The number of students in this class be limited to thirty.. None of the students was,were late today.. A number of students in the class speaks,speak English well.. Getting to know stu
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1 Three months (be) a long time to wait
2 Five dollars (be) too much to pay for that book
3 A number of books (be) on the table
4 The number of students in this class (be) limited to thirty
5 It (be) my two brothers who (be) hurt
6 It (be) the children playing upstairs
7 Neither of the answers (be) correct
8 Neither (be) to blame
9 Everybody (have) a good time
10 Either your key or my key (be) missing
11 John or his brothers (be) going to help me
12 Bread and butter (be) all he asked for
13 The author and lecturer (be) arriving today
14 My old friend and colleague, George (be) in town
15 The pen and paper (be) on the desk
16 Jim and Joe (be) roommates
17 The boxes of candy (be) on the table
18 The package of cigarettes (be) on the table
19 Oranges and cream (be) perishable and should be refrigerated
20 Oranges and tangerine (be) delicious
21 Most of the members (be) happy
22 Half of the students (be) looking out
23 Some of the sugar (was/were) spilt on the floor
24 There (be) plenty of time
25 There (be) a lot of lakes
26 I, your master, (command) you
27 My wife, not my friends, ( is waiting/are waiting) for me
28 Early to bed and early to rise (make) a man healthy, wealthy and wise
29 Either the mayor or the eldermen (be) to blame
30 Not John but his brothers (be) to blame
31 A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a loss of wealth, a loss of friends (seem) at the moment untold loss
32 A cart and horse (was/were) seen at a distance
33 Her principal anxiety (was/were) her children
34 Nobody not John and William (was/were) there
35 Man, no less than the lower forms of life (be) a product of the evolutionary process
36 The girl, as well as the boys, (has/have) learnt to ride
37 The bat together with the ball (was/were) stolen
38 The newspaper and the dictionary (be) on the table
39 Here (be) bread and the dictionary
40 Here (be) bread and butter for breakfast
41 The ship with its load of timer (be) leaving the port today
42 Noone (be) eager to be examined the first
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44 Three fourths of the wall (be) painted
45 Two fifths of the members (be) present
46 Two times two (make) four
47 Two 2’s (make ) four
48 Two plus two (be) four
49 How many (be) six and five?
50 Nine from fourteen (be) five
51 Twenty years (be) not a long period of time in human history
52 Five dimes (make) fifty cents
53 Five dollars (be) a small sum
54 “ The three Musketeers” (be) written by Alexandre Dumas
55 You don’t have to say much , a word or two (be) sufficient
56 These (be) one or two things I’d like to talk over with you
57 The number of new books in our library (be) ever growing
58 A number of new books in our library (be) displayed at the book show
59 Our only guide ( be) stars
60 There (be) a lot of traffic on this road
II Choose the corect answer in the parentheses
1 The weather in the southern states ( gets, get) very hot during the summer
2 The result of Dr Noll’s experiment( was,were) published in a scientific journal
3 Bob and his friends( is,are) coming to the anniversary party tomorrow night
4 Every man, woman, and child (is,are) protected under the law
5 Washing the dishes (is, are) the children’ job
6 A lot of the students (is, are) already here
7 Some of the furniture in our apartment (is, are) secondhand
8 Some of the desks in the classroom (is, are) broken
9 At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans (is, are) about people who lived in the 19th century
10 One of the coutries I would like to visit (is, are) Italy
11 Some of the cities I would like to visit (is, are) Rome and Vience
12 Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book
13 Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book
14 None of the students ( was,were) late today
15 the number of students in this room right now (is, are) twenty
16 A number of students in the class ( speaks,speak) English well
17 There (is, are) some interesting pictures in today paper
18 There (is, are) an incorrect statement in that newspaper article
19 The United States (is, are) lacated in North America
20 Economics (is, are) Don’s favourite subjects
21 Ten minutes (is, are) more than enough time to complete this exercise
22 Most people (likes,like) to go to the zoo
23 The police (is, are) coming I’ve already called them
24 Japanese (is, are) very difficult for English speakers to learn
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26 The old in my country (is, are) cared for by their children and grandchildren
27 This exercise on singular- plural agreement of subjects and verbs (is, are) easy
28 The extent of Jane’s knowledge on various complex subjects ( astounds Astound: lam kinh ngac) me
29 The subjects you will be studying in this cource (is, are) listed in the syllabus
30 Massachutes and Connecticut (is, are) located in New England
31 Only the black Widow spider, or all of the spiders in the United States, ( has,have) caused death among human being
32 The professor and the student ( agree, agrees) on that point
33 Almost every professor and student at the Universary ( approves, approve) of the choice or Dr.Brown as the new president
34 Each girl and boy in the sixth- grade class( has,have) to do a science project
35 Getting to know students from all over the world (is, are) one of the best parts of my job
36 Annie had a hard time when she was coming home from the store because the bag of
groceries ( was,were) too heavy for her to carry
37 where ( do, does) your parents live?
