Bài tập Passive voice

PASSIVE VOICE
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D 
1/ The manager insisted .me a position in the company.
A. for offering B. on offering C. in offer D. on offer
2/ The flight attendant reminded the man that smokingthere.
	A. was not allowed B. is not allowed C. not to allow D. not allow
3/ The little boy begged the lady ..some soup.
	A. give B. gives C. giving D. to give
4/ They invited me ........... the weekend with them.
	A. spends B. spend C. to spend D. spending
5/ He reminded me .......... the letter.
	A. post B. to post C. posting D. to posting
6/ I warned Jim .............. playing with the snakes.
	A. for B. in C. of D. against
7/ Mary apologized for ................. him earlier.
	A. not phoning B. not phone C. not to phone D. not to phoning
8/ She advised him..................harder.
	A. to study B. to studying C. study D. studying
9/ My mother asked me ..............the window.
	A. open B. opening C. to opening D. to open
10/ Susan insisted on ............ Mary to the beach.
	A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. to driving
11/ Huong congratulated me on .............. the entrance exam.
	A. to pass B. to passing C. passing D. passed
12/ Mr Smith thanked Linda............. inviting him to the party.
	A. for B. of C. on D. to
13/ Mary refused ........... me any more money.
	A. to lend B. to lending C. lend D. lending
14/ The teacher told his studentsall the homework before they .to class.
	A. do/ come B. to do/ come C. to do/ came D. do/ came
15/ The supervisor apologized
	A. for be late B. for being late C. on being late D. on be late. 
16/ The father told his son..his time games all day.
A. not to waste/ play B. not to waste/playing C. not waste/play D.not waste/ playing
17/ The lecturer told the students not to hesitate to ask if they .a question.
	A. have B. has C. to have D. had
18/ My mother advised me .hope.
	A. not lose B. not to lose C. not losing D. not to losing
19/ She said she would visit me .
	A. following day B. the next day C. tomorrow D. next day 
20/ He said he.. a busy day.
	A. had had B. have had C. did have D. has had.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.
1. America __________ By Columbus in 1492.
A. are discovered B. were discovering C. is discovered D. was discovere
2. Parrots and crows __________ The most intelligent birds.
A. were considering	B. are considered	C. Considered D. was considered
3. I still can’t believe! My bicycle __________ last night.
	A. was stolen	B. was stealing	C. were stolen	D. stole
4. Mary traffic accidents __________ by dangerous driving.
	A. cause B. caused C. are caused D. which are caused.
5. Many US automobiles __________ in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. are manufactured C. have manufactured D. are manufacturing
6. Grass __________ by fat cows on the green meadow
A. are eaten B. was being eaten C. were being eat D. was been eaten
7. So much progress __________ That there may be space-frights to Mars
A. is being made B. are being made C. will be made D. will being made
8. Many people believe we can look forward to the day when even our household jobs like cleaning and decorating__________ by computer-control robots.
A. will be doing B. are being done C. would be done D. will be done.
9. English __________since 2002.
A. have been learned	B. has been learnt 	C. has to learn	D. have to learn
10. Your bill should __________ before you leave the hotel.
A. be paid	B. is paid	C. are paid	D. was paid	
Exercise 3: Choose the underlined word or phrase or phrase in each sentence that need correcting.
1. The new school will be open soon by the local government
	 A B C D
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2. This machine have to be repaired
 A B C D
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3. Several people have been bitten on the dog
 A B C D
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 4. A new hospital is being build in town
 A B C D
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 5. The man were being questioned by the police then.
 A B C D
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PASSIVE VOICE
Exercise 1: Change these sentences into Passive voice
1 Tom delivers the mail every day. 
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2. Mr. John manages the export division.
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3. The teacher corrects our exercises.
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4.Somebody calls the president every day.
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5.Where do people speak English ? 
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6. Weeds cover the riverbank.
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7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
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8. People speak English in almost every corner of the world. 
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9. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.
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10. No one believes his story.
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11 Fire destroyed that house .
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12.The students attended the lecture . .......................................................................................................................................................................................
13.The movie disappointed us very much .
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14.The police easily captured the thief. 
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15.John returned the money last night .
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16.  Smoke filled the room.
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17. Bob took that book from the desk.
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18.They started a dancing class last week.
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19. Mr. Smith saw the accident.
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20. The teacher returned our written work to us.
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21.For the time being, Alice is teaching that group.
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22.John is calling the other members .
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23.The company is developing a new procedure .
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24.Who are they keeping in the kitchen?
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25.What books are people reading this year ?
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26. Nam is milking the cows. 
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27. My father is washing the car. 
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28. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea.
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29. Mary is cutting the cake with sharp knife.	
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30. The mailman is delivering the mail now.
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31.Martha was delivering the documents to the department .
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32.A french architect was designing the palace.
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33.Mr Brown was writing the report at 8 p.m yesterday.
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34. Who was painting those windows.?
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35. The chef engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant.
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36. They were not eating dinner.
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37. We were painting the gate.
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 38. You were not driving him home. 
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39. He was feeding the dogs. 
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40. Was she reading these lines ?
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41. Beth has finished the report.
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42. Somebody has taken my briefcase .
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43. She has finished the report at noon.
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44. The police have arrested five suspects.
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45. Kerrie has paid the bill. 
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46. I have eaten a hamburger.
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47. I have opened the present.
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48. They have not read the book. 
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49. You have not sent the parcel. 
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50. Has she phoned .
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51.The delegates had received the information before the recess .
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52. He had finished his home work before she came.
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53. They had written the passage.
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54. They had planted trees.
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55. I know that they had told him of the meeting.
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56. They had started a fight. 
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57. I had not closed the window. 
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58. They had not bought the paper. 
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59. Had she solved the problem? 
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60. John will receive the papers tomorrow.
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61. Somebody will call Mr. Watson tonight .
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62. Barbara will eat the cake.
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63. They will build a new bridge near my house next year.
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64. They will widen the road to our village.
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65. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
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66. Jane will buy a new computer. 
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67. Millions of people will visit the museum. 
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68. Our boss will sign the contract. 
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