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Passive Voice Advanced Level (Part 2)

Choose the correct answer.

1. Oh, gosh! You ______ with a shark coming straight E. has to be helped
towards you. 6. As none of us have been there before, we ______ how
A. must have been terrified much time we ______ for the journey.
B. could have terrified A. won’t decide / allowed
C. must have been terrifying B. can’t decide / should allow
D. should have terrified C. might not decide / had allowed
E. used to be terrifying D. aren’t decided / allow
2. The forest fire ______ an area of the Amazonian rain E. haven’t been decided / will allow
forest, which has decreased the size of France. 7. As we ______ towards the Brandenburg Gate in
A. was destroyed Berlin, thousands of people ______ in the opposite
B. destroys direction to protest about the increase in telephone rates.
C. will be destroyed A. were being walked / have marched
D. has destroyed B. were walked / are marching
E. had been destroyed C. were walking / have been marching
3. Spiders ______ by many people, but most of them D. walked / were marching
______ to be harmless. E. are walking / had marched
A. had feared / were known 8. After my father ______ me his old bicycle, I ______
B. have been feared / knew to university, which was better for my health.
C. are feared / are known A. was given / had cycled
D. have feared / have known B. had been given / have been cycling
E. will be feared / know C. was giving / will be cycling
4. Although specifically directed against slavery, the D. has given / will cycle
13th Amendment to the US Constitution ______ since E. had given / cycled
______ by the federal courts as applicable to all forms of 9. When the meadow behind the farm ______, my
enforced labour. brother’s hay fever ______.
A. is / being viewed A. was mowed / deteriorated
B. has / been viewed B. mows / has deteriorated
C. will / have been viewed C. had been mowed / deteriorates
D. has / been viewing D. mowed / had been deteriorating
E. is / viewing E. will have mowed / is deteriorating
5. My mother is quite old now and sometimes she ______ 10. The Irish people ______ to Christianity by Saint
up and down steps. Patrick in the 5th century and Ireland had been a great
A. was to be helped centre of peace, culture and learning it until it ______ by
B. has helped Vikings in the 9th century.
C. used to help A. have converted / invades
D. must have helped B. were converted / was invaded

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C. were converting / has invaded 16. Usually I ______ cash for things because I ______
D. have been converting / was invading using credit cards.
E. had converted / was being invaded A. pay / don’t like
11. I ______ to see that the thing which ______ out of the B. have paid / didn’t like
bushes in front of me in the dark alley was only a cat. C. am paid / am not like
A. had relieved / was jumped D. am paying / haven’t like
B. would relive / was jumping E. have been paid / won’t like
C. have been relieved / is jumping 17. I know that you ______ here in the bathroom, son
D. was relieved / jumped because I ______ the smoke at this very moment.
E. am relieved / is jumped A. smoke / am smelling
12. I wonder whether the hotel ______ us with towels or B. smoked / could smell
not. C. have been smoking / can smell
A. is provided D. were smoked / used to smell
B. was provided E. are smoking / might smell
C. had provided 18. This is the fifth time they ______ this record this
D. will provide morning. I wonder when they ______ tired of it?
E. is being provided A. play / are getting
13. Fog over a city is usually more intense than over the B. were played / got
surrounding countryside because the city ______ a C. had played / were getting
greater amount of moisture into the atmosphere. D. are played / have got
A. is discharged E. have played / will get
B. has discharged 19. Sugar-free chewing gums ______ in the 1950s, and
C. discharges by the 1980s several brands ______ on the market.
D. was discharged A. were introducing / were appearing
E. will be discharged B. were introduced / had appeared
14. While she ______ the documents, she ______ several C. had been introduced / will appear
new French words. D. would have introduced / appeared
A. was translating / learnt E. have been introduced / would be appearing
B. translated / is learning 20. I really hate ______ waiting at the dentist.
C. is translated / has learned A. being kept
D. has been translating / will learn B. to be keeping
E. translates / was learning C. to have kept
15. It has been a wonderful party! I ______ myself so D. having kept
much in a long time. E. to keep
A. don’t enjoy 21. Are you going to hold a party when you ______?
B. won’t enjoy A. were promoting
C. wasn’t enjoying B. will promote
D. haven’t enjoyed C. are promoted
E. am not enjoying D. have promoted

