Passive with reporting verbs

Trong tiếng Anh, một số động từ thường được dùng ở dạng bị động với
chủ ngữ “It” và được biết đến với cấu trúc “It is said that…”. Cách nói
này được dung khi người nói không khẳng định điều muốn nói, mà chỉ
tường thuật lại ý của người khác. Ví dụ:
- It is said that he has a priceless collection of paintings.
(People say that he has a priceless collection of paintings.)
- It is believed that the company is losing money.
(- People believe that the company is losing money.)

Thay vì chủ ngữ giả "It', chúng ta có thể dùng chỉ ngữ thật với cấu trúc bị
động này. Ví dụ:
- He is said to have a priceless collection of paintings.
- The company is believed to be losing money.

It is said that... He is said to do

believed believed to be doing
known known to have done
expected expected
reported reported
understood understood
alleged alleged
considered considered

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following

sentences.
1. His brother Ken is___to have made a fortune by composing songs.
D. talked
C. told
A. said
B. spoken
2. According to this newspaper, John is said____a new record for the
long jump.
A. to have established
B. establishing
C. to establish
D. established
3. Efforts to provide equal opportunities for minorities in the United
States___from the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
A. may be said to date
B. dating
C. may say to date
D. to date to be said
4. About six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea is said____,
____thick layers of salt in southern France.
A. to be evaporating - deposit
B. to evaporate - depositing
C. having evaporated - to deposit
D. to have evaporated - depositing
5. "Who wrote the poem? It is said____written by one of the Brown
sisters.
A. to be
B. to being
C. to have been
D. to having been
6. It____since the third century that coffee has a stimulating effect.
A. is known
B. has known
C. was known
D. has been known
7. The Romance people are believed____to Europe around the
beginning of the last millennium.
A. to have migrated
C. migrating
B. having migrated
D. to be migrating
8.____the breakthrough in genetics will lead to a cure for cancer.
A. It is believed that
B. Many scientist are believed that
C. Scientist are reported to have made
D. It is widely announcing that
9. It is believed____causes weight loss.
A. much stress is
B. much stress that
C. it is much stress
D. that much stress
10.____that the company has shown rapid growth in the last two years.
A. It is reported
B. They are reported
C. The report was
D. It was reported
11. The rumors go that Jack will be arrested. He is said____
a bloody robbery.
A. to have taken part in
B. to have joined in
C. to join in
D. to take part in
12.____broken several would records in swimming.
A. She is said that she has
B. People say she had
C. it is said to have
D. She is said to have
13. It____that to be a good musician, you have to learn to play when you
are very young.
A. is said
B. says
C. is saying
D. has said
14. The bank is reported in the local newspaper____in broad daylight
yesterday.
A. to be robbed
B. robbed
C. to have been robbed
D. having been robbed
15. "Are you starting a club?" "Yes, do you want___?
A. to get consider
B. to be considered
C. to consider
D. be considered
16.___all citrus fruit originated with the Chinese orange.
A. That the belief
B. The belief that
C. To believe that
D. It is believed that
17. The prisoner is thought to____by climbing over the wall.
A. to escape
B. has been escaped
C. to have escaped
D. has escaped
18. The Norman is said____England in 1066.
A. to have invaded
B. to have been invaded
C. to invade
D. to be invaded
19. More than five thousand people____in the earthquake in Indonesia
last year.
A. was said to be died
B. were said to be died
C. was said to die
D. were said to be
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
sentence that is closet meaning to each of the following questions.
20. They say that the doctor has made a serious mistake.
A. The doctor is said to have made a serious mistake.
B. It is said that the doctor has been made a serious mistake.
C. The doctor is said to have been made a serious mistake.
D. The doctor is said to make a serious mistake.
21. People say that Cameron was the best director of his time.
A. It was said that Cameron was the best director of his time.
B. Cameron is said to be the best director of his time.
C. Cameron was said to have been the best director of his time.
D. Cameron is said to have been the best director of his time.
22. They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.
A. They say many people to have been homeless after the tsunami.
B. They say many people to be homeless after the tsunami.
C. Many people are said to have been homeless after the tsunami.
