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Passive Voice / Tes 01.-35. sorularda, cimlede bog birakilan yere uygun diigen sézcik ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. 1. The results of the research — that, presently, several East Asian countries --- rapidly. A) have indicated / were developing B) indicate / are developing C) are indicated / have been developing ) were indicated / had developed E) had indicated / developed when Juli 2. Understandably, her friends ~ married someone else John for two years. A) are surprising B) were surprised ©) surprised D) will be surprised E) had surprised 3. The facsimile —- when the secretary returns from lunch. A) will be sent B)is going to send C)should have sent D) was being sent, E) has been sent 4, Because James — to physical work, he — after he had spent a week on the farm. ‘A) isn't accustomed / might be exhausted B) hadn't accustomed / had exhausted ©) won't be accustomed / will be exhausted D) hasn't accustomed / has exhausted E) wasn't accustomed / was exhausted kept in captivity. A) are helping B) have been helping ©) should be helped D) could be helping E) ought to have helped x ENGLISH EXAM CENTER ENGLISH EXAM CENTER Films of violence —- on television until after 9.30 at night, the time when the majority of children —- to bed. ‘A) cannot be shown / went B) aren't being shown / had gone ) didn't use to be shown / are going ) shouldn't be shown / go E) needn't be shown / have gone Normal climbing boots slip in icy conditions, so climbers --- iron plates with spikes, known as crampons, to their boots. AA) should be fixed BY have to fix ) have been fixed D) used to fix E) must be fixed “Fragile, handle with care” — on the package, but still the contents of the parcel when it arrived, ‘A) had written / would be broken B)is being written / will be broken ) was written / were broken ) would have writen / had broken E) has been writen / could break ‘An apple tree —- fruit until it is five to eight years old. A) did not bear B) was not bearing ) has not been bone D) does not bear E) will not be borne |. The hill where Jane Austen set one of her romances —- Box Hill because of the box trees which — there. A) calls / are grown B) has been calling / grew ©) used to call / used to grow D) are calling / were growing E) is called / grow 1. 12. 13, 14. 15, Your chances of success in an examination -— if you —- the course work thoroughly. ‘A) enhance / are revised 'B) were enhancing / revised C) had enhanced / were revising D) could be enhanced / would revise E) are enhanced / revi When he ~-- an essay on time for once, his, professor — him a look of surprise. A) handed / gave 1B) was handed / was giving ) is handed / will be given D) has handed / would give E) hands /is given You ~~ plenty of time in case the bus — otherwise, you'll risk missing your ferry. ENGLISH EXAM CENTER ‘A) must have allowed / delays 'B) used to allow / delayed ) ought to be allowed / has delayed 1D) had better allow /is delayed E) were allowed / was delayed W's true that happiness —- with money, but ‘some money ---life easier. ‘A) mustn't be bought / made 8) shouldn't bought / has made C) can’t be bought / makes 1D) doesn't buy /is making ) hasn't been bought /is made Cells —- for the first time by the English scientist Robert Hooke, who, in 1665, —- a book about his findings. ENGLISH EXAM CENTER |A) were described / published B) had described / would have published ©) could be described / was published ) has described / had published E) would be described / could be published 37 Compiled ELS Questions 16, Portland cement, when it --- with water, —~ a paste that binds sand, gravel and stone into a rock-like mass called concrete. ‘A) will be combined / formed B) has combined /is formed C) was combined / was formed D) combines / has been formed E)is combined / forms 17. The twentieth century, now nearing its end, — the century when mankind -- to realise that the Earth's resources are limited. A) was / was coming B) will be / had come )has been / has come D) had been / came E) will have been /'is coming es 3. Up to now, the equipment —- regularly, but from now on, we -— it before every outing. A) wasn't checked / are checking B) hasn't checked / will be checking ) isnt being checked / should be checked D) hasn't been checked / are going to check E) hadn't checked / have to be checked 19, Judging from the speed of mechanisation, it ‘that very few things in the world —-- by hand in the twenty-first century. ‘A) has been predicted / will be making B) can be predicted / will be made €) will be predicted / were made D) is being predicted / have been made E) is predicting / will have been made 20. Considering the major resources we — with {for the project, we ~~ a wonderful job. ‘A) had been provided / did B) were provided / can do C) have been provided / used to do ) will be provided / have done E) provided / will be doing 21. 