연습 9 - Passive voice

The passive voice is used often in the TOEIC test. Passive voice is constructed using this structure: "be verb + past participle".

Let's practice with passive voice through this test.


1.

The mistake has already _______ by him.
(A) correct

(B) correcting

(C) corrected

(D) been corrected

2.

The CEO has _______ from his vacation already.

(A) return

(B) returned

(C) been return

(D) been returned

3.

They _______ talking with a rival company last weekend.
(A) have seen

(B) saw

(C) were seen

(D) were seeing

4.

The manager _______ with checking the reports yesterday.
(A) is preoccupied

(B) has preoccupied
(C) was preoccupied

(D) had preoccupied

5.

He works in the _______ division of our company.
(A) personal

(B) persons

(C) personnel

(D) personality

6.

This is not _______ business; it can wait.
(A) urgent

(B) primary

(C) taxing

(D) instant

7.

Our project is _______ to finish ahead of schedule.
(A) like

(B) likened

(C) likely

(D) likable

8.

They gave us a very _______ reception when we arrived.
(A) warm

(B) heated

(C) roasting

(D) flushed

9.

Detroit, Michigan, is the automobile capital of America, as many _______ are manufactured there.
(A) transports
(B) conveyances
(C) aircraft
(D) vehicles

10.

The event _______ to bring about 2,000 spectators, 20% more than the last one.
(A) is expecting
(B) is expected
(C) was expecting
(D) had expected

11.

All loan applications must receive final approval by the bank manager before _______.
(A) being authorized
(B) authorizing
(C) is authorized
(D) authorization

12.

The manager demanded that the financial reports _______ in time for the budget meeting this afternoon.
(A) finish
(B) are finished
(C) be finished
(D) finished

13.

Thousands of customers _______ about their phone service by filling out questionnaires online.
(A) were surveyed
(B) were surveying
(C) had surveyed
(D) had been surveying

14.

The company was ordered by the _______ to reinstate the employee who was wrongly dismissed.
(A) referee

(B) judge

(C) umpire

(D) lawyer

15.

The head of acquisitions _______ with the outcome of the negotiations with his competitor.
(A) was satisfied
(B) satisfied
(C) satisfies
(D) is satisfying

16.

Kevin _______ at the boardroom 20 minutes after the meeting had started.
(A) was arrived
(B) is arrived
(C) arrived
(D) arrives

17.

The Stateson Beverage company _______ establishing a sister company to expand their breakfast cereal line.
(A) debate
(B) debated
(C) has been debated
(D) had been debated

18.

Hank _______ by Shuster and Green ever since he first graduated from university.
(A) is employed
(B) has been employed
(C) is employing
(D) will be employing

19.

The Department ofTransport asked citizens to utilize public transport as roads _______ with people during the holiday.
(A) will be crowded
(B) will be crowding
(C) have crowding
(D) have crowded

20.

The _______ of the company was attributed to the hard work and dedication of its staff.
(A) failure
(B) advantage
(C) benefit
(D) success

21.

The committee is still _______ the proposal, and no decision will be made until Monday.
(A) consider
(B) considered
(C) considering
(D) considers

22.

The winning bid for the contract to build the new recreation center _______ yet.
(A) has not been announcing
(B) has not been announced
(C) has not announcing
(D) hasnotannounced

23.

Transport costs for city residents _______ by the government.
(A) are subsidized
(B) subsidizes
(C) are subsidizing
(D) subsidized