1. Three months (be) a long time to wait.
2. Five dollars (be) too much to pay for that book.
3. A number of books (be) on the table.
4. The number of students in this class (be) limited to thirty.
5. It (be) my two brothers who (be) hurt.
6. It (be) the children playing upstairs.
7. Neither of the answers (be) correct.
8. Neither (be) to blame.
9. Everybody (have) a good time.
10. Either your key or my key (be) missing.
11. John or his brothers (be) going to help me.
12. Bread and butter (be) all he asked for.
13. The author and lecturer (be) arriving today.
14. My old friend and colleague, George (be) in town.
15. The pen and paper (be) on the desk.
16. Jim and Joe (be) roommates.
17. The boxes of candy (be) on the table.
18. The package of cigarettes (be) on the table.
19. Oranges and cream (be) perishable and should be refrigerated.
20. Oranges and tangerine (be) delicious.
21. Most of the members (be) happy.
22. Half of the students (be) looking out.
23. Some of the sugar (was/were) spilt on the floor.
24. There (be) plenty of time.
25. There (be) a lot of lakes.
26. I, your master, (command) you.
27. My wife, not my friends, ( is waiting/are waiting) for me.
28. Early to bed and early to rise (make) a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
29. Either the mayor or the eldermen (be) to blame.
30. Not John but his brothers (be) to blame.
31. A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a loss of wealth, a loss of friends (seem) at the moment untold loss.
32. A cart and horse (was/were) seen at a distance.
33. Her principal anxiety (was/were) her children.
34. Nobody not John and William (was/were) there.
35. Man, no less than the lower forms of life (be) a product of the evolutionary process.
36. The girl, as well as the boys, (has/have) learnt to ride.
37. The bat together with the ball (was/were) stolen.
38. The newspaper and the dictionary (be) on the table.
39. Here (be) bread and the dictionary.
40. Here (be) bread and butter for breakfast.
41. The ship with its load of timer (be) leaving the port today.
42. Noone (be) eager to be examined the first.
43. It (be) her lies that ( irritake) me so much.
44. Three fourths of the wall (be) painted.
45. Two fifths of the members (be) present.
46. Two times two (make) four.
47. Two 2’s (make ) four.
48. Two plus two (be) four.
49. How many (be) six and five?
50. Nine from fourteen (be) five.
51. Twenty years (be) not a long period of time in human history.
52. Five dimes (make) fifty cents.
53. Five dollars (be) a small sum.
54. “ The three Musketeers” (be) written by Alexandre Dumas.
55. You don’t have to say much , a word or two (be) sufficient.
56. These (be) one or two things I’d like to talk over with you.
57. The number of new books in our library (be) ever growing.
58. A number of new books in our library (be) displayed at the book show.
59. Our only guide ( be) stars
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EXERCISE8 :Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.SỬA LỖI SAI

1. Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at high school.

            A                     B                    C        D

…………………………………………………………………………….

2. Daisy was the only one of those girls thatget the scholaship.

                        A         B                          C    D

…………………………………………………………………………….

3. Workingprovide people with personal satisfaction as well as money.

A         B         C                                 D

……………………………………………………………………………..

4.Either the doctor or the nurses takes care of changing the patient’s bandages.

A                                                     B             C         D

………………………………………………………………………………

5. Every student who majors in English are ready to participate in the oratorical contest.

A                                 B                          C                            D

………………………………………………………………………………

6. One hundreds eight thousand miles is the speed of light.

A                     B                     C         D

……………………………………………………………………………….

7. The guest of honour, along with his wife and children, were sitting at the first table

A                     B         C

when we had a party yesterday.

D

……………………………………………………………………………………

8. The audience was enjoying ẹvẹry minute of the performanre.

       A              B                        C                              D

……………………………………………………………………………………

9. All the books on the top shelfbelongs to mẹ.

     A                   B                  C           D

……………………………………………………………………………………

10. Five thousand pounds were stolen fromthe bank.

A                                 B                     C     D

……………………………………………………………………………………

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time.

Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and lefthanded. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him.

Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was Mickey Mantle.

But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank to forget his father’s early death.

It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer. Even when Mickey Mantle had turned away from his old life and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped. Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.

The word “this” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A. Mantle’s being fascinated by many people

B. Mantle’s being a wonderful athlete

C. Mantle’s being a “switch-hitter”

D. Mantle’s being a fast and powerful player

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time.

Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and lefthanded. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him.

Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was Mickey Mantle.

But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank to forget his father’s early death.

