SUBJECT & VERB AGREEMENT. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 1. Three weeks ____ not enough holiday. A. are B. were C. was D. been 2. Each of you ____ a share in the work. A. having B. has C. to have D. have 3. Ten dollars ____ too much to pay. A. is B. being C. are D. were 4. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job. A. have B. has C. to have D. having 5. Linguistics ____ out the ways in which languages work. A. find B. finding C. to find D. finds 6. Every effort _____ being made to minimize civilian casualties. A. are B. is C. be D. were 7. The Philippines ____ of more than 7,000 islands. A. consist B. consisting C. consisted D. consists 8. Statistics ____ a branch of mathematics. A. being B. were C. is D. are 9. Physics ____ to understand the mysteries of the physical world. A. seeking B. seeks C. to seek D. seek 10. The United Nations ____ its head quarters in New York city. A. have B. having C. has D. to have 11. Fifty minutes ____ the maximum length of time allotted for the exam. A. are B. is C. were D. be 12. One of my neighbors ____ curious about other people’s private life. A. being B. were C. is D. been 13. Seven months ____ a long time for me to wait. A. being B. were C. are D. is 14. A lot of restaurants ____ open at night. A. are B. is C. was D. be 15. Tom doesn’t agree but the rest of us ____. A. does B. done C. do D. doing 16. Most people ____ with my attitude. A. agrees B. has agreed C. agreeing D. agree 17. A lot of her furniture in her room ____ new. A. are B. be C. were D. is 18. There ____ a few flowers in this garden last summer. A. being B. were C. are D. is 19. There ____ lots of snow in the garden. A. are B. is C. have been D. to be 20. Most of us ____ the same about the war. A. feel B. feels C. feeling D. has felt 21. A large number of reporters ____ at the meeting yesterday. A. being B. were C. are D. is 22. Much progress ____ been made in recent years. A. have B. has C. having D. to have 23. The water in those rivers____ polluted. A. are B. is C. been D. being 24. Collecting old coins and paper notes ____ one of my hobbies. A. being B. were C. are D. is 25. A number of workers ____ asked for a rise since last month. A. have B. has C. having D. to have 26. The number of pupils getting poor marks since the beginning of the semester ____ appalling. A. to be B. have been C. are D. is 27. Five thousand pounds ____ stolen in the robbery last night. A. being B. were C. are D. was 28. His silence ____ he agrees with us. A. means B. mean C. meaning D. to mean 29. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ____ abroad. A. to be B. have been C. are D. is 30. One of the girls who ____ working in this department ____ my niece. A. is/being B. is/is C. is/are D. was/were 31. There ____ only a few people at the meeting last night. A. been B. were C. are D. was 32. The English ____ to drink tea. A. likes B. to like C. like D. has liked 33. Everybody ____ trying to do their best at present. A. to be B. have been C. are D. is 34. Both of the girls ____ pretty, but neither of them is intelligent. A. to be B. has been C. are D. is 35. Jim as well as I ____ always busy doing English homework. A. am B. has been C. are D. is 36. The study of languages ____ very interesting. A. is B. were C. are D. to be 37. Neither Daisy nor I ____ glad to do that. A. am B. has been C. are D. is 38. That you take a computer course ____ very necessary. A. been B. have been C. are D. is 39. Mumps usually ____ a mild fever. A. cause B. causes C. causing D. to cause 40. The police ____ come to the site of the accident. A. have B. has C. having D. to have 41. More and more information about the accidents ____ being collected at the moment. A. are B. were C. is D. have known 42. A number of students ____ in the exam. A. fail B. failing C. to fail D. fails 43. Half of the money ____ to Mr. Lam. A. belongs B. belong C. to belong D. belonging 44. The pilot along with his passengers ____ rescued last night. A. am B. have been C. was D. is 45. Two days ____ fast when you are on vacation. A. going B. to go C. have gone D. goes 46. Many of the girls in this school ____ white shirts. A. wear B. wears C. has worn D. worn 47. Three kilos of potatoes ____ the basket heavier. A. to make B. making C. makes D. make 48. Some of the tables in the classroom ____ broken. A. is B. were C. been D. to be 49. What we need most ____ books. A. is B. were C. are D. to be 50. The English ____ proud and independent people. A. is B. being C. are D. to be 51. The United States ____ a population of 250 million. A. has B. have C. to have D. having 52. The young ____ the future in their hands. A. have B. has C. not have D. has not 53. Both the boss and his colleagues ____ robbed last night. A. is B. were C. are D. been 54. My brother together with his friends often ____ in the park. A. jogs B. jogging C. jog D. to jog 55. Five hundred miles ____ a long distance. A. been B. are C. were D. is 56. Neither he nor they ____ here yesterday. A. are B. were C. is D. weren’t 57. In the middle of the room ____ four chairs and a table. A. been B. are C. was D. is 58. Everyone in both cars ____ injured in the accident last night. A. been B. are C. was D. is 59. Gold, as well as platinum, ____ recently risen in price. A. has B. to have C. have D. having 60. The quality of candies ____ poor. A. been B. are C. were D. is 61. Either John or his children ____ breakfast each morning. A. make B. makes C. making D. to make 62. Since then, no one ____ ever known the truth. A. has B. hasn’t C. have D. haven’t 63. These pictures, as well as the painting, ____ the room. A. brightens B. brightening C. brighten D. to brighten 64. Gymnastics ____ my favorite sport. A. being B. are C. were D. is 65. Hurry up! Everyone ____ waiting for us. A. is B. are C. has been D. was 66. What he told his friends ____ to be of no importance now. A. to seem B. seem C. seems D. seemed 67. Measles ____ cured without much difficulty nowadays. A. being B. was C. are D. is 68. Neither the moon nor stars ____ visible in this dark night. A. to be B. are C. was D. is 69. Wheat ____ used to make flour. A. were B. are C. be D. is 70. Fortunately, the news ____ as bad as we thought. A. was not B. are not C. be not D. were not 71. I don’t like the hot weather. Thirty degrees ____ too warm for me. A. was B. are C. being D. is 72. Not only a dog but also two cats ____ at home in his garage. A. was B. are C. been D. is 73. Both a poem and a short story ____ been written by the young author. A. has B. to have C. have D. having 74) To solve these problems ____ very difficult. A. seem B. seems C. to be D. seeming 75. Jim as well as the twins ____ sure to receive the scholarship. A. were B. are C. been D. is 76. Neither the animals nor their keeper ____ prepared for the storm. A. was B. were C. wasn’t D. aren’t 77. A number of spectators ____ seriously injured in the accident last Monday. A. are B. was C. is D. were 78. The number of road accidents ____ increasing. A. were B. to be C. are D. is 79. The American ____ trust the news. A. don’t B. doesn’t C. not done D. not to do 80. The morning news ____ on at 6 o’clock every day. A. to be B. was C. are D. is Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 81. The (A) professor together (B) with his three students have (C) been called to (D) court. 82. Fifty dollars (A) seem (B) a reasonable (C) price to pay for (D) that coat. 83. Walking (A) in the (B) rain are (C) not a good idea (D). 84. The unemployed (A) really needs (B) to be given (C) more help (D). 85. To (A) learn foreign languages are (B) necessary for us (C) to have (D) a good job. 86. The (A) police is asking (B) him a lot of (C) questions which (D) he can’t answer. 87. Life (A) is not easy (B) for those who is (C) without jobs (D). 88. The (A) Chinese is (B) very famous for (C) their food (D). 89. I love swimming (A) which are (B) a good sport for (C) my health (D). 90. All the books (A) on (B) the top shelf belongs (C) to (D)me. 91. One of (A) the biggest problems (B) facing (C) our society are (D) unemployment. 92. Several (A) theories (B) on this subject (C) has (D) been proposed. 93. How (A) you got (B) there do (C) not concern me (D). 94. What I say (A) about these (B) problems are (C) my own (D) affair. 95. A great deal (A) of money have (B) been spent (C) on the books(D). 96. Either (A) you or the headmaster are (B) handing the prizes to these gifted students (C) at the meeting (D). 97. The poor woman with (A) her two children (B) were (C) seen begging in the street three days ago (D). 98. Happiness (A) and success depends (B) on (C) your ability and (D) luck. 99. There are (A) forty students in (B) the class. Half (C) of the class is ( D) boys. 100. The (A) Vietnamese is (B) hard-working (C), intelligent and (D) brave.