Choose the best answer
VI. Choose the best answer:
1. We can’t go along here because the road........................ A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repairs
2. The story I’ve just read...................Agatha Christie A. was written B. was written by C. was written from D. wrote by
3. I’m going to go out and................................................ .A. have cut my hai r B. have my hair cut C. cut my hair D. my hair be cut
4. Something funny ...........................in class yesterday A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
5. Many US automobiles....................in Detroit, Michigan A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
6. A lot of pesticide residue can.........................................unwashed produce A. find B. found C. be finding D. be found
7. We..................by a loud noise during the night A. woke up B. are woken up C. were woken up D. were waking up
8. Some film stars...................difficult to work with A. are said be B. are said to beC. say to be D. said to be
9. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? – I don’t enjoy.............at A. be laughed B. to be laughed C. laughing D. being laughed
10. Today, many serious childhood diseases............by early immunization A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
11. Do you get your heating..........................every year? A. checking B. check C. be checked D. checked
12. Bicycles.......................in the driveway A. must not leaveB. must not be leavingC. must not be left D. must not have left
13. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.......next weekend
A. is going to be performed B. has been performed C. will be performing D. will have perform
14. All bottles......................................before transportation A. Frozen B. were froze C. were frozen D. are froze
15. ............yet? A. Have the letters been typedB. Have been the letters typedC. Have the letters typed D. Had the letters typed
16. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where...............for administration, broadcasting and education
A. is used B. it is used C. used D. being used
17. The telephones..............by Alexander Graham BellA. is invented B. is inventingC. invented D. was invented
18. Lots of houses...................by the earthquakeA. are destroying B. destroyedC. were destroyed D. is destroyed
19. Gold.........................in California in the 19th century
A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discover
20. The preparation......by the time the guest.......
.A. had been finished- arrivedB. have finished- arrivedC. had finished-were arrivingD. have been finished- were arrived
21 The boy_____ by the teacher yesterday.A. punish B. punished C. punishing D. was punished
22. “Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon”_ “They’ve already ______, sir. They’re on your desk.”
A. typed B. been being typed C. being typed D. been typed
23. Sarah is wearing a blouse. It___________ of cotton.A. be made B. are made C. is made D. made
24. They had a boy _______ that yesterday.A. done B. to do C. did D. do
25. We got our mail ______ yesterday.A. been delivered B. delivered C. delivering D. to deliver
26. James……..the news as soon as possible.A. should tell B. should be toldC. should told D. should be telled
27. My wedding ring ______ yellow and white gold.A. is made B. is making C. made D. make
- Mr. Wilson is _______ as Willie to his friend.A known B. knew C. is known D. know
29. References _____ in the examination room.A. not are used B. is not used C. didn’t used D. are not used
30. Laura ______ in Boston. A. are bornB. were born C. was born D. born
31. His car needs ________. A. be fixed B. fixing C. to be fixing D. fixed
32. Her watch needs _______. A. repairing B. to be repaired C. repaired D. A and B
33. My mother is going _____ this house.A. sold B. sell C. to be sold D. to sell
34. There’s somebody behind us. I think we are _______.A. being followed B. are followedC. follow D. following
35. Have you _____ by a dog? A. bite B. bit C. ever been bitten D. ever been bit
36. The room is being _____ at the moment.A. was cleaned B. cleaned C. cleaning D. clean
37. It _____ that the strike will end soon.A. is expected B. expected C. are expected D. was expected
38. It is _____ that many people are homeless after the floods.A. was reported B. reports C. reported D. reporting
39. He was said _____ this building. A. designing B. to have designed C. to design D. designed
40. Ted ______ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden. A. got sting B. got stung C. get stung D. gets stung
42. I’ll get Minh _____ do this for you.A. do B. done C. did D. to do
43. Those letters ________ now. You can do the typing later.A. need typing B. needn't be typed C. need to type D. needn't typing
44. “What a beautiful dress you are wearing”- “thanks, it_____ especially for me by a French tailor.”A. is made B. has made C. made D. was made
45. Somebody cleans the room every day.A. The room everyday is cleaned. B. The room is every day cleaned.
C. The room is cleaned every day. D. The room is cleaned by somebody every day.
46. People don’t use this road very often.A. This road is not used very often. B. Not very often this road is not used.
C. This road very often is not used. D. This road not very often is used.
47. How do people learn languages?A. How are languages learned?B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned? D. Languages are learned how?
48. Over 1500 new houses _______ each year. Last year, 1720 new houses _______.
A. were built/ were built B. are built/ were built C. are building / were built D. were built/ were being built
49. Tom bought that book yesterday. A. That book was bought by Tom yesterday. B. That book was bought yesterday by Tom.
C. That book yesterday was bought by Tom D. That book was bought yesterday.
50. The new computer system _____ next month. A. is be installed B. is being installed C. is been installed D. is being installed by people