Name: LESSON 6: 16/10/2021

A: GRAMMAR: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

S+ Singular verb S+ Plural verb 1st subject 2nd subject
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PRACTICE
Choose the best answers to the following questions. Score:
/30
1. The Vietnamese people ----------- heroic people.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
2. Miss White------------ her parents is going to pay a visit to the Great Wall.
A. and B both C. as well as D. or
3. The Vietnamese ----------hard-working and brave.
A. is B. are C. be D. being
4. A good deal of money ------------- spent on the books.
A. have B. has C. have been D. has been
5. The manager or his secretary ------------ to give you an interview.
A. is B. are C. were D. have
6. Mary is one of the girls who-------------often late for school.
A. is B. are C. comes D. get
7. Two hours -------------- not long enough for this rest.
A. have B. has C. is D. are
8. Ninety percent of the work -------------- been done.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
9. Those who ----------------- to go with me, please raise your hand.
A. want B. wants C. wanting D. are wanting
10. Salt and water ------------ to wash the wound
A. is used B. are used C. was used D. were used
11. The news ------------- bad last night.
 A. were B. was C. has D. has been
12. Three-fifths of the police-------------in the school near the town.
A. has trained B. have trained C. has been trained D. have been trained
13. ------------ not only you but also he going to Japan?
A. Are B. Is C. Were D. Was
14. All the books on the shelf ----------------to me.
A. belong B. belongs C. belonging D. is belonging
15. The trousers you bought for me ------------ me.
A. don‘t fit B. doesn‘t fit C. fits D. fit not
16. Mumps ______ _ usually caught by children.
A. are B. was C. is D. were
17. The United States ______ _ between Canada and Mexico.
A. lying B. lies C. lain D. lie
18. Physics_____ __ us understand the natural laws.
A. helps B. help C. have helped D. helped
19. The police ______ _ the robber.
A. were arrested B. has arrested C. have arrested D. was arresting
20. The cattle _____ _ in the field.
A. is grazing B. grazes C. has grazed D. are grazing
21. Either you or he ______ _ _ wrong.
A. are B. were C. have been D. is
22. John as well as Mary _____ _ very kind.
A. were B. are C. is D. have been
23. The doctor with the nurses _____ _ _ exhausted after the operation.
A. were B. was C. have been D. are being
24. Five miles ______ _ not very far.
A. is B. are C. were D. have been
25. ___ _ _ _ ten years too long?
A. Are B. Is C. Are being D. Were
26. Neither his parents nor his teacher _____ _ __ satisfied with his result.
A. are being B. were C. is D. are
27. Each boy and each girl _____ _ _ a book.
A. are having B. have had C. have D. has
28. Writing a lot of letters _______ __ her tired.
A. makes B. make C. have made D. are making
29. ___ _ _ everybody ready to start now?
A. Are being B. Is being C. Is D. Are
30. None of the butter in the fridge ______ _ _ good.
A. is being B. is C. have been D. are
31. None of the students _______ __ the test yet.
A. have finished B. has finished C. finished D. is finishing
32. A pair of shoes ______ _ _ under the bed.
A. have been B. are C. are being D. is
33. 200 tons of water _____ _ _ last month.
A. was used B. had been used C. were used D. is used
34. In the hotel, the bread and butter ________ _ for breakfast.

A. is served B. are served C. serves D. serve

35. ___ _ _ were nice to me when I was in England.
A. The Brown‘s B. Brown‘s C. The Browns D. Browns
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order
to make the sentence correct.
36. Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at high school.
37. Daisy was the only one of those girls that get the scholarship.
 38. Working provide people with personal satisfaction as well as money.
39. Either the doctor or the nurses takes care of changing the patients‘ bandages.
40. Every student who majors in English are ready to participate in the oratorical contest.
41. One hundreds eight thousand miles is the speed of light.
42. The guest of honour, along with his wife and children, were sitting at the first table when we
had a party yesterday.
43. The audience was enjoying every minute of the performance.
44. All the books on the top shelf belongs to me.
45. Five thousand pounds were stolen from the bank.
46. Happiness and success depends on yourself.
47. The loss of her husband and two of her sons were too much for her.
48. David and his brother was indicted yesterday on charges of grand theft.
49. Current research on AIDS, in spite of the best efforts of hundreds of scientists, leave serious
questions unanswered.
50.Everyone have to plan a program that fits into the day‘s schedule and that allows for good
exercise and appropriate rest

