Passive Voice Advanced Level MCQs Test With Answers 2

1. I hope the new timetable ---- by Friday as I want to 7. Animal lovers would like industrial testing on animals
start a driving course next week, but I need to know ---- to medical experiments
which afternoon I will be off before I can enrol on it.
A) being limited
A) has been announced B) to have limited
B) is going to announce C) having limited
C) will have been announced D) to be limited
D) has been announcing E) to be limiting
E) is being announced
8. The end of slavery in America ---- by the passage of
2. Obviously, the management ---- that we ---- the new the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution on 18th
conditions without questioning the consequences. December 1865.

A) have assumed / are accepted A) would have achieved

B) assume / will accept B) was achieving
C) were assumed / have accepted C) had achieved
D) will be assumed / will be accepted D) has been achieved
E) assumed / were accepted E) was achieved
3. Look! The other team must be about to play their 9. Medicines and chemical cleaning liquids ---- out of
substitute because he ---- warmed up at the side of children’s reach.
the pitch.
A) should be kept
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A) has got B) must have kept

B) gets C) need to keep
C) had been getting D) have kept
D) is getting E) used to keep
E) will get
10. The United Kingdom ---- a period of time until 1995 to
4. To the ancient Romans, a census ---- simply counting clean up its beaches by the European Union, but
the people and valuing their estates for the purpose Morecambe Bay in Lancashire was so dirty that it ----
of the taxation, but today the range of information two more years to bring the area up to the required
collected by a census taker is very wide, and the standard.
statistics gathered ---- to many uses.
A) was given / was allowed
A) meant / are put B) is given / has allowed
B) was meant / have put C) gives / will have allowed
C) used to mean / have been putting D) has been given / has allowed
D) had been meaning / put E) gave / had been allowed
E) means / are being put
11. Five armed men ---- a Zurich Post Office last night in a
5. I really dislike ---- to work on Sundays because I feel van which ---- as a Post Office repair vehicle.
torn between my family and work.
A) were robbing / disguised
A) to be asking B) robbed / was disguised
B) asking C) were robbed / had disguised
C) being asked D) had been robbed / has disguised
D) having asked E) would be robbing / is disguised
E) to have asked
12. Advertising is very old. Examples of advertising ---- as
6. The FBI ---- that he knew where the body ----. far back as ancient Greece, where criers ---- out
messages about their clients’ wares to the public.
A) has suspected / was burying
B) suspects / had been burying A) have found / were shouting
C) was suspected / will be buried B) would be found / had been shouted
D) is suspected / had buried C) might be found / were shouted
E) suspected / was buried D) used to find / had been shouting
E) can be found / shouted

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13. The coach driver couldn’t see through the window 19. Local residents ---- to radio-activity for weeks now
because it ---- properly because of the leak at the Nuclear Power station.

A) doesn’t clean A) are exposing

B) didn’t use to clean B) have been exposed
C) wasn’t supposed to clean C) will have been exposed
D) hadn’t been cleaned D) were exposed
E) hasn’t cleaned E) had been exposing
14. Portugal’s government ---- down by a military coup in 20. I’m sure they ---- with your gift. They ---- a toaster for
1974 and the new administration ---- the rights of a long time.
Portuguese African territories to independence.
A) will thrill / wanted
A) was bringing / was recognised B) had thrilled / have wanted
B) has brought / recognised C) are going to thrill / had been wanting
C) was brought / recognised D) will be thrilled / have been wanting
D) has been brought / is recognised E) will have been thrilled / want
E) had brought / had recognised
21. Under UK equal opportunity laws, employees ----
15. In order to keep his land fertile, a farmer ---- animal, against on the grounds of race, religion or gender.
plant or chemical fertilisers.
A) didn’t use to discriminate
A) had been used B) should not discriminate
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B) has to use C) won’t have discriminated

C) must be used D) hasn’t been discriminating
D) used to use E) cannot be discriminated
E) can be used
22. The company ---- the advertisement because several
16. During some of the war years, my father and his viewers ---- that it was offensive.
brother were separated ---- their parents because
they were evacuated from London to the countryside. A) was being withdrawn / will complain
B) withdraws / had complained
A) with C) had been withdrawn / were complaining
B) for D) could have withdrawn / complain
C) about E) had to withdraw / complained
D) from 23. Strict dieting to lose weight ---- only under a
physician’s care.
E) towards
17. In our company the sales representatives and the A) has attempted
managers are provided ---- a company car.
B) should be attempted
A) with C) is attempting
B) from D) must have attempted
C) by E) had been attempting
D) into 24. Are you sure my table ---- by this cleaning fluid?
E) for
A) won’t have damaged
18. The film “Rainmaker” is based ---- the book of the
B) hadn’t damaged
same name by John Grisham and tells the story of a
newly qualified lawyer C) won’t be damaged
D) isn’t damaging
A) for E) hasn’t been damaging
B) from
C) on
D) with
E) by

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25. It’s our principle that the petrol tank ---- before the 30. Most of the animals which now ---- wild on the island
rental car ---- to the customer ---- there during the 19th century.

A) is filled / is delivered A) live / were brought

B) must be filled / has delivered B) are living / had brought
C) has filled / has been delivered C) were living / are brought
D) was filled / had delivered D) have been living / brought
E) will have filled / delivers E) lived / have been brought
26. This morning, the attendant ---- a baby who ---- in an 31. I ---- scuba diving lessons since last year, but I still ----
old blanket on the steps of the country hospital. accustomed to breathing with all that equipment.

A) finds / wrapped A) took / hadn’t got

B) was being found / has been wrapped B) am taking / didn’t get
C) is finding / was wrapped C) have been taking / haven’t got
D) found / was wrapped D) am taken / wasn’t getting
E) was found / had been wrapped E) will be taken / won’t be getting
27. The sailing ship ---- about like a toy by the strong 32. You ---- the dogs in; otherwise, they ---- frightened
November wind. when the fireworks go off.

A) threw A) must have brought / got

B) had thrown B) should have brought / have got
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C) throws C) are brought / are getting

D) was being thrown D) had better bring / will get
E) has been throwing E) have been brought / get
28. All of the trees that ---- by the disease ----; otherwise, 33. As far as I know, the body ---- by a child who ---- his
the problem will spread through the whole orchard. bike through the park.

A) affect / must have been destroyed A) has discovered / is riding

B) are affected / should be destroyed B) had discovered / was ridden
C) have been affected / destroy C) was being discovered / rides
D) have been affecting / might be destroyed D) is discovered / is being ridden
E) are affecting / will have been destroyed E) was discovered / was riding
29. In some states in the USA, prisoners who have 34. The secretary ---- ---- in the conspiracy, but we don’t
received the death sentence ---- by lethal injection, know whether she actually shot the senator or not.
while other states ---- prisoners in an “electric chair”.
A) has been known / to be involving
A) have been killing / are executed B) is known / to have been involved
B) had been killed / will execute C) will have known / to involve
C) are killed / execute D) knew / to have involved
D) will kill / are going to execute E) had been known / having involved
E) are killing / are executing
35. Robert is so clumsy with words that whenever he ----
his mouth, he ---- somebody.

A) opens / insults
B) opened / is insulted
C) will open / has insulted
D) will have opened / is insulting
E) had been known / was insulted

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Answer Key:

1: C 19: B
2: B 20: D
3: D 21: E
4: A 22: E
5: C 23: B
6: E 24: C
7: D 25: A
8: E 26: D
9: A 27: D
10: A 28: B
11: B 29: C
12: E 30: A
13: D 31: C
14: C 32: D
15: B 33: E
16: D 34: B
17: A 35: A
18: C

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