Choose the best answers:
1. The invention of social networking sites ______ revolutionised the way people communicate
with each other.
A. has B. have C. is D. are
2. To understand people with special needs ________ a lot of time and effort.
A. take B. takes C. have taken D. are taken
3. Each student………. answered the first three questions.
A. has B. have C. have to D. must
4. The government ______ to spend a huge amount of money on protecting the environment.
A. have B. is C. are D. has
5. The family ________getting angry because of her silly actions.
A. is B. are C. be D. was
6. Either citizens or the government ________ to protect the environment.
A. has B. have C. is D. are
7. Neither the president nor normal people _________ able to deal with this problem.
A. are B. is C. was D. be
8.The number of / The proportion of / The percentage of / The quantity of tourists visiting the
island __________ significantly increased.
A. have B. has C. are D. is
9. A large number of students in Hung Vuong school……….English quite fluently.
A. Speaks B. is speaking C. has spoken D. speak
10. Everybody__________English in the classroom now.
A. are B. was C. were D. is
11.Tom with dog_____ here now.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
12.Tom as well as his dog_____ here now.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
13.My old friend and colleague, John, _____ married.
A. has just got B. have just got C. just has got D. just have got
14.The singer and actor_____ coming now.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
15.The singer and the actor_____ coming now.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
16.The team_____ going back to their homes.
A. is B. do C. has D. are
17.Two billion dollars_____ not enough for the victims of the tsunami
A. was B. were C. is D. are
18.Three years in a strange land _____ like a long time for lonely people.
A. is seeming B. are seeing C. seems D. seemed
19.The film "Titanic"_____ very interesting.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
20.Cattle______ allowed to graze here now.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
21. One of my friends ________abroad.
A. has gone B. have gone C. go D. are going
22.None of them______ interested in doing that job.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
23.Every student ______ willing to join the picnic now.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
24.The number of students______ increasing now.
A. are B. was C. were D. is
25.A number of students ______ playing table - tennis now.
A. are B. was C. were D. is
26.Physics______ my favourite subject.
A. are B. is C. was D. have been
27. Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays.
A. is B. are C. will be D. have
28.The write and poet______ going to preside over this meeting
A. are B. is C. have been going D. is to
29.Neither the mother nor the children______ aware of the danger.
A. were B. was C. is D. has been
30.She told me that she ______ happy for what he______
A. is feeling/ did B. was feeling/ had done
C. feels/ did D. has felt/ has been going
31.If anyone______, tell him I'll be back later.
A. was calling B. called C. call D. calls
32.Each of the boys______ a book now.
A. have B. has C. had D. are having
33.Two-thirds of the money______ mine now.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
34.About 60% of students in this class ______ from China.
A. was B. were C. are D. is
35.A number of sheep______ eating grass now.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
36.The number of books in this library______ now very large.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
37.Either you or I ______ wrong.
A. am B. is C. are D. were
38.Neither my gloves nor my hat______ with this dress.
A. is going B. are going C. goes D. go
39.The poor living her______ help.
A. is needing B. are needing C. need D. needs
40.Several of the students ______ absent yesterday.
A. has been B. had been C. were D. was
41.The professor said that Vietnam ______ to South-East Asia.
A. has belonged B. has belonged C. belonged D. belongs
42. The number of the months in a year …………twelve.
A. was B. were C. are D. is
43.His choice of words______ very good.
A. are B. be C. is D. being
44.Anybody who______ my keys will be given a candy.
A. find B. finds C. are finding D. found
45.The Browns ______ here since 1950.
A. are living B. have been lived C. have been living D. has been living
46.John, as well as I, ______ a student.
A. are B. were C. is D. have been
47.Not only John but also his brothers ______ now in debt.
A. are B. have C. is D. were
48.The majority of the TOEFL tests ______ difficult.
A. are B. is C. be D. being
49.Local news ______ on TV every night at 5:30
A. were B. was C. is D. are
50.A number of sheep______ died from a strange illness.
A. have B. has C. is D. are
51. A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently.
A. speaks B. is speaking C. has spoken D. speak
52. A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.
A. are B. will be C. has become D. is
53. Beauty as well as health ………. failed her this term.
A. has B. have C. is D. are
54. Bread and butter ………. what she asks for.
A. is B. are C. will be D. have been
55.______ in your lass have tickets for the lecture series?