III.  Correct the sentences if necessary. Check (√) s any that are already correct:
1. The Chinese has an interesting history.
2. English is one of the most popular language in the world.
3. The scissors on the table is my sister’s.
4. Linguistics is my major field of study.
5. There are good furniture in this showroom.
6. The cattle is grazing in the meadow.
7. The interrogation, conducted by the police officers, have lasted for several hours.
8. The tenants in the apartment next to mine is giving a party this evening.
9. The president, surrounded by secret service agents, is trying to make his way to the podium.
10. The buildings destroyed during the fire are being rebuilt at the taxpayers’ expense.
11. 20 percent of the forest have been destroyed lately.
12. The witnesses saw that most of the fire in the hills was extinguished.
13. Some of the animals from the zoo was released into the animals preserve.
14. All of the students in the class taught by Professor Roberts is required to turn in their term papers next Monday.
15. Half of the food that we are serving to the guests are still in the refrigerator.
16. We believe that some of the employees is going to be devoted to quality control.
17. It is impossible to believe that somebody actually admire that man.
18. Each of the doctors in the building needs to have a separate reception area
19. The president felt that no one were better suited for the position of chief staff advisor.
20. Everybody participating in the fund-raiser are to turn in the tickets by 8. 00. 

C. READING
I. Read the passage and do the tasks below
Based on the original The Voice of Holland, The Voice of America, or sooner The Voice, officially aired on
NBC on April 26, 2011 aiming to find new singing talent and soon became a big hit.
The Voice process includes Blinds Audition, Battles Rounds, Knockout Rounds, and the final live
performance phase. Only those fifteen and over are eligible for the competition. There are four coaches, themselves
well-known performing artists, who critique contestants' performances and form their own teams of contestants and
give them guidance through the rest of the season. Coaches also have the power to decide on which contestants to
advance in the next rounds. One celebrity key advisor gives assistance to the coaches and their teams during the
preparation process.
The coaches and the television audience have equal power to decide who moves on to the final four phase.
However, the winner is determined by votes from the television audience by online voting on the official website,
SMS text and iTunes stores purchases of the contestants' performances. The declared winner receives US$ 100,
000 and a record contract with Universal Music Group.
 As an incredible success in both Holland and the U.S., The Voice has been franchised out to many other
countries in the world, and has been a big rival to the Idol franchise.
Part 1. Choose the appropriate meaning for each word from the text.
1. to air
A. to broadcast on television B. to be produced as a TV program
2. a big hit
A. a successful record of a song B. a great success
3. a season
A. a series of a TV program B. a TV contest
4. process
A. a method of doing something B. a series of action
5. a live performance
A. a performance made when people are watching, not recorded
B. a performance recorded and posted on the Internet
6. television audience
A. people who come and watch directly B. people who watch through the TV screen
7. to franchise
A. to vote for a favourite contestant B. to sell the formula to others
Part 2. Choose the best answers to the following questions.
1. What is TRUE about The Voice program?
A. It originated in Holland. B. The Voice of Holland first aired on NBC.
C. It was a failure in Holland.
2. What is a requirement for contestants?
A. Contestants must be at least rs old. B. Contestants must be at least 13 years old.
C. Contestants must be at least 15 years old.
3. Who decide on the winner of each season?
A. Coaches and television audience B. Coaches and the celebrity key advisor
C. Television audience
4. By what means can people vote for their favourite contestant?
A. Text messages, internet, and post letters
B. Text messages and online buying of the contestants' performances
C. Youtube views and online voting on the official website
5. What is the prize for winning a The Voice season?
A. A large amount of money and becoming a The Voice coach
B. A record contract worth US$ 100,000
C. A large amount of money and chance to work with a music company
II. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
WHAT IS "POP" MUSIC?
It has always been difficult for me to decide (1) ____ "popular music" means music written for the people
or it is simple music that the people like. The same problem of definition exists with jazz. So (2) ____ different
types of music have been called jazz at one time or (3) ____ that is hard to say what it really is. Jazz has always
been considered (4) ____ black music but when I first took an interest in it I used to hear white bands playing
music that was like Louis Armstrong's in the 1920s. I found out (5) ____ that they learn to do this by playing his
records over and over again until their style was (6) ____ to his for them to imitate him. Since then white singers
(7) ____ Bob Dylan have rediscovered their own folk tradition, instead of borrowing from black roots. But the
main changes since 1960 have been social and technical. One is that (8) ____ have more money to spend on
records at an earlier age than they used to, so Tin Pan Alley, the "pop music" industry, aims at the teenage
audience. Another is that electronic equipment has developed (9) ____ extent that technicians are now capable of
mixing sound to produce recordings that are quite different from a live performance. But the real problem with
"pop" music is that Tin Pan Alley has always worked against (10) ____ a genuine music of the people. It takes
everything original and natural out of it and replaces it with cheap commercial imitation. As the American folk
singer, Woody Guthrie said: "They've always preferred the second-rate song. They've never wanted to play the
good one."
1. A. what B. how C. whether D. when
2. A. much B. a lot of C. many D. plenty
3. A. the other B. the others C. others D. another
4. A. to be B. being C. as being D. that it is
5. A. presently B. afterwards C. after D. soon
6. A. so close B. close enough C. too close D. enough close
7. A. like B. as C. for instance D. for example
8. A. the youths B. young people C. the youth D. youngs
9. A. in so great B. to so great C. in such an D. to such an
10. A. its being B. it to be C. being it D. that it was

