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PASSIVE VOICE - TEST

9. It is notable that exercise, a whole food-based diet, and 13. With daily reporting and analysis on the emergency,
sleep ---- on multiple pathways linked to better brain the media ---- to ensure that even more people ---- aware
and mental health, ---- the lowering of inflammation and of the dangers and opportunities of this moment.
improvements in brain rewiring.
A) would aim / are making
A) can help / to be included
B) should aim / are made
B) must help / being included
C) could be aimed / will be made
C) may help / including
D) can aim / made
D) were supposed to help / included
E) might be aimed / have been made
E) should have helped / having included

10. The wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles 14. Hydrogen, which ---- one proton in its nucleus and one
---- by 750 million people worldwide in 1981; sadly, 2.5 outer electron, ---- to be the first element in the periodic
billion ---- her funeral in 1997. table of elements.
A) was watched / were viewed A) is having / used to be known
B) watched / had viewed B) had / is being known
C) has watched / were viewing C) had had / knew
D) had been watched / viewed D) has / is known
E) was being watched / had been viewed E) will have / has known

11. When sunshine ---- into the mountain’s surface, it ---- 15. Native to Mexico, chocolate ---- in Europe during the
solid ice to transform directly into vapour, producing 16 century, and the Mexican drink created a passion
th
significant losses of the ice mass—even at temperatures that ---- after nearly half a millennium.
well below zero.
A) was introducing / endures
A) will reflect / will cause
B) was introduced / endured
B) was reflected / had been caused
C) is introduced / will endure
C) is being reflected / is caused
D) introduced / would endure
D) reflects / will have caused
E) had been introduced / had endured
E) is reflected / causes

12. If they ---- in rich soil with plenty of water at the beginning 16. Television broadcasting ---- by continuing technical
of summer, vegetables ---- well by the beginning of developments such as long-haul microwave networks,
winter. which ---- the distribution of programming over a wide
geographic area.
A) were planted / grew
A) is supported / allow
B) had planted / can be grown
B) has been supported / allowed
C) are being planted / would have grown
C) supported / will allow
D) were planting / could have been grown
D) was being supported / have been allowed
E) are planted / should grow
E) will be supported / had allowed

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