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1.

The Remembrance Day and the Veteran’s Day ___ on the 11th of
November every year.

A) celebrated

B) are celebrated

C) will be celebrated

D) was celebrated

E) is celebrated

2.

I hope that the truth ___ very soon.

A) will find out

B) will be finding out

C) is found out

D) will be found out

E) shall find out

3.

Everything ___ before you came.

A) is done

B) was done

C) has done

D) had been done

E) has been done

4.

-Did the company test the equipment yesterday?
-Yes it _____.

A) has tested

B) had been tested

C) had tested

D) was tested

E) tested.

5.

People go to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier to stand in silence
for a minute to honor the memory of those who ___ in wars.

A) is killed

B) will be killed

C) was killed

D) are killed

E) were killed

6.

The sports competitions which ___ on Sunday ___ by a lot of
people.

A) are held / will be visited
B) was held / will visit
C) will held / will visit
D) have been held / have visited
E) will be held / will be visited

7.

The inspector is not in the town. He ___ to another place some
days ago.

A) was sent

B) sent

C) will be sent

D) will send

E) sends

8.

This story ___ to everybody as the name of the first space pioneer
___ in the heart of people all over the world.

A) knows / lives

B) knew / lived

C) is known / is lived

D) is known / lives

E) knows / is lived

9.

The business letter ___ just ___ .

A) is / written

B) has / been written

C) was / written

D) were / written

E) is / going to write

10. Business letters ___ usually on special forms.

A) will be written

B) are written

C) are being written

D) is written

E) write

11. Sometimes a lot of guests ___ to his birthday party.

A) had invited

B) was invited

C) were inviting

D) are invited

E) is inviting

12. The business letters ___ tomorrow.

A) are sent

B) is sent

C) will be sent

D) will send

E) would be sent

TEST 12

Passive voice

13. All the business letters ___ yesterday.  They ___ to the post

office immediately.

A) answered / take
B) were answered / took
C) are answered / were taken
D) answered / took
E) were answered / were taken

14. The special information ___ in an hour or so, that’s why it ___ in

the newspapers yesterday.

A) brings / didn’t publish
B) will bring / don’t publish
C) will be brought / wasn’t published
D) will be brought / didn’t publish
E) brought / wasn’t published

15. Houses ___ very quickly now.

A) builds

B) are building

C) built

D) are built

E) were built

16. In 1834 the Houses of Parliament with the exception of

Westminster Hall ___ by fire, they ___ later.

A) destroyed / was rebuilt
B) was being destroyed / rebuilt
C) were destroyed /were rebuilt
D) is destroyed / has been rebuilt
E) destroys / rebuilds

17. You can’t use this textbook now. It ___ by your friend.

A) takes

B) has been taken

C) took

D) were taken

E) had taken

18. Many modern apartments ___ in Berlin since 1980.

A) are built

B) are building

C) were built

D) have been built

E) has been built

19. The new film ___ in all the big theatres of the city.

A) is demonstrated

B) was being demonstrated

C) is being demonstrated

D) would be demonstrated

E) had been demonstrated

20. Nobody likes ___ for at night.

A) be sent

B) is sent

C) was sent

D) to be sent

E) sent

21. I ___ that I ___ at the station at 5.

A) was told / should be met

B) told / is being met

C) tells / am met

D) am told / was met

E) will be told / would be met

22. Heroes ___ by people because they served their people and

their country.

A) is remembered

B) was remembered

C) are remembered

D) had been remembered

E) would be remembered

23. By the time we came to the bookshop all books ___

A) are sold

B) were sold

C) had been sold

D) are being sold

E) is being sold

24. Don’t touch the door, it ___ just ___ .

A) is / being painted

B) has / been painted

C) is / painted

D) will / be painted

E) would / be painted

Passive voice

Book 1 Part C