Teacher Quynh Nhu Subject and verb agreement Choose the correct word 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 1 Teacher Quynh Nhu 19) There ____ lots of snow in the garden. A. has lived B. is living C. lived D. had lived 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 2 Teacher Quynh Nhu 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) I don’t remember where and when I ____ her. A. meet B. had met C. met D. have met 40) They ____ to know each other for more than ten years. A. get B. got C. have got D. had got 41) ____ you ____ that film yet? A. Do/see B. Have/seen C. Did/see D. Had/seen 42) I ____ the film with my friends last week. A. watched B. watch C. have watched D. had watched 43) He ____ up at five every morning. A. is getting B. got C. gets D. was getting 44) ____ she ____ in Hue at the moment? A. Does/live B. Is/living C. Did/live D. Was/living 45) He usually ____ her at weekend but now he ____ in bed because of his severe illness. A. visits/stays B. visits/staying C. visited/stays D. visits/is staying 46) Don’t make noise, children! Parents ____. A. sleep B. are sleeping C. were sleeping D. slept 47) Why ____ you often ____ so much noise in the house? A. do/make B. did/make C. are/making D. were/making 48) What ____ he ____ before you came? A. does/do B. had/do C. had/done D. has/done 49) While mum was watching TV, I ____ my homework. A. am doing B. was doing C. had done D. has done 50) At this time yesterday I ____ to music. A. listened B. had listened C. was listening D. am listening 51) What ____ he ____ at 4pm last Sunday? A. did/do B. was/do C. had/done D. was/doing 52) When I ____ a little girl, I used to climb trees and go swimming in the river with my friends. A. am B. was C. have been D. had been 53) Last year he came here and ____ me to marry him but I ____ too young to get marrieD. A. asked/was B. asks/am C. had asked/was D. has asked/am 54) How long ____ you ____ novels? 3 Teacher Quynh Nhu A. have/write B. do/write C. have/written D. are/writing 55) ____ you sometimes ____ out with friends? A. Are/going B. Do/go C. Have/gone D. Did/go 56) I ____ a lot of badminton recently. A. play B. have played C. am playing D. was playing 57) When I ____ home, everyone ____ TV. A. got/watch B. got/watching C. get/was watch D. got/was watching 58) We ____ your mother for ages. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 59) London ____ a lot since we first ____ to live here. A. changed/came C. has changed/ came B. had changed/ came D. has changed/ come 60) How many times ____ you ____ this film? – The first time. A. have/seen B. did/see C. do/see D. had/seen 61) Who’s that? I ____ never ____ him before in my life. A. am/seeing B. had/seen C. have/seen D. was/seeing 62) They ____ just ____ a new fuel. It’s half the price of the petrol and much cleaner. 79) He ____ in this school before he ____ for England. A. taught/had left C. taught/has left B. had taught/left D. has taught/left 80) She ____ the gold medal in 1986. A. wins B. had won C. won D. has won 81) Yesterday David was crossing(A) a street when(B) a truck was turning(C) a corner very fast and almost hit(D) him. 82) When Rita will get(A) her driver’s license next week(B), she will be able(C) to drive to school every day(D). 83) So far(A) she spends(B) a lot of time there(C) chatting with(D) her friends. 84) Jack is living(A) in Spain now(B). His Spanish had improved(C) greatly since he moved(D) there. 85) Last month(A) while we watched(B) an exciting game on(C) television in our living room, the electricity went out(D). 86) I’m sure(A) they have completed(B) the new(C) road by(D) June. 87) At(A) this time tomorrow(B), we will do(C) their homework with their(D) brothers. 88) We have seen(A) and tell(B) you the situation next(C) Monday. Please wait for(D) us. 89) Our(A) teacher explained(B) that lesson to(C) us tomorrow(D). 4 Teacher Quynh Nhu 90) We will wait(A) for you when(B) you will get(C) back tomorrow(D). 91) I will practise(A) my English lesson with(B) my classmate at(C) 7pm next(D) Sunday. 92) When I see(A) Mr Pike tomorrow(B), I remind(C) him of(D) that. 93) He works(A) on the(B) report at(C) this time tomorrow(D). 94) Please(A) sit here(B) and wait until(C) the manager will returns(D). 95) Our parents arrived(A) next Wednesday. I’m sure we will receive(B) a lot of(C)presents from(D) them. 96) I gave(A) him your message(B) and letter when(C) I see him(D). 97) By(A) the time you arrive(B), I will finish(C) writing an(D) essay. 98) We will be going(A) home as soon(B) as we have finished(C) our work(D). 99) Mr Green has taught(A) English this school since(B) he graduates(C) from theuniversity in(D) 1986. 100) At(A) 7 yesterday morning(B) when I arrive(C) at his house, he was still sleeping(D). 5