初三英语语法讲解及练习之-被动语态

8. Mother was not mending the trousers. 9. They would not take him to Beijing. 10. Nobody knew me in this town at that time.

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( ) 1 The People's Republic of China ___ on October 1, 1949. A. found B. was founded C. is founded D. was found ( ) 2 English ____ in Canada.

A. speaks B. are spoken C. is speaking D. is spoken ( )3 This English song___ by the girls after class.

A. often sings B. often sang C. is often sang D. is often sung ( ) 4 This kind of car ___ in Japan.

A, makes B. made C. is making D. is made ( ) 5 New computers ___ all over the world.

A. is used B. are using C. are used D. have used 2

( ) 1 Our room must ___ clean.

A. keep B. be kept C. to be kept D. to keep ( ) 2 -I'd like to buy that coat. -I'm sorry. ___.

A. it sold B. it's selling C. It's been sold D. it had been sold ( ) 3 A new house ___ at the corner of the road.

A. is building B. is being built C. been built D. be building ( ) 4 The key ___ on the table when I leave.

A. was left B. will be left C. is left D. has been left ( ) 5 Doctors ___ in every part of the world.

A. need B. are needing C. are needed D. will need ( ) 6 His new book___ next month.

A. will be published B. is publishing

C. is being published D. has been published

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( ) 1 Japanese ___ in every country.

A. is not spoken B. are spoken C. is speaking D. is not speaking ( ) 2 These papers___yet.

A. have not written B. have not been written C. has not written D. has not been written ( ) 3 The sports meet ___ be held until next week. A. didn't B. won't C. isn't D. doesn't 4

( ) 1 -My shoes are worn out.

A. Can't they be mended? B. Let me have a look at it. C. How much do they cost? D. Can't they mended? ( ) 2 ___ the watch been repaired yet? I badly need it. A. Does B. Has C. Is D. Are ( ) 3 ___ these desks be needed? A. Will B. Are C. Has D. Do 5

( ) 1 Why ___ to talk about it yesterday?

A. didn't a meeting hold B. wasn't a meeting held C. wasn't held a meeting D. a meeting wasn't held ( ) 2 Who was the book___?

A. write B. wrote C. written D. written by ( ) 3 Where ___ these boxes made? A. was B. were C. is D. am 6

( ) 1 The flowers___often.

A. must be water B. must be watered C. must watered D. must water ( ) 2 The books may___ for two weeks.

A. be kept B. be borrowed C. keep D. borrow ( ) 3 The broken bike____ here by Mr Smith.

A. can mend B. can mended C. can be mend D. can be mended 7

( ) 1 The old bridge in my hometown___ next month. A. is going to be rebuilt B. will rebuilt

C. are going to be rebuiltD. are going to rebuilt ( ) 2 The play ___ at the theatre next Sunday.

A. is going to be shown B. will shownC. will show D. is shown ( ) 3 The old stone bridge ___ next week.

A. is going to be rebuilt B. will be rebuild

C. are going to be rebuilt D. will rebuild 8

( ) 1 Now these magazines___ in the library for a long time.

A. have kept B. are keeping C. have been keeping D. have been kept ( ) 2 The pot ___ for ___ hot water.

A. used; keeping B. was used; keeping C. is used; to keep D. are used; keep ( ) 3 Tea ___ in the south of China.

A. grows B. is grown C. were grown D. will grow ( ) 4 The bridges___ two years ago. WOW It's a Haidian top problem

A. is built B. built C. were built D. was built

( ) 5 Wet clothes are often ___ up near a fire in rainy weather. A. hang B. hanged C. hanging D. hung 9

( ) 1 The river smells terrible. People must ___ dirty things into it. A. be stopped to throw B. be stopped from throwing C. stop to throw D. stop from throwing ( ) 2 The teapot ___ water.

A. is filled with B. filled of C. fulling of D. filled ( ) 3 Old people must be looked ^fter well and ___ politely. A. speak to B. spoken C. speak D. spoken to ( ) 4 Old people must ___.

A. look after well B. be looked well after C. looked well after D. be looked after well 10

( ) 1 Newly-born babies___in hospital.

A. are taken good care B. are taken good care of C. take good care of D. take good care ( ) 2 They were___ at the sudden noise.

A. frightening B. frightened C. frighten D. frightens ( ) 3 These walls___stone.

A. are made of B. made of u C. are made into D. made into 11

( ) 1 Jane ___ to sing us an American song last Saturday. A. called B. was asked C. told D. was said ( ) 2 The papers ___ to them.

A. were shown B. show C. shown / D. have shown

( ) 3 The coat___her sister.

A. made to B. were made for C. was made for D. was made to 12

( ) 1 I ___ five minutes to decide whether I should go or not. A. gave B. was giving C. had given D. was given ( ) 2 Good care____such things.

A. should take of B. should be taken C. should be taking D. should be taken of ( ) 3 She will____good care____.

A. take; of B. be taken; of C. take; for you D. be taken; of you 13

( ) 1 The teacher made him___ his homework. A. to do B. do C. did D. done

( ) 2 The boy___ streets without pay in the old days. A. was made to clean B. made clean C. made to clean D. was made clean ( ) 3 These children____dance.

A. were seen to B. were seen for C. were seen D. saw to 14

( ) 1 These stones___well.

A. are fitted B. fit C. fits D. is fitted ( ) 2 The bike ___ 500 yuan.

A. was cost B. costed C. cost D. is costed

( ) 3 The important meeting ___ on a cold morning last year. A. was'had B. was held C. held D. had 15

( ) 1 Great changes___ in the past ten years in China.

A. took place B. have taken place C. were taking place D. had taken place ( ) 2 You can't use the computer, it____.

A. was broken down B. is wrong C. is bad D. has broken down ( ) 3 Great changes___in our country during the past 20 years.

A. have happened B. happened C. have been happened D. were happened ( ) 4 The watch has often ___ down. A. sat B. lain C. broken D. fell 16

( ) 1 Please pass me another cup. This one___.

A. is broken B. is breaking C. broke D. broken ( ) 2 The story books___ by the writer in the 1960s.