BAI TAP THE BI DONG PASSIVE VOICE HAY BY LE VAN HAU

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Vietnam National University Teacher: Lê Văn Hâu. Email: LUYỆN THI – ĐỀ SỐ 3® Telephone number: 0934 252 604. PASSIVE VOICE Underline and correct the mistake in each of the following passive voice sentences. 1. A big chunk of his calf was being bitten off by the dog yesterday. 2. A plan to stop drug trafficking had been draw up. 3. His confidence will be build up by this. 4. Are you sure the door have been shut? 5. I was being woken up by the alarm clock at 5 o’clock. 6. Batteries must not thrown out in the communal waste. 7. Unemployment must dealt with by the government. 8. Many beautiful songs are being sing at this competition. 9. She are being brought up in a friendly atmosphere. 10. Too much money are being spent on the army. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions. 1. “Those eggs of different colors are very artistic.” – “Yes, they _____ in Russia.” (were painted/were paint/were painting/ painted ) 2. “David is in prison for smoking drugs.” – “He _____ that it was against the law.” (is telling/ was told/ told/ tells) 3. “The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from the ballroom.” – “Don’t worry. They _____ them before the dance begins.” (will have been moved/ will have moved/ were moved/ moved) 4. Gold _____ in California in the 19th century. (was discovered/ has been discovered/ was discovered/ they discovered) 5. _____ that military spending is extremely high. (we are felt/ it feels/ it is felt/ we feel that it is) 6. All planes _____ before depature. (will checked/ will has checked/ will be checked/ will been checked) 7. I wanted_____ by the head of the company, but is was impossible. (to see/ to be seen/ seeing/ being to see) 8. Nancy _____ at Bob’s house every night this week. (has been eaten/ has eating/ is being eaten/ has been eating) 9. “where did you get these old dresses?” – “We _____ them in the old trunk.” (were found/ finding/ found/have been found) 10. “what happened to the old mail carrier?” – “He_____ to a new neighbourhood to work.” (has sent/ was send/ was sent/ sent) 11. “the longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long.” – “It _____ by Peter.” (was catching/ caught/ was caught/ catch) 12. “I heard you decided to take up tennis.” – “Yes, I have_____ every day.” (been played/ been playing/ playing/ play) 13. “Are we about to have dinner?” – “Yes, it _____ in the dinning room.” (is serving/ serves/ is being served/ served) 14. “Why is Tony in prison?” – “He _____ of robbery.” (has been convicted/ has been convicting/ has convicted/ convicted) 15. “Where are Jack and Joseph?” – “They _____ the boxes you asked for into the house” (have been bringing/ bringing/ have been brought/ to bring) 16. “Where’s the old chicken coop?” – “It _____ by a window storm last year.” (destroy/ is destroyed/ was destroyed/destroyed) 17. “We’re still looking for Tom.” – “Hasn’t he _____ yet?” (been found/ to find/ found/ being found) 18. “Whatever happened to that fortune-teller?” – “I don’t know. She _____ around here in a long time.”(hasn’t seen/ didn’t see/ hasn’t been seeing/ hasn’t been seen) 19. “Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer.” – “ She _____ since She was four.” ( has been dancing/ has been dance/ is dancing/ was danced ) 20. “What a beautiful dress you’re wearing!” – “Thank you. It _____ especially for me by a French tailor.” ( is made/ has made/ made/ was made) Change the following sentences from the active to the passive.Write the sentences in the space provided. 1. They pubish The Times newspaper in London.→_______________________________________________________ 2. They are destroying the forests in Indonesia. →_______________________________________________________ 3. They’ve treated him very well. →_______________________________________________________ 4. They haven’t cleaned the kitchen yet. →_______________________________________________________ 5. Do you know who wrote the play? →_______________________________________________________ 6. The tennnis club was holding a meeting at 6.30. →_______________________________________________________.