38 Why ( was,were) Susan and Alex late the meeting?
39 (Is, are) having the respondsibility for taking care of pets good for young children?
40 Some of the fruit in this bowl (is, are) rotten
41 Some of the apples in that bowl (is, are) rotten
42 Half of the students in the class (is, are) from Arabic- speaking countries
43 Half of this money ( belong, belongs) to you
44 A lot of students in the class (is, are) from Southeast Asia
45 A lot of clothing in those stores (is, are) on sale this week
46 One of my best friends (is, are) coming to visit me next week
47 Each boy in this class ( has,have) his own notebook
III Choose the corect answer in the parentheses
1 Every one of the students (is, are) required to take the final test
2 None of animals at the zoo (is, are) free All of them (is, are) in enclosures
3 A numbers of students at the university (is, are) approximately 10,000
4 One of the chief materials in bones and teeths (is, are) calcium
5 ( Do, does) all of the children have their books?
6 ( Do, does) all of this homework have to finished by tomorrow?
7 Why ( was,were) some of the students excutes from the examination?
8 Why ( was,were) one of the students excutes from the examination?
9 What percentage of the earth’s surface (is, are) covered by water?
10 What percentage of the people in the world (is, are) illiterate?
11 ( Do, does) any of you know the answer to that question?
12 There (isn’t, aren’t) any letters in the mail for you today
13 There (isn’t, aren’t) any mail for you today
14 There (is, are) a lot of problem in the world
15 There (is, are) a fly in this room Where’s the flyswatter?
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17 How many kinds of birds (is, are) there in the world?
18 Why (isn’t, aren’t) there a hospital close to those villages?
19 There (is, are) a green pen on Tim’s desk
20 There (is, are) a blue pen and a yellow notebook on Sue’s book
21 There (is, are) some pens and a notebook on Jack’s desk
22 The United States ( has,have) a population of 250 million
23 The new about Mr Hogan (is, are) surprising
24 Massachutts (is, are) a state in the Northeastern part of the United State
25 Physics(seek,seeks) to understand the mysteries of the physical world
26 Statistics (is, are) a branch of mathematics
27 The Statistics in that report on oil production (is, are) incorrect
28 Fifteen minutes (is, are) maximum length of time allowed for the exam
29 Twenty dollars (is, are) an unreasonable price for the necklace
30 Many people in the world (do,does) not have enough to eat
31 The police (is, are) prepared in case there is a riot
32 The English (is, are) proud, independent people
33 English (is, are) not my native language
34 Many Japanese ( commutes, commute) to their places of work
35 Portugues (is, are) somewhat similar to Spainish, (isn’t, aren’t) it?
36 The poor (is, are) helped by government program
37 John, along with twenty friends (is, are) planning a party
38 The picture of the soldiers (bring, brings) back many memories
39 The quality of these recordings (is, are) not very good
40 If the duties of these officers (isn’t, aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project
41 The effects of ciggarette smoking ( has,have) been proven( chung minh) to be extremely harmful
42 “ The use of credit card in place of cash ( has,have) increased rapidly in recent years Advertisement on TV (is, are) becoming more competitive than ever before
43 living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is, are) at an all time high
44 Mr Jones, accompanied(cung voi) by several members of the committee, ( has,have) proposed some changes of the rules
45 The levels of intoxication (vary, varies) from the subject to subject
46 neither Bill nor Mary (is, are) going to play tonight
47 Anything (is, are) better than going to another movie tonight
IV Choose the best answer
1: Each of you………a share in the work
2: We need more sugar There is…………sugar in the pot
3: His pronunciation causes me a lot of _.
A difficult B difficultly C difficulties D difficulty
4.There are small……….between British and American English
A differences B difference C differently D different
5: Each student the lesson very well.
A understand B understands C understanding D to understand
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A have been B has been C is D are
7 students in this class have trouble finding time to work out
A Many of B A great deal of C Mostly all D Few
8: I'd like to go on a holiday, but I haven't got many money.
