토익 RC 틀린 문제 정리 4 - 수동태

remin , exist, appear, disappear, seem, look, arrive, depart, go, come, proceed, occur, become, participate, take place, consist

--> They don't have an object, so they can't be passive voice.

be asked to / be expected to / be encouraged to  / be invited to / be intended to / be required to /

be pleased to / be permitted to / be allowed to / be required to / be adviced to / be scheduled to /

be designed to / be requested to

be disappointed with / be pleased with / be satisfied with / be equipped with / be covered with /

be decidated (committed, devoted ) to / be exposed to

be involved in / be engaged in / be interested in

I ___________ nobody would be using this presentation room at 11 a.m

a) tell

b) had been told

c) had told

d) telling

Answer : B

Hint : I had been told (that) nobody~~

Problems are always __________ with honesty and directly at this firm.

a) dealing

b) deal

c) dealt

d) to deal

Answer : C

Tory ___________ vice president of marketing, a move that surprised many at the company.

a) was elected

b) elected

c) electing

d) to elect

Answer : A

Although he should ____________ with this quarter's numbers, the president expressed some dissatisfaction.

a) please

b) have pleased

c) be pleasure

d) be pleased

Answer : D

If the subject is the reason of "feeling", it is active voice.
If the subject feels the feeling, the it's passive voice.

This is the report that the financial regulatory commission _______ to have attained legally.

a) thinking

b) thought

c) is thought

d) thoughtful

Answer : C

I'm writing to inform you that the orientation for all new employees will _____________ on June 3.

a) be taken place

b) taking place

c) have been taken place

d) take place

Answer : D
Hint : take place ---> intransitive verb --> can't be passive voice.