1) Which is the reason to use passive voice in the following sentence? "My credit card has been used illegally. I need to file a complaint." a) The doer of the action is unimportant. b) What matters is that is has been done "illegally." c) The doer of the action is unknown.  d) The speaker wants to show his annoyance.  e) We need to show distance. 2) "The final match between Boca and River will be played in Madrid." a) The doer of the action is unimportant. b) The doer of the action is strategically unmentioned.  c) The doer of the action is unknown. d) Distance between the decision and the decision making is taken.  3) "A cure to Covid 19 has been developed." a) The doer of the action is unimportant. b) We need to give more focus to an element that is not the doer of the action. c) The doer of the action is strategically unmentioned. d) The doer of the action is unknown. 4) "Marcelo Tinelli is said to have been seen with his lover at "bosques de Palermo" #secretlove a) The doer of the action is not that relevant. b) Strategic use of passive voice to create a rumour. c) "Bosques de Palermo" is more important than the doer of the action. 5) Many stores have been sacked in the USA lately... a) Focus should be given to an element that is not the doer of the action. b) The doer of the action is unknown. c) The doer of the action is too vague. 6) People are thought to be desperate due to the pandemic. a) Speaker takes distance from the statement. b) Speaker doesn't know the doer of the action. c) Speaker believes the action is more important. d) Speaker believes another element is more important. 7) Complete the sentence: "While Ryan Gosling ... I couldn't take my eyes off him. I am so crazy in love!" a) was interviewed b) had interviewed, c) was being interviewing d) was being interviewed, 8) Exams ... in two weeks. a) will be took b) will have taken c) will be taken d) will be taking 9) Mirtha Legrand... due to covid 19. a) is said to have died b) is said to die c) is believed to will die d) is said will die 10) FCE students ... with millions of assignments. a) were tortured b) are claimed to being torturing c) claim to be tortured d) have hardly been tortured

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