Advanced grammar tests - English exam centre 2015
Passive Voice / Test-3
1. Oh, gosh! You ... with a shark coming straight towards you.
A) must have been terrified
B) could have terrified
C) must have been terrifying
D) should have terrified
E) used to be terrifying
2. The forest fire ... an area of the Amazonian rain forest, which has decreased the size of France.
A) was destroyed
B) destroys
C) will be destroyed
D) has destroyed
E) had been destroyed
3. Spiders ... by many people, but most of them ... to be harmless.
A) had feared / were known
B) have been feared / knew
C) are feared / are known
D) have feared / have known
E) will be feared / know
4. Although specifically directed against slavery, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution ... since ... by the federal courts as applicable to all forms of enforced labour.
A) is / being viewed
B) has / been viewed
C) will / have been viewed
D) has / been viewing
E) is / viewing
5. My mother is quite old now and sometimes she ... up and down steps.
A) was to be helped
B) has helped
C) used to help
D) must have helped
E) has to be helped
6. As none of us have been there before, we how much time we ... for the journey.
A) won’t decide / allowed
B) can’t decide / should allow
C) might not decide / had allowed
D) aren’t decided / allow
E) haven’t been decided / will allow
7. As we ... towards the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, thousands of people ... in the opposite direction to protest about the increase in telephone rates.
A) were being walked / have marched
B) were walked / are marching
C) were walking / have been marching
D) walked / were marching
E) are walking / had marched
8. After my father ... me his old bicycle, I ... to university, which was better for my health.
A) was given / had cycled
B) had been given / have been cycling
C) was giving / will be cycling
D) has given / will cycle
E)had given / cycled
9. When the meadow behind the farm ..., my brother’s hay fever ... .
A) was mowed / deteriorated
B) mows / has deteriorated
C) had been mowed / deteriorates
D) mowed / had been deteriorating
E) will have mowed / is deteriorating
10. The Irish people ... to Christianity by Saint Patrick in the 5th century and Ireland had been a great centre of peace, culture and learning it until it ... by Vikings in the 9th century.
A) have converted / invades
B) were converted / was invaded
C) were converting / has invaded
D) have been converting / was invading
E) had converted / was being invaded
11. I ... to see that the thing which ... out of the bushes in front of me in the dark alley was only a cat.
A) had relieved / was jumped
B) would relive / was jumping
C) have been relieved / is jumping
D) was relieved / jumped
E) am relieved / is jumped
12. I wonder whether the hotel ... us with towels or not.
A) is provided
B) was provided
C) had provided
D) will provide
E) is being provided
13. Fog over a city is usually more intense than over the surrounding countryside because the city ... a greater amount of moisture into the atmosphere.
A) is discharged
B) has discharged
C) discharges
D) was discharged
E) will be discharged
14. While she ... the documents, she ... several new French words.
A) was translating / learnt
B) translated / is learning
C) is translated / has learned
D) has been translating / will learn
E) translates / was learning
15. It has been a wonderful party! I ... myself so much in a long time.
A) don’t enjoy
B) won’t enjoy
C) wasn’t enjoying
D) haven’t enjoyed
E) am not enjoying
16. Usually I ... cash for things because I ... using credit cards.
A) pay / don’t like
B) have paid / didn’t like
C) am paid / am not like
D) am paying / haven’t like
E) have been paid / won’t like
17. I know that you ... here in the bathroom, son, because I ... the smoke at this very moment.
A) smoke / am smelling
B) smoked / could smell
C) have been smoking / can smell
D) were smoked / used to smell
E) are smoking / might smell
18. This is the fifth time they ... this record this morning. I wonder when they ... tired of it?
A) play / are getting
B) were played / got
C) had played / were getting
D) are played / have got
E) have played / will get
19. Sugar-free chewing gums ... in the 1950s, and by the 1980s several brands ... on the market.
A) were introducing / were appearing
B) were introduced / had appeared
C) had been introduced / will appear
D) would have introduced / appeared
E) have been introduced / would be appearing
20. I really hate ... waiting at the dentist.
A) being kept
B) to be keeping
C) to have kept
D) having kept
E) to keep
21. Are you going to hold a party when you ...?
A) were promoting
B) will promote
C) are promoted
D) have promoted
E) will be promoting
22. The twins ... after by a German nanny for the last three years, so they can both speak German quite fluently.
A) are looking
B) were being looked
C) have been looked
D) will have looked
E) have been looking
23. A: What have you done to your ankle?
B: I ... over while I ... on Sunday.
A) was tripped / had hiked
B) would be tripping / have hiked
C) had tripped / hiked
D) had been tripped / would be hiking
E) tripped / was hiking
24. Jeff ... himself how to play the guitar during his years at university, and now he ... the instrument like a professional.
