被动语态精选习题: 1.--What do you think of the book? --Oh, excellent. It is worth ______ a second time. A.to read B.to be read C.reading D.being read 2.--What do you expect me to do? --The house needs______. A.painting B.painted C.being painted D.be painted 3.I feel it is your husband who ____for the spoiled child. A.is to blame B.is going to blame C.is to be blamed D.should blame 4.The teacher could not make himself _____ because the students were so noisy. A.pay attention to B.paid attention to C.paid attention D.to be paid attention to 5.Mary is fond of ______ herself in blue. A.dressed B.being dressed C.dressing D.dress 6.In some parts of the world, tea ______ with milk and sugar. A.is serving B.is served C.serves D.served 7.According to the art dealer, the painting ______ to go for at least a million dollars. A.is expected B.expects C.expected D.is expecting 8.--The window is dirty. -- I know. It ____ for weeks. A.hasn’t cleaned B.didn’t clean C.wasn’t cleaned D.hasn’t been cleaned 9.The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ____ to eat more fruit and vegetables. A.persuade B.willpersuade C.bepersuaded D.arepersuaded 10.It won’t be long before such a thing ______ again. A.willhappenB.happens C.is happened D.happened 11.The room ______ 100 students or so. A.can hold B.is held C.can be held D.was held 12.The boy whom you lent the bike to _______ by a car. A.hit B.be hit C.having been hit D.was hit 13.Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will ______ fresh for several days. A.be stayed B.stay C.be staying D.have stayed 14.Great changes _______ in the city, and a lot of factories _______. A.have been taken place; have been set up B.have taken place; have been set up C.have taken place; have set up D.were taken place; were set up 15.--Have you moved into the house? --Not yet. The rooms _____. A.are being painted B.are painting C.are painted D.are having painted 16.-- _____the sports meet might be put off. --Yes, it all depends on the weather. A.I’ve been told B.I’ve told C. I’m told D. I told 17.All the preparations for the task ______ and we’re ready to start. A.completed B.complete C.had been completedD.have been completed 18.Shortly after we ______, a waiter came over to our table with a smile. A.seated B. were seated C.sat ourselves D.took places 19.This is Tod’s photo. We miss him a lot. He ______ trying to save a child in the earthquake. A.killed B.is killed C.was killed D.was killing 20.Lincoln _____ as a friend of freedom. A.is thought B.is thought of C.think of D.is thinking of 21.The man living in the next door ______ the police. A.is known B.is known by C. is known to D. is knowing 22.The teacher told us that the attraction of the earth for all bodies ______ gravity. A.is called B.called C.was called D.sold out 23.The book was received so eagerly that it _____ on the first day. A.sold up B.was sold up C.was sold out D.sold out 24._____good, the roast turkeys _____well. A.Tasting, sell B.Tasted, are sold C.They are tasting, sell D.They are tasted, sell 25.The machine has been used for many years, and it needs _____. A.repaired B.being repaired C. repairing D.being repairing 26.When I arrived, I found the boy ______ there. A.seating B.seated C.is seating D. satted 27.____ the boy quickly, or we’ll be late. A.Wearing B.Put on C.Have on D.Dress 28.The homework is easy _____. A.to be done B.doing C.to do D.do 29.I have to go to work by taxi because my car _____ at the garage. A. will be repaired B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. has been repaired 30.Telephone messages for the manager _____ on her desk but she didn’t notice them. A.were left B.was left C.was leaving D.were leaving 31.The hero’s story _____ differently in the newspapers. A.was reported B.was reporting C.reports D.reported 32.—Why did you leave that position? --I ____ a better position at IBM. A.offer B.offered C.am offered D.was offered 33.Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea, which _____ the Pacific, and we met no storms. A.was called B.is called C.had been called D.has been called 34.Millions of pounds’ worth of damage ____ by a storm which swept across the north of England last night. A.has been caused B.had been caused C.will be caused D.will have been caused 35.--The window is dirty. --I know. It _____ for weeks. A.hasn’t cleaned B.didn’t clean C.wasn’t cleaned D.hasn’t been cleaned 36.The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics ____ by 2006. A.has been completed B.has completed C.will have been completed D. will have completed 37.The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people _____ to eat more fruit and vegetables. A.persuade B. will persuade C.be persuaded D. are persuaded 38.All the employees except the manager ____ to work online at home. A.encourages B.encouage C. is encouraged D.are encouraged 39.--How long _____ at this job? --Since 1990. A.were you employed B.have you been employed C.had you employed D.will you be employed 40.By the end of last year, another new gymnasium _____ in Beijing. A.would be completed B.was being completed C. has been completed D. had been completed