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E. will be promoting 27. You ______ your machine on the 13th March, so,
22. The twins ______ after by a German nanny for the allowing seven days for delivery, it ______ on or before
last three years, so they can both speak German quite the 20th.
fluently. A. ordered / will be delivered
A. are looking B. have been ordering / has delivered
B. were being looked C. are ordered / will be delivering
C. have been looked D. are being ordered / is going to deliver
D. will have looked E. will have ordered / delivers
E. have been looking 28. They ______ the brochures but they haven’t bound
23. A: What have you done to your ankle? them yet, so they ______ them until Monday.
B: I ______ over while I ______ on Sunday. A. have been printed / shouldn’t deliver
A. was tripped / had hiked B. have printed / can’t deliver
B. would be tripping / have hiked C. are printing / haven’t delivered
C. had tripped / hiked D. are printed / couldn’t deliver
D. had been tripped / would be hiking E. will print / wouldn’t deliver
E. tripped / was hiking 29. The teacher was certain that some of the
24. Jeff ______ himself how to play the guitar during his students______ by the new grammar, but they ______
years at university, and now he ______ the instrument any questions.
like a professional. A. had confused / weren’t asked
A. has taught / is played B. were confusing / hadn’t asked
B. taught / plays C. had been confused / aren’t asked
C. was teaching / will play D. were confused / didn’t ask
D. will be taught / has played E. will be confused / haven’t asked
E. had been taught / was played 30. Saturated fats ______ ______ the level of cholesterol
25. I ______ able to understand a lot more Turkish since in the blood.
the principles of vowel harmony ______ to me. A. have known / to be raising
A. will be / explained B. know / having raised
B. was / had explained C. were known / to be raised
C. should be / were explaining D. knew / to have been raised
D. am / are explaining E. are known / to raise
E. have been / were explained 31. The results ______ by now, so let’s phone dad and
26. By the end of the month, you ______ to lessons for see if he knows the score.
two months, so you ______ to take your proficiency test. A. should have broadcast
A. are coming / have been allowed B. might broadcast
B. are going to be coming / have allowed C. ought to be broadcasting
C. will have been coming / will be allowed D. must have been broadcast
D. have been coming / are allowed E. will have been broadcasting
E. had been coming / will have allowed

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32. We ______ some sleep when we get home because 37. Hopefully, I ______ refreshed and invigorated by the
we______ on a coach for sixteen hours. time I ______ from holiday.
A. will need / will have been travelling A. am feeling / have returned
B. needed / have been travelling B. was feeling / was returned
C. are needed / are going to travel C. will be feeling / return
D. were needed / had been travelling D. am going to feel / am returned
E. need / are travelling E. will have felt / had returned
33. The head chef ______ that only fresh vegetables 38. Why is it always regarded as so funny when
______ in the production of their soups. someone______ on a banana skin?
A. has claimed / will have used A. is slipped
B. was claimed / used B. slipped
C. is claimed / have been used C. was slipped
D. claims / are used D. had slipped
E. claimed / were using E. slips
34. A monastery ______ on this site in the 11th century, 39. I ______ her only when she ______ that she was
but these remains are of a later structure, which ______ in wrong.
the 13th century. A. forgave / was admitted
A. was founding / had built B. forgive / is admitted
B. founded / was building C. will forgive / admits
C. was founded / was built D. am going to forgive / admitted
D. had been founded / has been built E. have forgiven / will admit
E. have founded / would be built 40. Are you sure you ______ an umbrella? It looks as if
35. Unfortunately, the student had confused the “present it ______.
perfect” ______ the “past perfect” and therefore, he A. didn’t need / has rained
scored rather badly on his last examination. B. haven’t needed / has been running
A. for C. don’t need / had been raining
B. with D. won’t need / is going to rain
C. about E. hadn’t needed / was raining
D. by 41. The party ______ only to employees. The
E. from employees’ families ______ as well.
36. As long as I ______ at least three times a week, I’m A. doesn’t limit / have invited
sure I______ any stage fright before the performance. B. isn’t limited / are invited
A. rehearse / won’t experience C. wasn’t limited / invited
B. am rehearsing / haven’t experience D. hasn’t limited / had been invited
C. was rehearsing / hadn’t experienced E. won’t limit / were invited
D. will rehearse / am not experiencing
E. rehearsed / don’t experience

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42. The letters ______ in the drawer, in which Emily
______ all her personal keepsakes.
A. are hidden / was kept
B. were hidden / kept
C. are hiding / is kept
D. hid / was keeping
E. had hidden / keeps
43. We ______ the evening until Frank ______ to an
emergency.
A. enjoyed / has been called
B. enjoyed / was calling
C. were enjoying / was called
D. had enjoyed / has called
E. will be enjoying / had been called
44. The parcel ______ back to the Post Office, because I
was at work when they ______ to deliver it.
A. took / were tired
B. has been taking / are trying
C. is taken / are tired
D. had been taken / have tried
E. was taken / tried
45. The nations of Central America ______ many cultural
characteristics, and except in Belize, Spanish ______ in
all of them as the official language.
A. share / is spoken
B. are sharing / has spoken
C. are shared / has been speaking
D. were sharing / had spoken
E. shared / is speaking

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