SUBJECT & VERB AGREEMENT

1. Twenty dollars ____ the price.

A. are B. is C. being D. were
2. Both Mary and Ellen as well as Jean _____ on the tour at the moment.
A. are going B. is going C. has been going D. were going
3. There ______ ten people in line already when we arrived.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
4. A number of workers _____ for a rise since last month.
A. ask B. asked C. has asked D. have asked
5. The number of students in this class_____40
A. be B. are C. is D. have been
6. Playing video games ______ popular among children nowadays.
A. was B. is C. had been D. will be
7. Neither the director nor his assistants _______ yet.
A. has come B. hasn’t come C. have come D. haven’t come
8. Collecting old coins and paper notes ______ my grandfather’s hobbies when he
retired.
A. was B. are C. were D. had been
9. The effects of cigarette ____ proven to be extremely harmful.
A. have been B. has been C. have D. B & C are correct
10. The police _____ for the criminal now.
A. is looking B. was looking C. are looking D. were looking

COLLOCATIONS

11. All of the nations in the ASEAN are approximately 4,450,000 square kilometers
in________ .
A. gross B. length C. area D. rate
12.Last week, we ……………… to the tomb of unknown mandarin.
A. went a visit B. make a visit C. paid a visit D. came a visit
13. Education has been developed in _______ with modern industry and the mass media.
A. compulsory B. parallel C. selected D. following
14. He was so ill that he could not _______ his final examination and cancelled it to the
next year.
A. make B. do C. take D. gain
15. Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the
_______ of extinction.
A. wall B. fence C. verge D. bridge
16. Thanks to the help of the teacher, she is _____ encouraging progress in math.
A. doing B. making C. checking D. stopping
17. Although it was more than an hour late, the superstar finally showed up and ____ the
attention of the audience.
A. grabbed B. held C. paid D. took
18. Anna organized a few games to ____ the ice when the new students first arrived.
A. break B. crack C. drill D. melt
19. The mass media are ____ of communication, such as books, newspapers, recordings,
radio, movies, television, mobile phones and the Internet.
A. models. B. means C. parts D. types
20. It's easy to ____ your parents for granted.
A. get B. have C. make D. take
21. The latest heritage at risk register revealed that 5,831 listed buildings, monuments,
archaeological sites, and landscapes in England are at ____ of being lost.
A. danger B. edge C. ease D. risk
22. Unluckily, David's dangerous and incredible journey in search of the Blue Fairy is in
____.
A. advance B. danger C. end D. vain
23. Researchers have ____ to the conclusion that your personality is affected by your
genes.
A. arrived B. come C. got D. reached
24. The telescope will photograph distant galaxies, ____ attempt to understand their past.
A. in B. for C. on D. with
25. It is likely that artificial intelligence might decide to ____ an end to humanity simply
because it surpasses human intelligence.
A. come B. make C. put D. take
26. I am writing in ____ to your advertisement on Vietnamework.com for the post of a
personal assistant.
A. connection B. association C. relation D. response
27. I'd like to speak to the person in ____ please.
A. duty B. responsibility C. obligation D. charge
28. I would be grateful for an opportunity to visit your company and discuss my
application with you ____.
A. in privacy B. individually C. privately D. in person
29. There are a wide ____________ of facilities for young children.
A. course B. pursuits C. range D. recreations
30. Before ___________ a decision, John often considers different options.
A. taking B. getting C. having D. making
31. Some researchers have just _______ a survey of young people's points of view on
contractual marriage.
A. sent B. directed C. managed D. conducted

CONNECTORS
32. He was very hungry ____ he refused to join our dinner.
A. therefore B. seeing that C. nevertheless D. except that
33. I'll draw a map for him ____ he can't find my address.
A. if B. unless C. in case D. provided that
34 . He didn't get our message ____ he can't know where we are now.
 A. on the contrary B. as a result C. otherwise D. unless
35.____ we arrived there, he had already gone away.
A. While B. No sooner C. Since D. By the time
36.We are in November, those hot days are far away ____ cold days are going to start soon. A.
otherwise B. as if C. consequently D. since
37. ____ astronomers have discovered more than 300 objects that could cross Earth's orbit,
though none is predicted to hit any time soon.
A. So far B. As C. Provided that D. Nonetheless
38.____ I was told I would get a medal for it, it hadn't occurred to me that my work was anything
exceptional.
A. Then B. As C. Whenever D. Until
39. ____ he had free time, he sat in his cabin, making the shape of a mortar.
A. Additionally B. Such C. Whenever D. In case
40. ____ making cars smaller and lighter, they will be making them better in a number of ways.
A. Like B. Once C. As far as D. Besides
41. ___ you find it, please, let me know where it is because I need it urgently.
A. No sooner B. Before C. Whether D. If

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