EX1:
1. In most major cities of the United States, the mayor....... by a simple majority
a. is being elected b. is elected c. had been elected d. were being elected
2. The traditions in our family ........ from generation, and I expect this will continue in the future
a. are going to be passed down b. were being passed down c. may have been passed d. have been passed down
3. My passport...... last year while I was on vacation
a. is stolen b. was stolen c. will be stolen d. was being stolen
4. Most of the email accounts at our company ..... by a virus last week
a. affected b. was affected c. were affected d. have been affected
5. Over 400 babies ..... in our community last year
a. born b. be born c. are born d. were born
6. It........that supplies of oil and natural gas may be exhausted in under 100 years
7. Where.........that only men can become president of this club?
a it is written b. is it written c. is it being written d. be believed
8. I think students..... to major in the sciences at this university for the past several years.
a.was being encouraged b. are being encouraged c. should be encouraged d. have been encouraged
9. ...... a tour of the facilities? It is important for you to see everything
a. were you given b. you could be given c, you had been given d, are you given
10. Many issues ....... at the meeting by the time you arrived
a. are raised b. raised c. had been raised d, have been raised
11. Many important but rare species of plants ........ in the Amazon
a, finds b. are finding c. are found d. is found
12. The people in the last row were ..... first
a.seating b, seat c. seated d. been seated
13. Where..............?
a. those photos were taken b, were those photos taken
c, have been taking those photos d. those photos have been taken
14. Details of the accident will........ some time tomorrow
a. release b, be released c. are released d, being released
15. In the past, it was...... that the sun revolved around the Earth
a. thinking b, think c, has thought d, thought
16. Congratulations to Dr. Casey. She has ..... a" first- class sufgeon" by a national journal
a. be named b, being named c, been naming d. been named
EX1:
1. In most major cities of the United States, the mayor....... by a simple majority
a. is being elected
b. is elected
c. had been elected
d. were being elected
2. The traditions in our family ........ from generation, and I expect this will continue in the future
a. are going to be passed down
b. were being passed down
c. may have been passed
d. have been passed down
3. My passport...... last year while I was on vacation
a. is stolen
b. was stolen
c. will be stolen
d. was being stolen
4. Most of the email accounts at our company ..... by a virus last week
a. affected
b. was affected
c. were affected
d. have been affected
5. Over 400 babies ..... in our community last year
a. born
b. be born
c. are born
d. were born
6. It...is believed.....that supplies of oil and natural gas may be exhausted in under 100 years
7. Where.........that only men can become president of this club?
a it is written
b. is it written
c. is it being written
d. be believed
8. I think students..... to major in the sciences at this university for the past several years.
a.was being encouraged
b. are being encouraged
c. should be encouraged
d. have been encouraged
9. ...... a tour of the facilities? It is important for you to see everything
a. were you given
b. you could be given
c, you had been given
d, are you given
10. Many issues ....... at the meeting by the time you arrived
a. are raised
b. raised
c. had been raised
d, have been raised
11. Many important but rare species of plants ........ in the Amazon
a, finds
b. are finding
c. are found
d. is found
12. The people in the last row were ..... first
a.seating
b, seat
c. seated
d. been seated
13. Where..............?
a. those photos were taken
b, were those photos taken
c, have been taking those photos
d. those photos have been taken
14. Details of the accident will........ some time tomorrow
a. release
b, be released
c. are released
d, being released
15. In the past, it was...... that the sun revolved around the Earth
a. thinking
b, think
c, has thought
d, thought
16. Congratulations to Dr. Casey. She has ..... a" first- class sufgeon" by a national journal
a. be named
b, being named
c, been naming
d. been named