GRAMMARTICAL REVISION : Active and Passive Voice

A. Choose the word, or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1. This region_____________as the costliest place to do business.
A. often is referred to B. is often referred to
C. is referred often to D. has often referred
2. The escaped prisoner is believed______________on an island.
A. being lived B. to be living
C. having lived D. that living
3. Everybody invited to their party was__________.
A. colorful dressed B. colorfully dressing
C. colorful dressing D. colorfully dressed
4. Americans_____________to point at other people.
A. consider it rude B. are considered it rude
C. are considering rude D. are considered rude
5. Did you paint it yourself or did you it painted?
A. make B. do C. get D. ask
6. All things________, Professor Hawk is the best instructor I’ve ever had.
A. considered B. to consider C. considering D. considerable
7. __________ about the good news, Sarah seemed to be indifferent.
A. In spite of exciting B. In addition to exciting
C. Because of being excited D. In stead of being excited
8.___________________ It all very quickly. I couldn't even see the attacker's face.
A. happens B. happened
C. was happened D. had been happened
9. Caroline________________________Spanish from a book.
A. teach B. taught herself
C. have been taught D. was taught herself
10. It’s two months since I_________my hair cut.
A. had B. have had C. have D. had had
11.________________________ A bridge should here long ago.
A. have built B. be built
C. have been built D. have been building
12. This is a serious problem. I don’t know how___________.
A. can it solve B. can it be solved
C. it can solve D. it can be solved
13. My wallet has ________. It must ________ .
A. disappeared / be stolen B. been disappeared / be stolen
C. been disappearing / stolen D. disappeared / have been stolen
14. ‘How old is this stone bridge?’ ‘It ________ over 200 years old ’
A. believes to be B. is believed to being
C. is believed to be D. was believed to being
15. After __________, the man was taken to the police station.
A. being arrested B. arresting
C. was arrested D. having arrested
16. Twelve people are reported_____________in an explosion at a supermarket
yesterday.
A. to be injured B. to have been injured
C. to being injured D. to having been injured
17. The train _________ arrive at 9.30, but it was an hour late.
A. was supposed to B. supposed to
C. is supposed to D. was supposing to
18. Only later ________ .
A. were the facts all made public B. did the facts all made public
C. the facts were all made public D. the facts all made public
19. We hope to have the law_____________by December.
A. pass B. to pass
C. passing D. passed
20. When___________to resign from his office, the minister reacted badly.
A. asking B. ask
C. asked D. to ask

B. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that needs correction.

1. It is certain that classes will becall off because of the snow.
A B C D
2. The living conditions of the population are improved in recent years.
A B C D
3. While some people say that a lot of time is wasting in shopping for clothes, others
A B C => wasted
feel that it is a relaxing activity.
D
4. Cheaper personal computers are been produced by manufacturers throughout the world.
A B C => bỏ D
5. What the cook prepare for dinner was received with enthusiasm.
A B C D => prepared
6. Where the Olympic Games will be hold is determined long in advance.
A B C D => held
7. That dead tree is so dangerous that I'll have it cutting down soon.
A B C D => cut
8. A study of the difference between synthetic and natural vitamins are needed.
A B C D => is
9. Most of the houses on this street have been built in the previous century.
AB CD => were
10. All of the homework giving by our teachers isuseful to every student.
A => given B C D

C. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
1. The cashier was made to hand over the money.
 The robbers made the cashier hand over the money.........................................
2. ‘I hate to be criticised by non-professionals, the film star said.
The film star objected to being criticized by non-professionals..........................
3. Someone stole Jeff ‘s car two days ago.
Jeff had his car stolen two days ago....................................................................
4. We couldn’t go to Pam’s flat: it was being painted.
We couldn’t go to Pam’s flat: she.. was having it painted..................................
5. We expect the company will become profitable in the coming
The company is expected to become profitable in the coming
7. It is common knowledge that Joe has been in prison several times.
Joe is known to have been in prison several times.............................................
.......................................
8. People saw that man rush out of the bank after the robbery.
That man was seen to rush out of the bank after the robbery...........................
9. A lot of lies were told to me by the secretary.
The secretary told a lot of lies to me
10. We think there are fewer than twenty people still living in the village.
There are thought to be fewer than twenty people still living in the village