It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer. Even when Mickey Mantle had turned away from his old life and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped. Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Mickey Mantle’s success and private life full of problems

B. Mickey Mantle as the greatest baseball player of all time

C. Mickey Mantle and the history of baseball

D. Mickey Mantle and his career as a baseball player

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time.

Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and lefthanded. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him.

Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was Mickey Mantle.

But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank to forget his father’s early death.

It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer. Even when Mickey Mantle had turned away from his old life and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped. Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.

It can be inferred from the passage that for most Americans ______.

A. success in Mantle’s career was difficult to believe

B. Mantle had a lot of difficulty achieving fame and success

C. success in Mantle’s career was unnatural

D. Mantle had to be trained hard to become a good player

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time.

Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and lefthanded. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him.

Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was Mickey Mantle.

But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank to forget his father’s early death.

It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer. Even when Mickey Mantle had turned away from his old life and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped. Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.

It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that Mantle ______.

A. introduced baseball into the US

B. earned a lot of money from baseball

C. had to try hard to be a professional player

D. played for New York Yankees all his life

Dịch bài này giúp mk nhé Dịch hay hay nhak.  Thanks nhìu

 Bài 1

A farmer's wife spent most of her time wishing for thongs she did not have. She often said,"I wish I was rich" or " I wish I were beautiful" or " I wish I had a handsome husband".
 There fore, one day, some fairies decided to permit her to have three wished . The farmer and his wife talked a long time over what she should wishes for. But the farmer and his wife suddenly became a little angry, and from force of habit she said, " I wish I had some sausages to eat".
 Immediately her plate on the table was full of sausages. Then an argument began because the husband said that his wife had wasted one of their good wishes on such a cheap thing as sausages. The argument grew hotter, and finally the wife said angrily, " I wish the sausages were hanging from your nose". Immediately the sausages flew to her husband's nose and remained there.
 Now, there was only one thing the poor woman could do. She really loved her husband, and so she had to spend her third  wish removing the sausages from her husband's nose.

Bài 2:

His early life
    George was born in Virginia.  His family owned a big farm and had slaves.  George didn´t have much education.  During his life he had three jobs:  he was a farmer, a soldier, and a politician.  He loved the life of a farmer.  He grew tobacco and owned horses.  He worked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the theatre.  In 1759 he married a widow called Martha Custis.  They were happy together, but didn´t have any children.
 His later life
     He was Commander in Chief of the army and fought the British in the War of Independence.  When the war ended in 1781 he was happy to go back to the farm, but his country wanted him to be President, and gave his name to the new capital city.  He started the building of the White House, but he never lived in it.  By 1797 he was tired of politics.  He went back to his farm and died there two years later.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory. From the time Mantle began to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States. For many people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time.

Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both right-handed and lefthanded. He won game after game, one World Series championship after another, for his team. He was a wonderful athlete, but this alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him.

Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of a poor miner from Oklahoma. His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American dream. Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”: a person who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace. That was Mickey Mantle.

But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems. He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries. He lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank to forget his father’s early death.

It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body. It gave him cirrhosis of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer. Even when Mickey Mantle had turned away from his old life and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped. Despite a liver transplant operation that had all those who loved and admired him hoping for a recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63.

Which of the following is mentioned as the main cause of the destruction of Mantle’s body?

A. His way of life

B. His loneliness

C. His own dream

D. His liver transplant operation

Choose the best answer.

Tom is from America. He is 13 years old. He has a new pen pal in Vietnam. Her first name is Trang and her family name is Tran. Trang is from Hue. But her parents work in Hanoi, so now she lives there with them. She is studying English at an International School. She told Tom many things about her new school and new life.

Hanoi is a big and busy city. It seems to be bustling with activity at all times of the day and night. She told that the difference in the atmosphere was quite shocking to her. In the first week, she thought her new school was very boring and that most of the teachers and students seemed to be too serious. She missed the happy-go-lucky atmosphere of her old school so much and sometimes she felt lonely. But now, having been in this school for two months, she gets used to it.

Her new school is huge. It is bigger and prettier than her old school in Hue. The school hours are longer and there isn't as much homework. Instead, the pupils here do many projects. She is in class 7A and her classroom is on the fourth floor. There are twenty-five students in her class and they are very friendly. It’s only about 500 meters from her house to her school. So she walks to school every day. She is very interested in English and Math. Tom hopes that one day he can go to Vietnam to meet Trang and travel around Vietnam with her.

The word “bustling” in the second paragraph has the similar meaning with ….

A. hurry

B. excited

C. calm