A) has taught / is played
B) taught / plays
C) was teaching / will play
D) will be taught / has played
E) had been taught / was played
25. I ... able to understand a lot more Turkish since the principles of vowel harmony ... to me.
A) will be / explained
B) was / had explained
C) should be / were explaining
D) am / are explaining
E) have been / were explained
26. By the end of the month, you ... to lessons for two months, so you ... to take your proficiency test.
A) are coming / have been allowed
B) are going to be coming / have allowed
C) will have been coming / will be allowed
D) have been coming / are allowed
E) had been coming / will have allowed
27. You ... your machine on the 13th March, so, allowing seven days for delivery, it ... on or before the 20th.
A) ordered / will be delivered
B) have been ordering / has delivered
C) are ordered / will be delivering
D) are being ordered / is going to deliver
E) will have ordered / delivers
28. They ... the brochures but they haven’t bound them yet, so they ... them until Monday.
A) have been printed / shouldn’t deliver
B) have printed / can’t deliver
C) are printing / haven’t delivered
D) are printed / couldn’t deliver
E) will print / wouldn’t deliver
29. The teacher was certain that some of the students ... by the new grammar, but they ... any questions.
A) had confused / weren’t asked
B) were confusing / hadn’t asked
C) had been confused / aren’t asked
D) were confused / didn’t ask
E) will be confused / haven’t asked
30. Saturated fats ... the level of cholesterol in the blood.
A) have known / to be raising
B) know / having raised
C) were known / to be raised
D) knew / to have been raised
E) are known / to raise
31. The results ... by now, so let’s phone dad and see if he knows the score.
A) should have broadcast
B) might broadcast
C) ought to be broadcasting
D) must have been broadcast
E) will have been broadcasting
32. We ... some sleep when we get home because we ... on a coach for sixteen hours.
A) will need / will have been travelling
B) needed / have been travelling
C) are needed / are going to travel
D) were needed / had been travelling
E) need / are travelling
33. The head chef ... that only fresh vegetables ... in the production of their soups.
A) has claimed / will have used
B) was claimed / used
C) is claimed / have been used
D) claims / are used
E) claimed / were using
34. A monastery ... on this site in the 11th century, but these remains are of a later structure, which ... in the 13th century.
A) was founding / had built
B) founded / was building
C) was founded / was built
D) had been founded / has been built
E) have founded / would be built
35. Unfortunately, the student had confused the “present perfect” ... the “past perfect” and therefore, he scored rather badly on his last examination.
A) for
B) with
C) about
D) by
E) from
36. As long as I ... at least three times a week, I’m sure I ... any stage fright before the performance.
A) rehearse / won’t experience
B) am rehearsing / haven’t experience
C) was rehearsing / hadn’t experienced
D) will rehearse / am not experiencing
E) rehearsed / don’t experience
37. Hopefully, I ... refreshed and invigorated by the time I ... from holiday.
A) am feeling / have returned
B) was feeling / was returned
C) will be feeling / return
D) am going to feel / am returned
E) will have felt / had returned
38. Why is it always regarded as so funny when someone ... on a banana skin?
A) is slipped
B) slipped
C) was slipped
D) had slipped
E) slips
39. I ... her only when she ... that she was wrong.
A) forgave / was admitted
B) forgive / is admitted
C) will forgive / admits
D) am going to forgive / admitted
E) have forgiven / will admit
40. Are you sure you ... an umbrella? It looks as if it ...?
A) didn’t need / has rained
B) haven’t needed / has been running
C) don’t need / had been raining
D) won’t need / is going to rain
E) hadn’t needed / was raining
41. The party ... only to employees. The employees’ families ... as well.
A) doesn’t limit / have invited
B) isn’t limited / are invited
C) wasn’t limited / invited
D) hasn’t limited / had been invited
E) won’t limit / were invited
42. The letters ... in drawer, in which Emily ... all her personal keepsakes.
A) are hidden / was kept
B) were hidden / kept
C) are hiding / is kept
D) hid / was keeping
E) had hidden / keeps
43. We ... the evening until Frank ... to an emergency.
A) enjoyed / has been called
B) enjoyed / was calling
C) were enjoying / was called
D) had enjoyed / has called
E) will be enjoying / had been called
44. The parcel ... back to the Post Office, because I was at work when they ... to deliver it.
A) took / were tired
B) has been taking / are trying
C) is taken / are tired
D) had been taken / have tried
E) was taken / tried
45. The nations of Central America ... many cultural characteristics, and except in Belize, Spanish ... in all of them as the official language.
A) share / is spoken
B) are sharing / has spoken
C) are shared / has been speaking
D) were sharing / had spoken
E) shared / is speaking