被动语态40道经典练习题

被动语态40道经典练习题 1)It is said that a new robot ____by him in a few days. A) designed B) has been designed C) will be designed D) will have been designed 2)We are late. I expect the film ____by the time we get to the cinema. A) will already have started B) would already have started C) shall have already started D) has already been started 3) She will stop showing off if no notice____ of her. A) is taken B) takes C) will be taken D) has taken 4) Diamond ____inBrazilin 1971. A) is found B) has been found C) was found D) had been found 5)“Have you movedsintosthe new flat?”“Not yet. The room____.” A) has been painted B) is painted C) paints D) is being painted 6) My pictures ____until next Friday. A) won't develop B) aren't developed C) don't develop D) won' t be developed 7) Tim ____since he lost his job three weeks ago. A) had been unemployed B) was unemployed C) has been unemployed D) has unemployed 8) A great number of colleges and universities ____since 1949. A) has been establish B) have been established C) have established D) had been established 9) I'll have to push the car to the side of the road because we ____if we leave it here. A) would be fined B) will be fined C) will being fined D) will have been fined 10)“____two tickets for the new play at the Grand Theatre on Saturday. Shall we go and see it together?” A) They have been given B) I have been given C) I am given D) They have given to me 11) The subject of these lectures ____by the lecture committee. A) is announced B) have been announced C) are announced D) has been announced 12) I found an aspirin bottle ____dropped on the floor of David's room. A) was B) had C) had been D) is 13)The goods ____when we arrived at the airport. A) were just unloadingB) were just been unloading C) had just unloaded D) were just being unloaded 14) If one ____by pride, he will reject useful advice and friendly assistance. A) overcomes B) is overcome C) has been overcome D) overcome 15) Most environment problems exist because adequate measures for preventing them ____taken in the past. A) was not B) were not C) were not being D) had not been 16) You ought to have put the milk in the refrigerator, now ____sour. A) I smell B) it is smelt C) it smells D) it is smelling 17) After the race____, the celebration began. A) had been won B) is won C) will be won D)has been won 18) He was here for a little while, but I don't knowswhereshe ____now. A) is B) was C) had been D) has been 19) The young teacher has ____ competent. A) been proved to be B) proved to be C) been proved D) proved being 20) Pluto, the outermost planet of the solar system, ____photographically in March 1930. A) discovered B) was discovered C) by discovery D) when discovered 21) To get a better view of the stage, ____. A)our seats had to be changed B) our seats were changed C) we had to change our seats D) our seats were changed by us 22) After synthetic____, engineers had a better choice of material. A) created B) has created C) has been created D) had been created 23) I think much attention ____your pronunciation. A) must be paid to B) ought to be paid to C) must pay to D) should be paid to 24) Since 1970, millions of enthusiasts ____Vitamin C, which they believe can remedy the common cold. A) have taken B) have been taken C) have been taking D) have been taking 25) I don't remember ____the chance to try this method. A)shavingsbeen given B) to have been given C)shavingsgiven D) to have given 26) We could ask someone to do the work privately without it____. A) know B) be known C) being known D) to be known 27) The construction of the laboratory ____by the end of next month. A) must be completed B) must have been completed C) will be completing D) will have been completing 28) They would tell how the African ____on a ship to an American port. A) was brought B) could have been brought C) had been brought D) was to be brought 29) He does not possess a bicycle, this one he uses ____to Peter. A) is belonged to B) belonged C) belongs D) is belonging 30) Negotiation ____again withMoscowtomorrow, a great event will be discussed then. A) is to be opened B) is on the point of opening C) is going to open D) opens 31) The reason for all the changes being made ____to us yet. A) has not explained B) has not been explained C) did not explained D) were not explained 32) Experiments in the photography of moving objects ____in both theUnited StatesandEuropewell before 1900. A) were conducting B)were conducted C) had been conducted D) had conducted 33) When he turned the corner, he found himself ____by a man in black. A) tailed B) been tailed C) was tailed D) had been tailed 34) A candidate for the democratic presidential nomination ____at this moment. A) is interviewing B) being interviewed C) is being interviewed D) interviewing 35) As we approached the work site, the workers were seen ____the new house. A) building B) build C) built D) to build 36) As we know, all the regulations in school ____. A) must keep to B) must be kept C) must keep D) must be kept up 37) The composition ____any more. A) need not to be corrected B) doesn't need to be corrected C) doesn't need be corrected D) need not correct 38) The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____in broad daylight yesterday A) to be robbed B) to have keen robbed C) robbed D)shavings been robbed