A B C D
9: There is _ water in the bottle.A many B a number of C few
D a little 10: He felt very sad because he had friends in the village
11: Peter earned a large number of money last year
A B C D
12: "Would you like to have coffee?”A little B many C some
D few
13 When I came in, everyone were watching a film
A B C D
V Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
1 A large number of students in this school……… English quite fluently
a speaks b is speaking c has spoken d speak
2 A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week
a are b will be c has become d is
3 Beauty as well as health ……… failed her this term
a has b have c is d are
4 Bread and butter ……… what she asks for
a is b are c will be d have been
5 Each student……… answered the first three questions
a has b have c have to d must
6 Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning
a make b is making c makes d made
7 Everybody who ……… a fever must go home at once
a has b have c is having d are having
8 Five dollars ………all I have on me
a are b is c will be d have
9 John, along with twenty friends, ……… planning a party
a are b is c has been d have been
10 Mathematics……… the science of quantity
a was b are c is d were
11 Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays
a is b are c will be d have
12 Neither Mary nor her brothers……a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip
a need b needs c is needing d has need
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a have gone b has gone c go d goes
14 The army………… eliminated this section of the training test
a has b is having c are d have
15 The number of the months in a year …………twelve
a was b were c are d is
16 The picture of the soldiers……… back many memories
a will bring b brings c bring d have brought
17 These pictures, as well as the photograph……… the room
a brightens b brightening c brighten d being brightened
18 The quality of the recordings ……… not very good
a is b are c is being d has been
19 This house as well as that one……… for sale, which will you have?
a are b is c have d has
20 To what place ………either the man or his son wish to go?
a is b does c do d are
21 Twenty miles……… a long way to walk
a are b was c is d were
22 What he told you……… to be of no importance
a seems b seem c must seem d have seemed
23 Mathematics……… not always an exact science
a was b are c is d were
24 Mr John, accompanied by several members of the committee,……… proposed some changes of the rules
a have b has c are d is
25 The flock of birds………… circling overhead
a gets b are c is d get
26 The levels of intoxication………… from subject to subject
a has been varied b have been varied c varies d vary
27 The majority of the students……… him to be innocent
a was made b believe c makes d make
28 The pair of the pliers……… on the table
a was b were c put d puts
29 The use of credit cards in place of cash……… increased rapidly in recent years
a have been b has been c has d have
30 Advertisements on television………… becoming more competitive than ever before
a has b have c are d is
VI Supply the correct tenses and form of the verbs in parentheses:
1 The English (be) ……… famous for their calmness
2 The money that (spend) ………… on education every year (be) ………not enough
3 The number of employees who (not, finish) ………… their work yet (have) ……… to work on the weekend
4 The office (close) …………on the weekend
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6 Five kilos of gold (steal) ……… from the bank yesterday
7 Physics (cause) …………you any trouble at school
8 Yesterday, neither you nor I (choose) ………… to deliver the speech So who (choose)
……… ?- Daisy and Ann (be) ………
9 That you enjoy the food I cook (encourage) ………… me a lot
10 When I (see) …………you yesterday, the boy in black trousers (try) …… to steal your wallet
11 The contracts signed by the company (have) …………been voided because some stipulations were not met
12 Ten miles (be) ……… a very long distance for us to walk
13 Each package that is not properly wrapped (have) ……… to be returned to the sender
14 The keys of the house (have) ……… been lost
15 The plan as well as the proposals (be) ……… to be presented in the coming Monday meeting
16 The box of ribbons for the electric typewriter (have) ……… been misplaced
17 It is disconcerting to believe that every possible candidate (have) …… been rejected for one reason or another
18 There (have) ……… been more excitement in this city about a sporting event
19 To me, Mathematics (be) ………something very easy to master
20 Nobody (have) ……… bought that car from the dealer
VII Correct the sentences if necessary Check (√) s any that are already correct:
1 The Chinese has an interesting history
2 English is one of the most popular language in the world
3 The scissors on the table is my sister’s
4 Linguistics is my major field of study
5 There are good furniture in this showroom
6 The cattle is grazing in the meadow
7 The interrogation, conducted by the police officers, have lasted for several hours
8 The tenants in the apartment next to mine is giving a party this evening
9 The president, surrounded by secret service agents, is trying to make his way to the podium
10 The buildings destroyed during the fire are being rebuilt at the taxpayers’ expense
11 20 percent of the forest have been destroyed lately
12 The witnesses saw that most of the fire in the hills was extinguished
