Problem 13. Subject-verb agreement ( Sù hoµ hîp gi÷a chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ )
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
1. This one is prettier, but it costs ......................... as the other one.
A. as much as B. twice as much C. as many D. twice as many
2. The younger you are, .............................. it is to learn.
A. easier B. you are easier C. the easier D. the easy
3. It’s becoming ................................... to find a job.
A. more difficult and more B. more and more difficult
C. most and more difficult D. more difficult than
4. ............................. electricity you use, ............................ your bill will be.
A. The more/the higher B. The most/the higher C. The more/the high D. More/higher
5. The more I got to know Tom, ............................... I like him.
A. least B. the less C. the least D. the fewer
6. .............................. you are, .............................. you concentrate.
A. Tired/the least hard B. The more tired/the harder
C. The tireder/the harder D. The tired/the harder
7. ............................... the man gets, ............................. he becomes.
A. The more old/the more weak B. The older/the weaker
C. The older/the weakest D. older/weaker
8. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably .................................. .
A. the less qualified B. the qualified less
C. the most little qualified D. the least qualified
9. Jane is ................................ age as Mary.
A. as same B. the most same C. the same D. more same
10. Sharon ............................. from the other women I know.
A. different B. as different C. differs D. more different
11. This shirt and that one .............................. .
A. alike B. are alike C. as alike as D. the same
12. I want to buy some shoes ........................... the ones you have on.
A. like B. are like C. are alike D. likely
13. Mary and her mother do not ................................. .

A. know B. knows C. have known D. are knowing
29. Neither of my uncles any children yet.…………………
A. have B. has having C. are having D. has
30. The water in the kettle .. boiling for the past hour.………………
A. has been B. is C. was D. have been
31. Most of the soup .. finished by the whole family. There isn’t much left for you. ……………
A. is B. was C. has been D. have been
32. John, together with his friends, .. how to play basketball. ………………
A. learn B. is learning C. have learnt D. are learning
33. All this week, the children . food from the canteen.………………
A. has been eating B. has eaten C. have been eating D. am eating
34. The furniture in our classrooms . removed. We have to sit on the floor for our lessons now.……………
A. has been B. has C. is D. is being
35. A pair of trousers . missing. Has anyone taken it by mistake?……………
A. is B. are C. was D. were
36. Most of the water collected in the pails during last week’s rainstorm . evaporated.……………
A. is B. have C. was D. has
37. Either I or my brother .. climbed Mount Everest. ……………
A. is B. was C. has D. have
38. Both the girls . just been scolded by the principal for playing truant. ……………
A. has B. are C. are having D. have
39. Yesterday, the farmer discovered that one of the ducklings . missing.…………
A. is B. was C. are D. were
40. All the cakes in the shop .. by the lady who lives in the village by the sea. ……………
A. has been bought B. bought C. have been bought D. are bought
41. The couple . listening to music, especially classical music.…………
A. enjoys B. enjoy C. have enjoyed D. are enjoying
42. This pair of spectacles .. a gift from my grandparents. ……………
A. is B. was C. are D. were
43. Neither the girl nor her brothers . to do the laundry.……………

A. is B. are C. has D. have
59. Those who .. to go with me, please raise your hands.……………
A. wants B. want C. wanting D. are wanting
60. Nobody but Peter and John . interested in Spanish.……………………
A. seem B. are C. have D. is
61. Every grammar mistake and every spelling mistake . corrected. ………………
A. have to be B. has to be C. have been D. have
62. No teacher and no student . to see the play.………………
A. want B. wants C. has wanted D. will want
63. More than one person . the strange star last night.………………
A. was watching B. were watching C. is watching D. are watching
64. Where are my books? One of those boys them now. …………………
A. have B. had C. is having D. has
65. The news bad last night. ………………
A. were B. was C. has D. has been