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. 60. There (be) a lot of traffic on this road.

Phương pháp làm:

- Các câu hỏi đều liên quan đến cách sử dụng động từ "to be" với các cấu trúc khác nhau.
- Đối với các câu từ 1-20: ta sử dụng quy tắc chia động từ "to be" dựa trên số lượng hay danh từ kế thừa ("bread and butter", "oranges and tangerine").
- Đối với các câu từ 21-60: ta sử dụng quy tắc chia động từ "to be" dựa trên subject gần nhất.

Câu trả lời:

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

The number of students in this class is limited to thirty.

There are a number of books on the table.

It is too much to pay for that book.

It is a long time to wait.