Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 1: Five thousand dollars______________big sum of money. It's worth trying. A. are a B. are C. is a D. would be Question 2: Someone_____________upstairs when I entered the house. A. are talking B. is talking C. were talking D. was talking *Cần sự tương thích giữa vế 1 và 2 của câu Question 3: Not only Linda but also John___________down the names for the course in French. A. has put B. have put C. are put D. are putting Question 4: Half of the letters she sent him___________in purple ink. A. wrote B. has written C. was written D. were written Question 5: 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 Question 6: None of the students_____________ to go outside the Main Hall while the ceremony was taking place. A. was allowed B. is allowed C. are allowed D. were allowed Question 7: Can I borrow your scissors? Mine ___________broken. A. is B. has been C. are D. was Question 8: The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent microfilm file, _____wonderful. A. are B. is C. has been D. was Question 9: Every man and woman in our country____________the same equality. A. have B. had C. have had D. has Question 10: In the hotel, the bread and butter_____________for breakfast. A. is served B. are served C. serves D. serve Question 11: The herd of cows_________towards the river! What is happening? A. are running B. is running C. has been running D. have been running Question 12: Everyone who____________ a ticket should be in this line. A. hasn't purchased B. doesn't purchase C. don't purchase D. haven't purchased Question 13: 75 percent of the students in this school_________ very stupid. Fortunately, I belong to the remaining 40 percent. A. were B. have been C. are D. is Question 14: Billiards _____________considered to be an artistic sport. A. has B. are C. have D. is Question 15: Here ____________the clown that you ____________best. A. comes/ likes B. come/ like C. comes/ like D. come/likes Question 16: Cattle _____________raised mostly in the south of the United States. A. has B. are C. have D. is   Question 17: Measles___________ proven to be caused by a kind of virus. A. are B. is C. has D. have Question 18: The United Nations___________ its headquarters in New York city. A. to have B. having C. have D. has Question 19: What he told you____________ to be of no importance? A. have seemed B. seems C. must seem D. seem Question 20: Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee,_________proposed some changes of the rules. A. has B. is C. are D. have Question 21: Tom doesn't agree but the rest of us _________. A. does B. done C. do D. doing Question 22: A lunch of soup and sandwiches____________ not appeal to all of the students. A. does B. are C. is D. do Question 23: The young in this country__________ to take part in more extra-curricular activities. A. is being encouraged B. is encouraging C. are encouraging D. are being encouraged Question 24: John or you ____________to be responsible for the unfinished work. A. are B. is C. have D. has Question 25: Three kilos of potatoes____________the basket heavier. A. makes B. do C. does D. make Question 26: Pliers_____________________ for holding things firmly or cutting wire. A. are B. am C. be D. is Question 27: My sister, together with her two children,____________to Hawaii at the moment A. flies B. fly C. are flying D. is flying Question 28: The police____________come to the site of the accident. A. have B. have been C. has been D. has Question 29: Jim as well as I __________ always busy doing English homework. A. are B. is C. am D. be Question 30: Both of the girls__________pretty, but neither of them__________ intelligent. A. are/ is B. is/ is C. are/ are D. is/ are