Ôn thi THPTQG môn tiếng Anh - Chuyên đề 8: Câu bị động (Passive voices)

 PART 8 - PASSIVE VOICE
Exercise 1- Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Many US automobiles_________ in Detroit, Michigan
 A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
2. Peter and Tom _________ in an accident yesterday.
 A. is hurt B. is hurted C. were hurt D. were hurted
3. South Florida and HawaiI _________ by a hurricane.
 A. is hit B. have been hit C. were hitting D. has been hit
4. The preparation_________ by the time the guest arrived.
 A. had been finished B. have finished C. had finished D. have been finished
5. We can’t go along here because the road_________.
 A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repairs
6. The story I’ve just read_________ Agatha Christie.
 A. was written B. was written by C. was written from D. wrote by
7. A lot of pesticide residue can_________ unwashed produce.
 A. find B. found C. be finding D. be found
8. Bicycles_________ in the driveway.
 A. must not leave B. must not be leaving C. must not be left D. must not have left
9. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony_________ next weekend.
 A. is going to be performed B. has been performed
 C. will be performing D. will have perform
10. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where it_________ 
for administration, broadcasting and education.
 A. uses B. is used C. used D. being used
11. The telephones_________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
 A. is invented B. is inventing C. invented D. was invented
12. A bridge should_________here long ago.
 A. be built B. have built C. have been built D. have been building
13. I’m going to go out and_________
 A. have cut my hair B. have my hair cut C. cut my hair D. my hair be cut
14. Do you get your heating_________ every year?
 A. checking B. check C. be checked D. checked
15. His car needs _________ 
 A. be fixed B. fixing C. to be fixing D. fixed
16. Some film stars_________ difficult to work with.
 A. are said be B. are said to be C. say to be D. said to be
17. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? – I don’t enjoy_________ at.
 A. be laughed B. to be laughed C. laughing D. being laughed
18. It _________ that the strike will end soon.
 A. is expected B. expected C. are expected D. was expected
19. The old man is said______ all his money to an old people’s home when he died. 
 A. to leave B. to leaving C. have left D. to have left
20. More than ten victims _________ missing in the storm last week
 A. are reported to be B. are reported to have been
 C. are reporting to have been D. are reporting to be
Exercise 1:
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.B
11.D 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.B 16.B 17.D 18.A 19.D 20.B PART 8 - PASSIVE VOICE
12. He has to pay the bills before the fifth of the month.
 A.The bills may be paid before the fifth of the month.
 B. The bills ought to be paid before the fifth of the month.
 C. The bills have to be paid before the fifth of the month.
 D. The bills has to be paid before the fifth of the month.
13. They began to plant rubber trees in big plantation.
 A. Rubber trees began to be planted in big plantation.
 B. Rubber trees began to being planted in big plantation.
 C. Rubber trees were begun to plant in big plantation.
 D. Rubber trees began to plant in big plantation.
14.The teacher made his students work hard for the exam.
 A. The students worked hard for the exam thanks to the teacher.
 B. The teacher as well as his students worked hard for the exam.
 C. The teacher examined his students before the exam.
 D. The students were made to work hard for the exam.
15.People believed that somebody murdered Miss. Stone.
 A. It is said that Miss. Stone was murdered. B. It were said that Miss. Stone was murdered.
 C. It was believed that Miss. Stone was murdered. D. People believed that Miss. Stone murdered.
16.I think Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. 
 A. It is think that Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. 
 B. It is thought that Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. 
 C. Alfred Nobel was invented dynamite by me.
 D. Alfred Nobel was thought to invent dynamite by me.
17.People say that playing football is the most interesting.
 A. The most important thing is playing football.
 B. It was said that playing football is the most interesting.
 C. It is said that playing football was the most interesting.
 D. Playing football is said to be the most interesting.
18. It is believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
 A. They believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
 B. A buried treasure is believed that was hidden in the tomb.
 C. A buried treasure is believed to hide in the tomb.
 D. A buried treasure is believed to have been hidden in the tomb.
19: It is believed that modern farming methods have greatly improved farmers' lives.
 A. Farmers are believed to have enjoyed a much better life thanks to modern farming methods.
 B. Modern farming methods were believed to have greatly improved farmers' lives.
 C. Modern farming methods are believed to have had negative effects on farmers' lives.
 D. People believe that there is little improvement in farmers' lives thanks to modern farming methods.
20: They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the country's 
education.
 A. Recent changes are expected to lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.
 B. The quality of the country's education is expected to be the consequence of recent changes.
 C. It is expected that recent changes are caused by an overall improvement in the quality of the country's 
education.
 D. It was expected that recent changes would result in an overall improvement in the quality of the 
country's education.
Exercise 2:
1.C 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.C
11.D 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.B 17.D 18.D 19.A 20.A PART 8 - PASSIVE VOICE
Exercise 3:
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.A
11.C 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.D 16.C 17.C 18.B 19.A 20.C
1. be developing→be developed
2. will use→will be used
3. made → was made
4. call off → called of
5. have been →are
6. create → created
7. is wasting → is wasted
8. have been built → was built
9. are been → are
10. giving →given
11. are → is
12. had been hit → was hit
13. were improved → have been improved
14. should replace → should be replaced
15. cutting → cut
16. took →taken
17. to service → serviced
18. being →to be
19. believes →is believed
20. considered → is considered