In the World of Grammar

1. A horrific plane crash ________________ by James Ford last night.
were witnessed
was witnessed
was being witnessed
has been witnessed
2. The tax on cigarettes ________________ by government this year.
had been increased
was increased
is increased
has been increased
3. The rooms at the hotel _____________ daily.
have been cleaned
has been cleaned
are cleaned
is being cleaned
4. The offer _____________by GM tomorrow.
will have been confirmed
will be confirmed
will confirm
shall be confirmed
5. The parcels were tied _________ string.
by
by means
with
because
6. The show was presented ________ Mr Jones.
but
buy
by
with the help of
7. Tickets ____________ by inspectors regularly.
have been checked
has been cheked
are checked*
is checked
8. Sorry, but you can't see Mr Devron. He __________ by the police now.
are being questioned
is being questioned
was being questioned
will be questioned
9. In my country, certain prices __________ by the government, such as the prices of medical supplies.
is controlled
was controlled
are controlled
are being controlled
10. The first fish appeared on the earth about 500 million years ago. Up to now, over 20,000 kinds of fish _________ and described by the scientists.
has been named
have been named
are named
were named
11. I was supposed to take a test yesterday, but I _________ into the testing room because the examination had already begun.
was not admitted
were not admitted
is not admitted
are not admitted
12. Before she graduated last May, Susan _________ a position with a law firm.
had already been offered
has already been offered
was already been offered
was already offered
13. According to many scientists a great number of new inventions ___________ in the twenty first century.
shall be made
will be being made
will being made
will be made
14. Right now a student trip to the planetarium _____________ by Mrs. Hunt. You can sign up for it at her office.
was being organized
is organized
are organized
is being organized
15. Don't leave your bicycle outside. It ________ some day.
should be stolen
shall be stolen
will be stolen
is stolen
16. His cousins ________ for exceeding speed limit yesterday.
was fined
were fined
will be fined
had been fined
17. The performance was long over, but the actors _________ .
were still being applauded at
were still being applauded to
was still being applauded
were still being applauded
18. This book was written many years ago but it ________ with great interest.
are still being read
still was being read
is still being read
was still being read
19. Where is the doctor? He ________ two hours ago.
has been sent
was sent
had been sent for
was sent for
20. The use of the atom in medicine __________ lately.
has much been spoken of
had much been spoken of
has much been spoken
was much spoken of

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