Doctors _____ an answer to AIDS yet.A. have found B. found C. haven't found D. hasn't found
31. Do you mind _____ up?A. wash B. washing C. washed D. to wash.
32. He enjoys _____ in the rain.A. walk B. walks C. to walk D. walking.
33. Would you like _____ to my party?A. come B. to come C. coming D. came.
34. My sister likes _____ and _____.A. dance/sing B. to dance/sings C.dancing/singing D. dancing/to sing
35. This school _____ ten years ago.A. be built B. is built C. was built D. built
36. He _____ since the day we left school.A. hasn't seen B. hasn't been being seen C. wasn't seen D. hasn't been seen
37. We spent half a year _____ this hotel.A. to build B. built C. building D. with building
38. My friend is fond of _____ TV in the evening.A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched
39. There is a _____ on the table. A. lamp reading B. read lamp C. reading lamp D. reading lamps
40. While I _____ TV, my sister _____ to music.
A. was watching/ listening B. watched/ listened C. was watching/ was listening D. watching/ listening
41. She is bored _____ getting up early.A. with B. of C. in D. to
42. I am not used _____ up early.A. get B. to get C. getting D. to getting
43. She can't stand _____ her at home all day.A seeing B. see C. to see D. saw
44. You'd better _____ at night. It's dangerous.A. not go out B. don't go out C. to go out D. not to go out
45. I'd rather _____ at home than _____ to see that film. A. stay/ to go B. staying/ going C. to stay/ to go D. stay/ go
46. He was surprised _____ her action.A. for B. with C. to D. at
47. They are trying to look _____ new jobs.A. after B. at C. for D. forward
48. They are looking forward _____ Tet holiday.A. to have B. having C. to having D. have
49. He looked at me_____.A. angry B. angrily C. anger D. angryly.
50 This is Kensington Garden _____ every visitor from abroad admires.A. which B. what C. from where D. where
51. This is a store _____ you can buy almost everything from.A. which B. where C. what D. in which
52. It is in this house _____ he was born.A. where B. which C. that D. in which
53 That man can tell us where _____.A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John living
54. I found history very _____. A. amusing B. amused C. amuse D. to amuse
55. Her _____ include swimming and reading.. A.interests B. interesting C. interested D. interest
56. English is the _____ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world.A. office B. official C. officer D. officially
57. He looks _____ today than yesterday.A. good B. well C. better D. goodly
58. There is a _____ difference between the north and the south.A. region B. regional C. regionally D. regioner
59. The teacher told the boys to stop _____.A. to make B. played C. playing D. being played
60. He used _____ next to me in class.A. to sit B. sit C. to sitting D. to sat
61. Are you looking for my sister? - She isn't at home now. She _____ to the library.
A. went B. goes C. has gone D. is going
62. While I was swimming yesterday afternoon, someone else _____ my clothes.A. stealed B. was stealing C. was stolen D. stole
63. Who _____ the bicycle?A. invents B. was invented C. invented D. did invented
64. I like your car. How long _____ it? A. have you had B. did you have C. you have had D. do you have
65. He couldn't stand _____ for her so long.A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited
66. It's not worth _____ a tax home. A. taking B. to take C. take D. took
67. Are you interested in _____ football.A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
68. "Don't _____ in class" said the teacher.A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say