III. Choose the correct 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 hair

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

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 be

C. 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 leave

B. must not be leaving

C. 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 typed

B. Have been the letters typed

C. 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 Bell

A. is invented

B. is inventing

C. invented

D. was invented

18. Lots of houses……………….by the earthquake

A. are destroying

B. destroyed

C. 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- arrived

B. have finished- arrived

C. had finished-were arriving

D. 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

D. do

A. been delivered

B. delivered

C. delivering

D. to deliver

26. James……..the news as soon as possible.

A. should tell

B. should be told

C. should told

D. should be telled

27. My wedding ring ______ yellow and white gold.

A. is made

B. is making

C. made

28. Wilson is _______ as Willie to his friend.

A. known

B. knew

D. know

A. not are used

B. is not used

C. didn’t used

D. are not used

30. Laura ______ in Boston.

A. are born

B. were born

C. was born

D. Born