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Joanne had to take her dog to the vet. →_______________________________________________________ Are they talking about the meeting? →_______________________________________________________ Lan will make you a cup of tea. →_______________________________________________________ Did your son draw this circle? →_______________________________________________________ People should send their complaints to the main office. →___________________________________________ Somebody told me to wait outside. →_______________________________________________________ The police have just released Frederic. →_______________________________________________________ The zoo keepers feed the animals twice a day. →_______________________________________________________ We are going to grow flowers in the front garden. →______________________________________________________ It is reported that two people were killed in the car accident. →_____________________________________________ They need to pay the bill before the first of the month. →__________________________________________________ We don’t use this kind of cloth to make shirts. →_______________________________________________________ Vietnamese women continue to wear the unique and feshionable Aodai. →____________________________________ She lent me $50 yesterday. →_______________________________________________________ People say that early Egyptian and Greek sailors used carrier-pigeons. →______________________________________ He bought a new mobile phone 2 weeks ago. →_______________________________________________________ You will know the result of the graduation examination in a week. →________________________________________ She was cooking dinner when we dropped in to see her. →________________________________________________ He phoned me after he had finished the oral test. →______________________________________________________ They will have used a lot of robots in factories by 2020. →_________________________________________________ Did people make jeans two hundred years ago? →_______________________________________________________ Who teaches you Geography? →_______________________________________________________ How many books did she borrow? →_______________________________________________________ Who composed the song “Proud of you”? →_______________________________________________________ Has your elder brother watched this play several times? →_______________________________________________ When will they pull this old building down? →_______________________________________________________ Why didn’t you invite Kate to the party last month? →_________________________________________________ Her parents always encourage her to focus on her study. →_________________________________________________ The sudden flood damaged our crops. →______________________________________________________ Have you ever met this movie star? →_______________________________________________________ Will you phone her when she comes to London? →_______________________________________________________ They believe that the thieves go in through the kitchen window. →_______________________________________________________ →_______________________________________________________ It was impossible for you to finish the homework before 9 o’clock. →____________________________________ Was Mary reading a magazine when her mother phoned? →____________________________________________ They cancelled all flights because of the fog. →_______________________________________________________ They are going to build more schools for disabled children. →______________________________________________ They will laugh at you because you are impolite. →_______________________________________________________ He threw his second-hand cassette recorder away. →_______________________________________________ They didn’t look after the baby properly. →_______________________________________________________ They haven’t handed in the compositions yet. →_______________________________________________________ They contacted the police, didn’t they? →_______________________________________________________ The police are looking for the wanted man at the moment. →______________________________________________ We will pick my classmate Alice up at Noibai airport. →_________________________________________________ Nothing can make me change my mind. →_______________________________________________________ People saw him steal your suicase. →_______________________________________________________ Mr. Adam used to drink a lot of wine. →_______________________________________________________ He didn’tused to play tennis. →_______________________________________________________ They decided to send the latest book to a famous publisher’s. →_____________________________________________ I have heard him sing “Hotel California” several times. →______________________________________________ They allowed their daughter to go out last night. →________________ Judy has to do the housework now. →________________ I suggested opening another bookstore on this street. →________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 59. You must clean the floor without delay. →________________ 