WRITING
Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning with the given one.
1. Mrs Sally asked the students to hand in their assignments.
A. Mrs Sally gave the class an assignment.
B. Mrs Sally gave the students a hand with their assignments.
C. Mrs Sally asked the students to give their assignments to her.
D. Mrs Sally asked the students to raise their hands if they wanted to ask a question.
2. Because of working hard, she fell ill.
A. She worked so hard that she fell ill. B. She didn't work so she fell ill.
C. She was too ill to work hard. D. She wasn't ill although she worked hard.
3. It's been fourteen years since I last saw my brother.
A. I didn't see my brother 14 years ago. B. I haven't seen my brother for 14 years.
C. I see my brother once every 14 years. D. My brother is 14 years old.
4. Jack is afraid he'll gain weight if he stops smoking.
A. Jack is afraid of smoking.
B. Jack doesn't realize the dangers of smoking.
C. Jack is afraid he'll become fat if he gives up smoking.
D. Jack is afraid he'll lose weight if he doesn't smoke.
5. Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.
A. Too many people came to the meeting.
B. There were more people at the meeting than we had expected.
C. We had expected more people to come to the meeting.
D. There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected.
6. I should have studied last night but I was too tired.
A. I studied last night because I was bored.
B. I studied last night because I had to.
C. I tried to study last night, but material was too hard.
D. I couldn't study last night because I was very tired.
7. Although Mr Pike was seriously ill, he still composed nice pieces of music.
A. Mr Pike's pieces of music were very serious.
B. Mr Pike didn't compose any nice pieces of music because he was seriously ill.
C. Despite his serious illness, Mr Pike still composed nice pieces of music.
D. Mr Pike were too ill to compose music.
8. The coffee was strong, but it didn't keep us awake.
A. The coffee was strong and it could keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee wasn't strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was so hot that it didn't keep us awake.
9. He can hardly understand this matter because he's too young.
A. This matter is too hard for him to understand.
B. He's young, but he can understand this matter.
C. The matter was difficult but he can understand it.
D. Hardly can he understand this matter because he's too young.
10. My mother had the house decorated.
A. My mother had someone decorate the house.
B. My mother had to decorate the house.
C. The house is going to be decorated by my mother.
D. My mother had just decorated the house.
11. "Could you hold the line, please?" said the operator.
A. The operator told me to stop my call. B. The operator told me to speak.
C. The operator told me to wait. D. The operator told me to call back later.
12. If you don't understand this word, look it up in the dictionary.
A. If you know this word, tell me.
B. If you don't know this word, I'll tell you.
C. If my dictionary hasn't got the word, I'll find another one.
D. If you don't know this word, find it in the dictionary.
13. She hates shopping in large supermarkets and prefers buying food in small shops or street markets.
A. She never goes shopping.
B. She often buys food in the supermarket.
C. She often buys food in small shops and street markets.
D. She goes shopping every day.
14. Surprisingly for an American, he doesn't drink any coke.
A. He always drinks coke. B. A lot of American people drink coke.
C. He is a surprise for the Americans. D. He sometimes drinks coke.
15. Just breathing the air in Mexico City is the same as smoking 40 cigarettes a day.
A. An average person in Mexico City smokes 40 cigarettes a day.
B. Taking in the air in this city is good for your health.
C. Taking in the air in this city has the same effect as smoking 40 cigarettes.
D. People in Mexico never smoke.
HOMEWORK:
- GRAMMAR: Make sentences for each use.
- VOCABULARY: Write vocabulary in your notebook.
- Listen to the given file and transcribe.
Complete the handout.

"IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP, YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE. GIVING UP IS THE
GREATEST FAILURE."