EXERCISES

Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets into the correct form in each of the following sentences.
1: The United States_______(lie) between Canada and Mexico.
2: Three years_______(be) a long time to wait.
3: The old man with his dog_______(pass) my house every morning
4: Mr. Thomas as well as his assistants_______(arrive) here since yesterday.
5: That you win a good place at a prestigious university_______(be) very admirable.
6: Neither her mother nor her father_______(want) her to be a teacher.
7: Eight kilos of gold_______(steal) from the bank yesterday.
8: The number of employees who_______ (not finish) their work yet
_______(have) to work on the weekend.
9: The levels of intoxication_______(vary) from subject to subject.
10: The money that_______(spend) on education every year is not enough.
11: Two weeks_______(go) fast when you are on vacation.
12: That you enjoy the food I cook_______(encourage) me a lot.
13: Measles_______(be) cured without much difficulty nowadays.
14: A number of children_______(sleep) in the bedroom now.
15: My mother and my father_______(live) happily since they got married.
16: Many a student_______(want) to study all day at school.
17: Nowadays many students_______(like) playing games.
18: Mathematics_______(be) considered as a difficult subject by many students.
19: Tom, together with his friends,_______(want) to join the football team.
20: The teacher as well as her students_______(disagree) with the new rule.
21: Most of the food_______(prepare) by Jane's mother. Giaoandethitienganh.info
22: Most of the students in class_______(get) high scores in the test.
23: Our team_______(be) the best. It has a good chance of winning.
24: There_______(be) a van and two cars in the parking area.
25: Each package that is not properly wrapped_______(have) to be returned to the sender.
26: Not only my younger sister but also my friends_______(come) to my university.
27: Tom and Jerry_______(be) very well known all over the world.
28: Both Jane and Laura_______(cook) for their dinner party at this time yesterday.
29: After the accident, the injured_______(take) to hospital yesterday.
30: Either you or I_______(be) right.

Exercise 3: Choose the best word or phrase to complete in the following s.

1: A large number of students in Chu Van An high school_______English fluently.
A. speaks B. is speaking C. has spoken D. speak
2: Five billion dollars_______not enough to aid the victims of the earthquake.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
3: A series of lectures_______being presented at the Central Hall this week.
A. are B. will be C. has become D. is
4: Beauty as well as health_______failed her this term.
A. has B. have C. is D. are
5: Two years in a strange country_______like a long time for lonely people.
A. is appearing B. has appeared C. appears D. appeared
6: Peter, with his two buddies,_______the cherry tree now.
A. has split B. have split C. is splitting D. are splitting
 7: Bread and butter_______what Jane asks for.
A. is B. are C. will be D. have been
8: If anyone_______, tell them I will call when I come back.
A. was calling B. called C. call D. calls
9: The film "Titanic"_______very interesting and romantic.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
10: Mathematics_______my favorite subject.
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been
11: Neither the parents nor the children_______aware of the danger.
A. were B. was C. are D. has been
12: The Browns_______in New York since they migrated to America in 2000.
A. are living B. have lived C. have been living D. has been living
13: Each of the boys in my class_______the football team.
A. joins B. have joined C. are joining D.join
14: Neither of the restaurants we went to_______expensive.
A. have been B. are C. was D. were
15: Neither Mary nor her brothers_______a consent form for tomorrow’s
field trip.
A. need B. needs C. is needing D. has needed
16: Here_______notebook and report that I promised you last week.
A. is the B. are the C. was the D. were the
17: Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee,_______ proposed some changes of
the rules.
A. have B. has C. are D. is
18: Advertisements on YouTube_______becoming more competitive than ever before.
A. has B. have C. are D. is
19: A number of sheep_______died of a strange illness.
A. have B. has C. is D. are
20: Half of the letters she sent him_______in purple ink.
A. wrote B. has written C. was written D. were written
21: Either Laura or her husband_______breakfast each morning.
A. make B. is making C. makes D. made
22: The army_______eliminated this section of the training test.
A. has B. is having C. are D. have
23: What he told you_______to be of no importance.
A. seems B. seem C. must seem D. have seemed
24: Psychologists have found that the number of social contacts we have _______only reason for
loneliness.
A. are not the B. is not the C. are not an D. is not an
25: The flock of birds_______circling overhead.
A. gets B. are C. is D. get
26: The use of credit cards in place of cash_______increased rapidly in recently years.
A. have been B. has been C. has D. have
27: The fact that the new staff members were complimented on their achievement_______known to
the whole company.
A. has B. have C. was D. are
28: If nobody_______bought that car from the dealer, then you should return and make another offer.
A. have B. will have C. had D. has
29: Massachusetts and Connecticut_______located in New England.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
30: Everything_______bright and clean.
A. looking B. to look C. looks D. is looking
31: Much homework_______given to students every day.
A. are B. is C. were D. was
32: The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent microfilm file,_______wonderful.
A. are B. is C. has been D. was
33: The police_______making enquiries about the murder.
A. are B. is C. was D. be
34: To do such a hard work_______so many people.
A. need B. needing C. to need D. needs
35: The methods for studying the world_______been developed slowly through the work of many
people.
A. have B. having C. has D. to have
36: The regulations governing animal research_______many provisions to safeguard animal welfare.
A. contains B. contain
C. have been containedD. is containing
37: Thanks to the recent anti-smoking campaign, the number of smokers in
the country_______.
A. has reduced B. reduce C. to reduce D. having reduced
38: Each of the 4 types of human_______suited for a specific purpose.
A. tooth are B. teeth is C. tooth is D. teeth are
39: There_______shops on either side of the street many years ago.
A. were B. was C. is D. are
40: Neither of my parents_______my boyfriend.
A. like B. likes C. liked D. has liked
41: The teams_______ends at half-time so that neither side has an unfair advantage.
A. has changed B. change C. changes D. had changed
42: Physics_______my favorite subject when I was at high school.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
43: The unemployed_______to live on the unemployment benefits.
A. has B. have C. had D. are
44: Why he was absent from the class yesterday_______unknown.
A. is B. are C. have been D. were
45: “I’m poor! Nobody_______me.” “I know a person who_______you. It’s me.”
A. love/likes B. loves/like C. loves/likes D. love/ like
46: The furniture he has in his bedroom_______a bed and a table.
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been
47: Learning English to find a better job_______my aim in the next time.
A. is B. are C. will be D. has been
48: Can I borrow your dictionary for a moment? Mine
A. have been left B. has been left C. was left D. were left
49: According to the announcement, only 30% of the applicants selected for the next interview.
A. are B. is C. was D. has been
50: The development of popular music through the ages_______by the documentary.
A. was traced B. were traced C. have been traced D. are traced
51: Romeo and Juliet_______a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.
A. are B. was C. were D. is