60. The managing director has explained the problem to us. →________________ 61. She rarely talks to her neighboor about herself, does she? →________________ 62. I will wait for him until he finishes his work. →________________ 63. Your success in study will make your parents feel proud. →________________ 64. She advised him not to buy an old car. →________________ 65. We are going to visit Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum this mummer. →________________ 66. The movie has disappointed us very much. →________________ 67. I had a boy polish my shoes every Monday. →________________ 68. Ckear up the house at once. →________________ 69. We are to open the new restaurant tomorrow. →________________ 70. Keep the room clean and tidy. →________________ Finish the secon sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one beginning with the words or phrases. 1. For a long time the Earth was believed to be flat. →For a long time people________________ 2. They decided to demolish the old theater. → They decided that________________ 3. Who feeds the monkeys at the zoo every day? →By________________ 4. She likes people to call her “star”. →She likes________________ 5. He was seen to pick up the wallet. →People________________ 6. We are to introduce this speed limit gradually. →This speed limit________________ 7. A machine could do this much more easily. →This________________ 8. This box is cleared twice a day by the postman. →The postman________________ 9. Why don’t you get an optician to test your eyes? →Why don’t ________________ 10. People said that the wanted man had been captured. →The wanted man________________ -----------------------------------------------------THE END-----------------------------------------------------.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> KEY – PASSIVE VOICE Underline and correct the mistake in each of the following passive voice sentences. 1. A big chunk of his calf was being bitten off by the dog yesterday. ======= bitten 2. A plan to stop drug trafficking had been draw up.======= drawn 3. His confidence will be build up by this. ====== built 4. Are you sure the door have been shut?====== has been shut 5. I was being woken up by the alarm clock at 5 o’clock.======⃝ 6. Batteries must not thrown out in the communal waste.======not be thrown 7. Unemployment must dealt with by the government.====== be dealt 8. Many beautiful songs are being sing at this competition. ======sung 9. She are being brought up in a friendly atmosphere.=====is 10. Too much money are being spent on the army. ======is Choose the best answer for each of the following questions. 1. “Those eggs of different colors are very artistic.” – “Yes, they _____ in Russia.” (were painted/were paint/were painting/ painted ) 2. “David is in prison for smoking drugs.” – “He _____ that it was against the law.” (is telling/ was told/ told/ tells) 3. “The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from the ballroom.” – “Don’t worry. They _____ them before the dance begins.” (will have been moved/ will have moved/ were moved/ moved) 4. Gold _____ in California in the 19th century. (was discovered/ has been discovered/ was discovered/ they discovered) 5. _____ that military spending is extremely high. (we are felt/ it feels/ it is felt/ we feel that it is) 6. All planes _____ before depature. (will checked/ will has checked/ will be checked/ will been checked) 7. I wanted_____ by the head of the company, but is was impossible. (to see/ to be seen/ seeing/ being to see) 8. Nancy _____ at Bob’s house every night this week. (has been eaten/ has eating/ is being eaten/ has been eating) 9. “where did you get these old dresses?” – “We _____ them in the old trunk.” (were found/ finding/ found/have been found) 10. “what happened to the old mail carrier?” – “He_____ to a new neighbourhood to work.” (has sent/ was send/ was sent/ sent) 11. “the longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long.” – “It _____ by Peter.” (was catching/ caught/ was caught/ catch) 12. “I heard you decided to take up tennis.” – “Yes, I have_____ every day.” (been played/ been playing/ playing/ play) 13. “Are we about to have dinner?” – “Yes, it _____ in the dinning room.” (is serving/ serves/ is being served/ served) 14. “Why is Tony in prison?” – “He _____ of robbery.” (has been convicted/ has been convicting/ has convicted/ convicted) 15. “Where are Jack and Joseph?” – “They _____ the boxes you asked for into the house” (have been bringing/ bringing/ have been brought/ to bring) 16. “Where’s the old chicken coop?” – “It _____ by a window storm last year.” (destroy/ is destroyed/ was destroyed/destroyed) 17. “We’re still looking for Tom.” – “Hasn’t he _____ yet?” (been found/ to find/ found/ being found) 18. “Whatever happened to that fortune-teller?” – “I don’t know. She _____ around here in a long time.”(hasn’t seen/ didn’t see/ hasn’t been seeing/ hasn’t been seen) 19. “Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer.” – “ She _____ since She was four.” ( has been dancing/ has been dance/ is dancing/ was danced ) 20. “What a beautiful dress you’re wearing!” – “Thank you. It _____ especially for me by a French tailor.” ( is made/ has made/ made/ was made).

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