pp....active & passive

1. Flash photography is widely used for taking pictures when the natural light is insfficient such as outdoors at night and indoors most of time.

answer is D?? and how to correct it

2. Althorgh_____ instant critical acclaim in 1952, he never completed a second novel, publishing many short work instead.

(C) Ralph Ellison's first novel, Invisble Man, received

(D)  Ralph Ellison's first novel, Invisble Man, was received

answer is ??confusing between C & D, how do I differentiate between active & passive voice??求教了

1. most time

2. C,  某某事物（或者人）受到批评，都用receive主动语态，没有用被动的