These are the kind of questions asked in standardized tests like TOEFL, GRE and CAT.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1. The pyramids …………………………. around 400 AD.
a) built
b) were built
c) had built
2. Positive hydrogen atoms …………………….. to negative oxygen atoms.
a) attract
b) are attracted
c) have attracted
4. I ……………………… a whole lot of information.
a) have been sent
b) am send
c) was send
5. We …………………….. him an invitation.
a) are sent
b) have sent
c) have been sending
6. I ………………………… in 1979.
a) am born
b) was born
c) Either could be used here
7. My shoes ………………………..
a) are wearing out
b) are being worn out
c) Either could be used here
8. She likes …………………………..
a) looking at
b) being looked at
c) looked at
9. Young children ……………………….
a) need to take care of
b) need to be taken care of
c) need taken care of
10. I hate …………………………
a) being made a fool of
b) making a fool of
c) being a fool of
Answers
1. The pyramids were built around 400 AD.
2. Positive hydrogen atoms are attracted to negative oxygen atoms.
4. I have been sent a whole lot of information.
5. We have sent him an invitation.
6. I was born in 1979.
7. My shoes are wearing out.
8. She likes being looked at.
9. Young children need to be taken care of.
10. I hate being made a fool of.
