BÀI 2: SỰ HOÀ HỢP GIỮA CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ A. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to 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 pounds ____ 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) The news ____ interesting. 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 neighbours ____ 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) Some foods ____ him ill. A. to make B. making C. makes D. make 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. am 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) Every boy and girl in this room ____ the answer. A. knowing B. know C. knows 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 weeks ____ 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) There ____ any new mails in the mailbox for you today. A. are not B. is not C. be not D. not are 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. be 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) The army ____ eliminated this section of the training test. A. has B. to have C. have D. having 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) The trousers you bought for me ____ fit me. A. does not B. not does C. do not D. not do 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) I am one of the people who ____ with his ideas. A. agree B. agrees C. to agree D. agreeing 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. be D. are 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 B. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to 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(A) dollars seem(B) a reasonable(C) price to pay for(D) that. 83) Walking(A) in the(B) rain are(C) not a good(D) idea. 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 a good job(D). 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(A) the books(B) on the top(C)shelf belongs(D) to me. 91) One of(A) the biggest problems(B) facing our(C) society are(D) unemployment. 92) A few(A) of the audience is(B) enjoying every minute(C) of the performance(D). 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(C) these gifted(D) students at the meeting. 97) The poor(A) woman with(B) her two children were(C) seen begging(D) in a street corner. 98) Happiness(A) and success depends(B) on your ability(C) and luck(D). 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, intelligent(C) and brave(D). BÀI 3: Từ chỉ định lượng. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1) There wasn’t ____ snow last night. A. many B. much C. few D. a large number of 2) ____ the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities. A. Most of B. Most C. Many D. The number of 3) He’s always busy. He has ____ time to relax. A. much B. little C. a little D. plenty of 4) She put so ____ salt in the soup that she couldn’t have it. It was too salty. A. many B. little C. much D. a little 5) He made too ____ mistakes in his writing. A. a few B. much C. many D. a number of 6) How ____ students are there in your class? A. little B. few C. much D. many 7) I feel sorry for her. She has ____ friends. A. many B. a few C. few D. a great deal of 8) I spent ____ my spare time gardening last year. A. most of B. most C. many of D. a large number of 9) He doesn’t have so ____ friends as I think. A. much B. a great deal of C. many D. a large number of 10) There was so ____ traffic that it took me an hour to get home. A. a lot of B. little C. much D. many 11) Learning a language needs ____ patience. A. a few B. much C. many D. little 12) ____ the shops in the city center close at 5.30. A. Many B. Much of C. Some D. Most of 13) We had a boring holiday. ____ the time we lay on the beach. A. Most B. Much C. Most of D. Many of 14) With only ____ hope, Harry didn’t know how to keep going another day. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few 15) How ____ money have you got? A. many B. much C. a lot of D. a great deal of 16) There was very ____ food at the party but I didn’t eat anything. A. little B. much C. many D. a lot of 17) I think ____ you are very tired after your long journey. A. many B. much C. many of D. much of 18) We didn’t take ____ photographs when we were on holiday. A. much B. a lot of C. many of D. a great deal of 19) There isn’t ____ shampoo in the bathroom. A. any B. some C. little D. few 20) Would you like ____ tea? A. some B. many C. a few D. any 21) He had so ____ things to do. A. many B. a lot of C. much D. little 22) The mixture looks rather dry. Maybe you should add ____ water. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little 23) We’re having a big party. We’ve invited ____ friends. A. a lot of B. much C. many of D. no 24) Could I try ____ wine? A. a little B. a few C. little D. few 25) Don’t drink ____ wine. It’s bad for your health. A. so much B. a few C. so many D. many 26) ____ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities. A. Most B. Most of C. A few D. Few 27) He had spent ____ time writing an essay about his childhood. A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a few D. many 28) Peter has spent ____ time and money on stamp collecting. A. a few of B. many of C. a great deal of D. a large number of 29) I have got ____ money. A. a few B. many of C. some D.a small number of 30) How ____ furniture do you think there is? A. many B. much C. few D. a lot of 31) Why don’t you take a break? Would you like ____ coffee? A. few B. some C. many D. much 32) He drank ____ wine last night and gets sick now. A. too many B. too much C. few of D. a large number of 33) Give me ____ examples, please! A. a few B. a little C. few D. little 34) Is there ____ water in the glass? A. any B. some C. many D. lots of 35) Peter doesn’t want ____ to do. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 36) Can you speak French? – Yes, ____. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little 37) Thank you very ____ for your help. A. many B. much C. a lot of D. little 38) He is very rich. He has ____ money in the bank. A. a great deal of B. many C. a large number of D. few 39) She put too ____ sugar in the coffee. It became so sweet that I couldn’t drink it. A. many B. much C. few D. little 40) I have got ____ homework to do. A. many B. few C. a lot of D. a large number of 41) She has talked too ____. A. much B. many C. few D. a great deal 42) He made very ____ mistakes. A. much B. many C. little D. a number of 43) They know ____ about what to do. A. many B. few C. little D. the number of 44) ____ children are ill-prepared for employment. A. Much B. Most C. A little D. Most of 45) Would you like ____ champagne to drink? A. some B. few C. a few D. many 46) When I studied Shakespeare, I thought his plays were ____ boring. A. many B. much C. few D. a few 47) ____ of the students are good today. A. Most B. Much C. A little D. Very . 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 weeks ____ fast when you are on vacation. A 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 glass? A. any B. some C. many D. lots of 35) Peter doesn’t want ____ to do. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 36) Can you speak French? – Yes, ____. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little 37)