TOEFL Structure (Problems with Passive Verbs)

____ discussed by the board of directors when it was proposed again by the supervisors.

• The problem had already

• The problem is already

• The problem had already been

• The problem has already

Much of the carnage of elephants, giraffes, and big cats ____ uncaring hunters.

• must commit by

• must be committed

• must have committed

• must have been committed by

The x-ray treatments ____ up to the time that he was dismissed from the hospital.

• gave daily

• were given daily

• basically have given

• daily had been given

Particular issues^(A) that concern^(B) teenagers were^(C) covering^(D) in the half-hour program.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Electrical impulses^(A) may^(B) also picked^(C) up by the optic^(D) nerve.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Workers training^(A) for a specific job have^(B) a strong possibility of being^(C) replace^(D) by a machine.

• A

• B

• C

• D

On^(A) June 30, 1992, international timekeepers in Paris were added^(B) an extra second^(C) to the day^(D).

• A

• B

• C

• D

The report could not be^(A) turned^(B) in on time because all the needed^(C) work lost^(D).

• A

• B

• C

• D

In English these questions have be^(A) formed^(B) by changing^(C) the word order of a statement, whereas in some languages the word order remains^(D) the same.

• A

• B

• C

• D

He was not^(A) able to define^(B) the process by which^(C) the body had protected^(D) by the immunologic system.

• A

• B

• C

• D