Test 5 – Passive voice I. Put the following into the passive voice: 1. Mr. Walker teaches English and Mathematics. 2. We watch Television every night. 3. The nurse watches the child in the park. 4. I mailed your letter on my way to work. 5. They told us about their plans for their new house. 6. The messenger has just left a box of flowers for you. 7. Mary has finished the report. 8. My friends are waiting for me now. 9. The old man is drinking a cup of tea. 10. They rang the church bell as flood warning. 11. Jack took that book from the desk. 12. You should follow your father’s advice. 13. His friends have just sent him a letter. 14. People can’t hold the meeting in that room. 15. We were playing football when it rained. 16. The mailman was delivering the mails at that time. 17. My mother has played tennis since 1997. 18. A French architect designed this bridge. 19. Police are holding him for further questioning. 20. I put your hat and coat in the next room. 21. My sister saw Helen on the street yesterday. 22. The man drank a lot of wine at the party last night. 23. Mary will get good marks on mathematics. 24. He carries the books in the briefcase. 25. People speak English all over the world. 26. Our teacher writes new words on the board. 27. I study English three times a week. 28. The Shop keeper opens his shop at 9 a.m. 29. My father reads the newspaper every morning. 30. Mary studies English every day. 31. We didn’t steal that watch. 32. Mr. Smith saw the accident yesterday. 33. The wind flew the smoke away. 34. I have visited Chicago many times. 35. He has visited us many times. 36. They are pulling down the old theatre. 37. Be careful ! The teacher is watching you. 38. John will read this report at the conference at 11:00. 39. I was studying my English lesson at 9 o’clock last night. 40. He has made this same mistake again. 41. Somebody has just taken my book. 42. He left the report on the desk. 43. Daisy and Tom are studying English now. 44. We published this book in 1970. 45. He hasn’t completed his lesson yet. 46. We hadn’t known the answers before taking the exam. 47. She had invited me before she invited you. 48. We had told him about the truth before yesterday. 49. He is going to visit his friends next week. 50. You must do the homework carefully. 51. She is going to decorate the room. 52. We’re going to interview this film star. 53. My parents will give me a present for my birthday. 54. She won’t agree with you. 55. I shall do these exercises carefully. 56. People believe that prevention is better than cure. 57. Mary didn’t do her homework yesterday. II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. 1. Gold_____ in California in the nineteenth century. A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discovered 2. We can't go along here because the road is ______ . A. been repaired B. being repaired C. repair D. repaired 3. They ____ a lot of preparation before the match started. A. has made B. had made C. will be made D. are making 4. Before cars_______ , people ____ horses and bicycles. A. were discovered/ had used B. discovering/ use C. is discovered/ using D. have been discovered / have been using 5. Jane _____ her house all the morning before the guest arrived. A. is cleaning B. was cleaning C. has been cleaning D. had been cleaning 6. You____________________write to her for she'll be here tomorrow. A. don't B. mustn't C. needn't D. haven't 7. You____________________to spend more time in the library. A. must B. should C. had better D. ought 8. We _____ for three hours and are very tired. A. are walking B. have been walking C. were walking D. had been walking 9. The telephone ___________ by Alexander Graham Bell. A. were inventing B. invented C. was inventing D. was invented 10. Flowers should ____________in warm places. A. be keep B. kept C. be kept D. be keeping 11. By the end of next month, we _______ our English course. A. have completed B. will be completed C. will have completed D. completed III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. enough B. account C. ground D. outwit 2. A. phoned B. called C. cooked D. climbed 3. A. can B. cell C. call D. cold 4. A. enough B. courage C. encounter D. nourish 5. A. machine B. cheap C. teacher D. child 6. A. wants B. books C. stops D. sends 7. A. purity B. tiny C. reply D. happy 8. A. included B. offered C. consulted D. distributed 9. A. require B. admire C. tired D. shirt 10. A. quality B. deny C. supply D. psychiatrist 11. A. repainted B. offered C. resumed D. shared IV. Mark the underlined part that needs correction. 1. We’re looking forward to see you again. 2. I’d like buying some earrings like yours. 3. Let’s taking a walk. Walking is good for our health. 4. I could not help laugh when I saw that comedy. 5. How long did you waited ? – I have been waiting for her for more than an hour. She hasn’t come yet. 6.Peter is not used to speak in front of people. 7. She is said being the best student in her class. 8. Why don’t you help each other studying for the final examination? 9. My parents never let me going out in the evening. 10. Because of the traffic was heavy, we were late for work. V. Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning: (Passive voice) 1. They can’t make tea with cold water. 2. Somebody has taken some of my books away. 3. They will hold the meeting before May Day. 4. They have to repair the engine of the car. 5. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures. 6. They may use this room for the classroom. 7. The teacher is going to tell a story. 8. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife. 9. The children looked at the woman with a red hat. 10. They have provided the victims with food and clothing. 11. The teacher explains the lesson. 12. Mrs Green is cooking the food in the kitchen. 13. The doctor examined the patients. 14. These boys made that noise. 15. People speak English all over the world. 16.He gave him the money last Sunday. . is watching you. 38. John will read this report at the conference at 11:00. 39. I was studying my English lesson at 9 o’clock last night. 40. He has made this same mistake again. 41. Somebody. mailman was delivering the mails at that time. 17. My mother has played tennis since 1997. 18. A French architect designed this bridge. 19. Police are holding him for further questioning. 20 taken my book. 42. He left the report on the desk. 43. Daisy and Tom are studying English now. 44. We published this book in 1970. 45. He hasn’t completed his lesson yet. 46. We hadn’t known the answers