13 Some of the animals from the zoo was released into the animals preserve
14 All of the students in the class taught by Professor Roberts is required to turn in their term papers next Monday
15 Half of the food that we are serving to the guests are still in the refrigerator
16 We believe that some of the employees is going to be devoted to quality control
17 It is impossible to believe that somebody actually admire that man
18 Each of the doctors in the building needs to have a separate reception area
19 The president felt that no one were better suited for the position of chief staff advisor
20 Everybody participating in the fund-raiser are to turn in the tickets by 8 00
VIII Complete the sentences with is / are, has / have or does /do
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2 David, as well as his friends, …………collecting waste paper to recycle
3 John and Helen …… not admit to have broken the window
4 Neither Tom nor his friends……… lost the keys
5 Both Peter and his girlfriend……… working for a bank
6 Neither the library nor the bookstore…………the book I need
7 Tom as well as his two close friends ………not in class today
8 Both Ron and Bob ………passed the exam successfully
9 One of the staffs……… to report the problem to the manager
10 Either the girl or her parents…………going to be present at the party
IX In each of the following sentences, put the verb in brackets into the correct form:
1 Two weeks (go) fast when you are on vacation
2 Many of the girls in my school (wear) white shirts
3 Three kilos of potatoes (make) the basket heavier
4 Some of the tables in the classroom (be) broken
5 Bacteria of the harmful kind (cause) diseases
6 What we need most (be) books
7 The English (be) proud and independent people
8 The United States (have) a population of 250 million
9 There (be, not) any letters in the mail for you today
10 Everyone in both cars (be) injured in the accident last night
11 The books borrowed from the library (be) on my desk
12 The boy who won the two medals (be) a friend of mine
13 Bread and butter (be) our daily food
14 The quality of the candies (be) poor
15 Gold, as well as platinum, (have) recently risen in price
16 His courage and endurance (be) tried to the utmost
17 No news (be) good news
18 A good man and useful citizen (have) passed away
19 The jury (be) divided in their opinions
20 The cost of all these articles (have) risen
X Circle the best answer.
1 One of a goldfish bowl on her kitchen table
a my friend keep c my friend keeps
b my friends keep d my friends keeps
2 Every love
a man, woman and child needs c man, woman and child need
b men, women and children needs d men, women and children need
3 One of the girls who in this office my niece
a works / is b works / are c work / is d work / are
4 Neither Lan nor her parents the film
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5 Each the same as the day before
a days was b day was c days were d day were
6 More men than left handed
a woman are b woman is c women are d women is
7 Every one of the students on time for class
8 There some money on the table
9 This information about taxes helpful
10 The vegetables in the bowl on the table fresh
11 Writing her happy
a letter makes b letters makes c letter make d letters make
12 None of the money robbed from the banks last year yet
a has been found b have been found c has found d have found
13 My father and mother for the same company
a works b work c is working d has worked
14 The elderly this kind of music, but the young
a don’t like / does b doesn’t like / does c don’t like / do d doesn’t like / do
XI Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 The news about Mr Hogan (be) _surprising.
2 Fifty minutes (be) _the maximum length of the time allowed for the exam.
3 Many people in the world (not have) _enough food to eat.
4 The poor (need) _ help from the community.
5 Listening to loud music at rock concerts (cause) _ hearing loss in some teenagers
these days
6 There (be) _a lot of sheep in the field.
7 Ten miles (be) _ too far to walk.
8 Not only John but also his friends (want) _ to buy this race horse.
9 A number of students (recently participate) _ in intensive language programs
abroad
10 Sarah, along with 20 students, (plan) _a party now.
11 The number of students who (withdraw) _from class since the term began
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12 There (be) at least one window in every room
13 A lot of students in my class (speak) _ and (undrstand) _ Spanish.
14 The trousers Lan’s bought (not, go) _ best with her shirt.
15 The information she gave me (be not) _valuable.
16 The number of days in a week (be) _seven.
17 Either you or he (have) _to do the task.
18 Two years without a job (be) _too long to be.
19 Every girl and boy (be) _required to have certain immunizations before
enrolling in public school
20 Neither of John’s parents (be) _ English.
XII: Find the incorrect part A, B, C and D.
1 Each of the rooms have its own bathroom
A B C D
2 Everybody who have a fever must go home immediately
A B C D
3 Twenty five dollars are all I can afford to pay for this recorder
A B C D
4 All of the windows in my house was broken in the earthquake
A B C D
5 The actress, along with her manager and some friends, are going to the party
A B C D
6 Living expenses in this country are high
A B C D