A. Do any of the student B. Does any of the student
C. Do any of the students D. Does any of the students
56. The quality of the recordings ………. . not very good.
A. is B. are C. is being D. has been
57.There______ available in his area of specialization.
A. isn’t a lot of job B. aren't many jobs
C. isn't a lot of jobs D. aren't a lot of jobs
58. To what place ………either the man or his son wish to go?
A. is B. does C. do D. are
59.There_____ a table and four chairs in the kitchen now.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
60.Mathematics_____ very interesting to me.
A. are B. have been C. were D. is
61.Twenty dollars_____ the price.
A. are B. is C. being D. were
62.A number of graduates_____ scholarships from this department.
A. have received B. has received C. are received D. receives
63.Pollution together with water erosion_____ its toll on the building.
A. are taking B. is taking C. have taking D. have taken
64.Most of the rooms in the hotel _____ air-conditioning.
A. has B. having C. have D. are
65. That books are our best friends _______________.
A. have been proved B. has proved C. has been proved D. are proved
66.Both viruses and genes_____ made from nucleoproteins.
A. are B. is C. were D. has been
67.Mary, accompanied by her brother on the piano, _____ very well received at the talent show yesterday.
A. was B. were C. have been D. has been
68.My new pair of pants _____ at the cleaners.
A. is B. are C. be D. have been
69.The police_____ on the alert for the escaped convict.
A. are B. be C. can D. been
70.I'm happy that everything_____ in its place.
A. are B. been C. is D. have
71. Five pounds…………..buy as much as it used to.
A. aren’t going B. don’t C. doesn’t D. A&B are correct
72. The science classes at this…………..difficult.
A. school are B. schools are C. school is D. school’s is
73. The English…………..strong traditions.
A. have much B. has much C. has many D. have many
74. The first two problems…………..very difficult but…………..is not.
A. are - the rest B. is - the other C. are - another D. are - the last
75. Here…………..notebook and report that I promised you last week.
A. is the B. are the C. was the D. were the
76. Not only Linda but also John…………..down the names for the course in French.
A. has put B. have put C. they put D. are putting
77. Half of the letters she sent him…………..in purple ink.
A. wrote B. has written C. was written D. were written
78. The number of participants of the international conference…………..still increasing.
A. are B. be C. is D. were
79. 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
80. Neither Jim nor his brothers …………..to school. Their father teaches them at home.
A. have never been B. has ever been C. have ever been D. ever go
81. Five thousand dollars…………..big sum of money. It’s worth trying.
A. are a B. are C. is a D. would be
82. 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
83. Five dollars for a pair of thongs…………..expensive.
A. are too B. is not C. aren’t D. be
84. Neither the students nor their lecturer…………..English in the classroom.
A. use B. uses C. are suing D. have used
85. The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent microfilm file,
…………..wonderful.
A. are B. is C. has been D. was
86. Each of the 4 types of human…………..suited for a specific purpose.
A. tooth are B. teeth is C. tooth is D. teeth are
87. Not only John but his brothers…………..also in debt.
A. have B. were C. was D. is
88. The committee has met and…………...
A. they have reached a decision B. it has reached to a decision
C. its decision was reached at D. it has reached a decision
89. The number of the months in a year…………..twelve.
A. was B. were C. are D. is
90. In the hotel, the bread and butter…………..for breakfast.
A. is served B. are served C. serves D. serve
91. Neither Canada nor Mexico…………..that citizens of the United States have passports when they
want to visit these countries.
A. to require B. require C. requires D. requiring
92. Winning a lottery is a rare occurrence.…………..very small.
A. A number of winners are B. The number of winners is
C. A number of winners is D. The number of winners are
93. There_____ never been an environmental disaster of this magnitude.
A. has B. have C. are D. is
94. The news_____ quite alarming.
A. are B. have C. was D. were
95.Mathematics courses _____ generally required in American high schools.
A. is B. was C. were D. are
96.Statistics_____ a difficult course for people to understand.
A. is B. are C. were D. being
97.Not even one of the hundred students _____ passed the test.
A. have B. has C. to have D. having
98.The number of women_____ increased.
A. has B. have C. having D. to have
99.My daughters's instructor_____ very competent.
A. seem B. to seem C. seeming D. seems
100.People_____ worried about the high rate of unemployment.
A. be B. is C. are D. being