D. Many people are said to be homeless after the tsunami.
23. They believe that the director is well over seventy.
A. The director is believed that he is well over seventy.
B. It is believed that the director is well over seventy.
C. The director is well over seventy.
D. It is believed to be over seventy for the director.
24. According to a journalist's report, there was a heavy loss of lives in
the disaster.
A. It is reported that there was a heavy loss of lives in the disaster.
B. There reported to have a heavy loss of lives in the disaster.
C. A journalist reports that the lives were lost heavily in the disaster.
D. A heavy loss of lives is reported to be in the disaster.
25. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
A. The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car.
B. The man was believed to be escaped in a stolen car.
C. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car.
D. The man believed to have been escaped in a stolen car.
26. It is reported that two people were seriously injured in that accident.
A. Two people reported to have been seriously injured in that accident.
B. Two people are reported to have been seriously injured in that
accident.
C. Two people are reported to be seriously injured in that accident.
D. Two people are reported to have seriously injured in that accident.
27. The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.
A. It's reported that James wins the first prize.
B. It's reported that James to be awarded the first prize.
C. James is reported to have been awarded the first prize.
D. The first prize is reported to award to James.
28. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
A. It is thought that the owner of the house to be abroad.
B. The owner of the house is thought to be abroad.
C. The owner of the house is thought by them that he will be abroad.
D. It is thought to be abroad by the owner of the house.
29. People found these keys in the hall.
A. The hall was found these keys in.
B. These keys were found in the hall.
C. People found the hall with these keys.
D. These keys were founded in the hall.
30. They will build a factory in this area.
A. This area will be built a factory.
B. A factory will build in this area.
C. This area will build a factory.
D. A factory will be built in this area.
31. The carpet still needs cleaning.
A. The carpet hasn't been cleaned yet.
B. The carpet hasn't cleaned yet.
C. The carpet has been cleaned.
D. The carpet has cleaned.
32. People warned us not to go out alone at night.
A. We were warned not going out alone at night.
B. We were warned not to go out alone at night by they.
C. We weren't warned to go out alone at night.
D. We were warned not to go out alone at night.
33. No one has ever asked me that question before.
A. That question has ever been asked by no one before.
B. That question has never been asked by no one before.
C. I have ever been asked that question before.
D. I have never been asked that question before.
34. Who is going to paint the house?
A. Who is the house going to painted by?
B. Who is going to be painted the house?
C. By whom is going to the house be painted?
D. By whom is the house going to be painted?
35. All the students must not use the dictionaries.
A. The dictionaries must not being used by students.
B. The dictionaries must not be used by students.
C. The dictionaries must be not used by students.
D. The dictionaries are not being used by students.
36. Mike's parents are making him study hard for the exams.
A. Mike's parents are making it hard for him to study for the exams.
B. Mike is being made to study hard for the exams.
C. Mike is being made study hard for the exams.
D. Mike made to study hard for the exams by his parents.
37. Many things are easily said than done.
A. It is easy to say than to do.
B. What is easily said will be easily done.
C. What is done easily is easily said.
D. What is easily said is hard to do.
38. It is widely believed that hard work makes success.
A. People think that success is when you work hard.
B. Believers of success think that we should work hard.
C. Many people think that success at work is hard widely in the world.
D. Many people believe that if you want to succeed, you should work
hard.
39. The army don't let anyone cross the border.
A. No one is allowed to cross the border by the army.
B. Not anyone is let to cross the border by the army.
C. None of us is allowed crossing the border by the army.
D. No one is let cross the border by the army.
40. The police were told that the use of unnecessary force was
forbidden.
A. The police were forbidden not to use unnecessary force.
B. The police were forbidden to use unnecessary force.
C. The police were instructed not use unnecessary force.
D. The police were instructed to use unnecessary force.