24, 25, 47 Solutions to the problem of unemployment but none of the measures that --- so far thas been very successful. A) have sought / willbe tired B) will be sought / have been trying ) had been seeking / were trying D) are being sought / have been tried E) have been seeking / are tried Africa's population growth rate is much hhigher than the world average and it -— that, by the year 2050, Africa ~-- for twenty-one percent of the world’s population. ‘A) has estimated / account BB) was estimating / had been accounting ) willbe estimated / accounted D) will have estimated /is accounting E) is estimated / will account Following stricter “drink driving” regulations, the number of accidents which —~ drunk drivers -— significantly. ‘A) have been involved /'s reduced B) involve / has been reduced C) were involved / was reducing D) are involved /is reducing E) involved / has been reducing | managed to translate most of the letter for you, but I~ stuck on one or two sentences. ‘A) am getting B) get ©) got D) was getting E) will got ‘The world's first dental school, Baltimore Collage of Dental Surgery, — by two ‘Americans, Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris, in 1839. ‘A) would have founded B) was founding ©) was founded ) had founded E) would be founding ENGLISH EXAM CENTER ENGLISH EXAM CENTER 38 27. The works of Shakespeare —- into every ‘major language in the world. ‘A) are going to translate B) have been translated ) had translated D) had been translating E) will have translated He ~~ about this meeting for weeks, so I don’t know why he ~~ anything for it yet. ‘A)is known / isnt preparing B) was known / doesn't prepare C) knows / didnt prepare D) has known / hasn't prepared ) knew / hadn't prepared ‘There were such a lot of different things to do at the rasort where we —- our holiday that none of us ‘A) spent / was bored B) were spending / bored ) were spent /hhad bored D) have spent / could be bored E) spend / are bored A place ~~ for you, Madam, as soon as you -—the deposit. ‘A) has been reserved / will pay BB) reserved / had paid )is reserving / are paid D)is reserved / were paid E) willbe reserved / have paid There is no way you -— all of your project in an hour, so you ——-the most important points and talk about those. {A) should be covered / ought to choose B) used to cover / can choose C) must cover / will be chosen 1D) ought to cover / have chosen ) can cover / had better choose at. 32. 33. If a person --- in more food than required to meet the body's needs, the excess calories to fat. A) wil take /have converted B) takes /are converted C) is taken / convert D) has taken / were converted E) was taken / had converted Because I railway line, | during the night. up in a house next to a mai rely get disturbed by noises ‘A)was brought B)had brought C)have been bringing Dyused to bring E)am bringing Women —- dress design until the last half of, the 19" century. 1A) were dominated BB) have dominated ©) dominated D) are dominating E) would be dominated ENGLISH EXAM CENTER ENGLISH EXAM CENTER 39 34. Compiled ELS Questions Luckily, he realised that he had forgotten his Passport in time to return to the hotel and collect it; otherwise, we — for the flight. A) must not have accepted B) ought not to be accepted C) hadn't been accepted D) couldn't have been accepted E) needn't have accepted Everybody was very concerned when one of the representatives -—- half way through the main course. A) will collapse B) is collapsing C) has collapsed D) collapses E) collapsed Passive Voice / Test-2 1 I hope the new timetable ~~ by Friday as 1 want to start a driving course next week, but | need to know which afternoon I will be off before I can enrol on it. A) has been announced B) is going to announce ) will have been announced D) has been announcing E)is being announced Obviously, the management --- that we — the new conditions without questioning the consequences. A) have assumed / are accepted B) assume / will accept ) were assumed / have accepted D) will be assumed / will be accepted E) assumed / were accepted Look! The other team must be about to play their substitute because he —- warmed up at the side of the pitch. A) has got B) gets ) had been getting D)is getting E) will get To the ancient Romans, a census —- simply counting the people and valuing their estates for the purpose of the taxation, but today the range of information collected by a census taker is very wide, and the statistics gathered — to many uses. A) meant / are put B) was meant / have put C) used to mean / have been putting D) had been meaning / put E) means / are being put ENGLISH EXAM CENTER ENGLISH EXAM CENTER 40 5. | really dislike -- to work on Sundays because | feel torn between my family and work. A) to be asking B) asking ) being asked D) having asked E) to have asked ‘The FBI-—- that he knew where the body ‘A) has suspected / was burying B) suspects / had been burying C) was suspected / will be buried D)is suspected / had buried E) suspected / was buried Animal lovers would like industri animals ~-- to medical experiments. testing on A) being limited B) to have limited C) having limited D) tobe limited E) to be limiting The end of slavery in America —~ by the passage of the 13” Amendment to the US Constitution on 18" December, 1865. ‘A) would have achieved B) was achieving C) had achieved D) has been achieved E) was achieved Medicines and chemical cleaning liquids — out of children’s reach. A) should be kept B) must have kept C) need to keep D) have kept E) used to keep Compiled ELS Questions 10. Mi 12. 