Listen for Who and What in Passives

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Multiple Choice
Listen carefully to the short conversation and question, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should be particularly careful of passives.

Question

A.	If the restaurant is on the corner	C.	If the vegetables are fresh
B.	If the man would like to go to the restaurant	D.	If vegetarian food can be obtained

Question

A.	He admitted that he wanted to go to law school in the fall.	C.	The law professor admitted that he would be a student in the fall semester.
B.	The law school accepted him as a student.	D.	He would be admitted to law school after the fall semester.

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A.	Mark’s plants were cared for in his absence.	C.	Mark was careful about his plans for the out-of-town trip.
B.	Mark’s plan was to be out of town.	D.	She was careful while Mark was gone.

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A.	The lights in the trees were destroyed in the storm.	C.	The falling trees destroyed a store.
B.	The storm damaged the trees.	D.	In the light, the destruction of the storm could be seen.

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A.	She was broke from skiing.	C.	Her leg was hurt on a skiing trip.
B.	She went skiing in spite of her accident.	D.	Her skis were broken in the mountains.

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A.	The road the horses took was long and hard.	C.	The riders worked the horses too much.
B.	It was hard to find the hidden houses.	D.	It was hard for people to ride the horses for long.

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A.	He didn’t want the coffee that the woman ordered.	C.	He assumed the woman had ordered coffee.
B.	He wasn’t sure if the woman wanted coffee.	D.	He was unaware that coffee had already been ordered.

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A.	The car was in the left parking lot at the airport.	C.	The airport couldn’t hold a lot of cars.
B.	The friends parked their car at the airport.	D.	There were a lot of cars to the left of the parking lot.

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A.	The students pointed at Mac.	C.	The class representative suggested Mac to the other students.
B.	Mac was present when the other students made the appointment.	D.	Mac was chosen by his classmates to represent them.

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A.	After the earthquake, the insurance company came out to inspect the damage.	C.	The inhabitants paid their premiums after the earthquake.
B.	The insurance company insisted that the building be repaired to meet earthquake safety standards.	D.	The insurance company paid for the earthquake damage.