passive voice

1.

1 point

The organization ....... in 1987.

has been founded

was found

was founded

2.

1 point

This surprises me.
I ________________ by this.

would have been surprised

will be surprised

am surprised

3.

1 point

With five seconds left in the game, an illegal time-out (call) by one of the players.

has been called

has called

was called

4.

1 point

Look. Your car (lift) off the ground.

is lifted

is being lifted

was lifted

5.

1 point

The Wall (guard) by 15,000 Roman soldiers.

guarded

was guarded

has been guarded

6.

1 point

The professor told him not to talk in class.
He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class.

has been told

is told

was told

7.

1 point

He didn't take part in the conference because he ( inform).

has not been informed

did not inform

was not informed

8.

1 point

When I stopped, my car (hit) from behind.

was hit

was hitted

has been hitted

9.

1 point

Karen is going to prepare the refreshments.
The refreshments............. by Karen.

will be prepared

are going to be prepared

are prepared

10.

1 point

The fire has destroyed the house.
The house ________________ by the fire.

has been destroyed

was being destroyed

is destroyed

11.

1 point

A prize ___ to whoever solves this equation.

will be giving

will be given

will give

12.

1 point

She would reject the offer.
The offer ________________ by her.

will have been rejected

would be rejected

will be rejected

13.

1 point

Everyone understands English.
English ________________ by everyone.

is understood

has been understood

was understood

14.

1 point

When the manager arrived, the problem ___ .

had already solved.

has already been solved.

had already been solved.

15.

1 point

They were interviewing her for the job.
She ________________ for the job.

was being interviewed

was interviewed

has been interviewed

16.

1 point

A new book ___ by that company next year.

will publish

will be published

will have been published

17.

1 point

In 383 Hadrian's Wall (abandon)

abandoned

was abandoned

was being abandoned

18.

1 point

Our plan ___ by the members of the committee at the moment.

is being considered

is considered

was considered

19.

1 point

An unexpected tornado (uproot) trees in a suburb of Knoxville.

uprooted

was uprooted

has been uprooted

20.

1 point

The secretary ___ to her new boss yesterday.

has been introduced

introduced

was introduced

21.

1 point

If we weren't careful, the bike (destroy).

would be destroyed

will be destroyed

was destroyed

22.

1 point

They had finished the preparations by the time the guests arrived.
The preparations ................. by the time the guests arrived.

had been finishing

have been finished

had been finished

23.

1 point

Tall buildings and mountain roads (avoid) by Raoul because he had such a fear of heights.

avoided

were avoided

was avoided

24.

1 point

The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.
This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.

has been brought up

is brought up

was brought up

25.

1 point

In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian (visit)
his provinces in Britain.

has visited

was visited

visited

26.

1 point

Tom is writing the letter.
The letter ________________ by Tom.

was written

is being written

has been written

27.

1 point

Prof. Green ___ at the University since 1989.

has taught

has been taught

has been teaching

28.

1 point

Not much ___ about the accident since that time.

has written

has been written

has been writing

29.

1 point

She would have told you about it herself.
You ________________ by her.

would have been told

would be told

were being told

30.

1 point

In 1987, Hadrian's Wall (become) a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

has become

was become

became