13. The United Kingdom -— a period of time until 1995 to clean up its beaches by the European Union, but Morecambe Bay in Lancashire was So dirty that it —- two more years to bring the area up to the required standard. A) was given / was allowed B) is given /has allowed C) gives / will have allowed D) has been given / has allowed E) gave / had been allowed Five armed men -— a Zurich Post Office last night in a van which -— as a Post Office repair vehicle. ‘A) were robbing / disguised B) robbed/ was disguised ) were robbed / had disguised D) had been robbed / has disguised E) would be robbing /is disguised ENGLISH EXAM CENTER ‘Advertising is very old. Examples of advertising —- as far back as ancient Greece, where criers —- out messages about their clients’ wares to the public. ‘A) have found / were shouting B) would be found / had been shouted C) might be found / were shouted D) used to find / had been shouting E) can be found / shouted The coach driver couldn't see through the ENGLISH EXAM CENTER ‘A) doesn’t clean B) didn't use to clean C) wasn't supposed to clean D) hadn't been cleaned E) hasnt cleaned at 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Portugal's government ——- down by a military coup in 1974 and the new administration the rights of Portuguese African territories to independence. ‘A) was bringing / was recognised B) has brought / recognised C) was brought / recognised 1D) has been brought /is recognised ) had brought / had recognised In order to keep his land fertile, a farmer — animal, plant or chemical fertilisers. A) had been used B) has to use C) must be used D) used to use E) can be used During some of the war years, my father and his brother were separated ~~ their parents because they were evacuated from London to the countryside. A) with B) for ©) about D) trom E) towards In our company the sales representatives, and the managers are provided — a company car. A) with B) from c)by D) into E) for The film “Rainmaker” is based —- the book of the same name by John Grisham and tells the story of a newly qualified lawyer. A) for B) from C)on D) with E)by ENGLISH EXAM CENTER - (312) 4176910 19. Local residents -— to radio-activity for weeks now because of the leak at the Nuclear Power station. A) are exposing B) have been exposed ©) will have been exposed D) were exposed E) had been exposing im sure they ~~ with your gift. They toaster for a long time. A) will thrill wanted B) had thrilled / have wanted (©) are going to thril/ had been wanting D) willbe thlled / have been wanting E) will have been thrilled / want 21. Under UK equal opportunity laws, ‘employees —- against on the grounds of race, religion or gender. A) didn't use to discriminate B) should not discriminate C) won't have discriminated D) hasn't been discriminating E) cannot be discriminated The company because several viewers —~ offen: advertisement that it was ‘A) was being withdrawn / will complain B) withdraws / had complained C) had been withdrawn / were complaining D) could have withdrawn complain E) had to withdraw J complained Strict dieting to lose weight -— only under a physician's care, A) has attempted B) should be attempted )is attempting D) must have attempted E) had been attempting 24. Are you sure my table —- by this cleaning fluid? A) won't have damaged B) hadn't damaged ) won't be damaged D) isn't damaging ) hasn't been damaging 28. It's our principle that the petrol tank -- before the rental car —- to the customer. A) is filled /is delivered B) must be filled / has delivered ) has filled / has been delivered D) was filed / had delivered E) will have filed / delivers 26. This morning, the attendant —- a baby who -— in an old blanket on the steps of the country hospital ENGLISH EXAM CENTER A) finds / wrapped B) was being found / has been wrapped C)is finding / was wrapped D) found / was wrapped ) was found / had been wrapped 27. The sailing ship ~- about like a toy by the strong November wind. A) threw B) had thrown ©) throws D) was being thrown ) has been throwing 28. All of the trees that —- by the disease —~ ; ‘otherwise, the problem will spread through the whole orchard. ENGLISH EXAM CENTER A) affect / must have been destroyed BB) are affected / should be destroyed ) have been affected / destray D) have been affecting J might be destroyed ) are affecting / will have been destroyed 42 29. In some states in the USA, prisoners who have received the death sentence — by lethal injection, while other states -~ prisoners in an “electric chair”. ‘A) have been killing / are executed B) had been killed / will execute ©) are killed / execute ) will il / are going to execute E) are killing / are executing 30. Most of the animals which now — wild on the island —- there during the 19" century. A) live / were brought B) are living / had brought ©) were living / are brought D) have been living / brought E) lived / have been brought 31. I++ scuba diving lessons since last year, but | still ~~ accustomed to breathing with all that equipment. {A) took J hadn't got B) am taking / didn't get ) have been taking / haven't got. D) am taken / wasn't getting ) will be taken J won't be getting 32. You -—- the dogs in; otherwise, they — frightened when the fireworks go off. ‘A) must have brought / got B) should have brought / have got ©) are brought / are getting D) had better bring / will get E) have been brought / get ENGLISH EXAM CENTER ENGLISH EXAM CENTER 43 Compiled ELS Questions 33. As far as | know, the body —- by a child who -— his bike through the park. AA) has discovered fis riding 'B) had discovered / was ridden C) was being discovered / rides ) is discovered /is being ridden ) was discovered/ was riding 34, The secretary --- —-- in the conspiracy, but we don’t know whether she actually shot the senator or not. ‘A) has been known /to be involving B) is known / to have been involved C) will have known to involve D) knew / to have involved ) had been known / having involved 35. Robert is so clumsy with words that whenever he his mouth, he somebody. A) opens / insults B) opened / is insulted ) will open / has insulted ) will have opened / is insulting ) had been known / was insulted

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