1. Many a candidate …… unsuccessful in the oral test. A. was B. aren’t C. weren’t D. were 2. The number of learners …….. not large; therefore, a number of headphones …… available to them in the lab. A. are- is B. is – are C. are – are D. is –is 3. A number of students …… playing table-tennis now. A. are B. was C. were D. is 4. John , as well as I , ……a student. A. was B. are C. is D. has been 5. Each of the reference …… available in the school library. A. books on that list is B. books on that list are B. book on that list is D. book on that list are 6. You have to pay extra if you take too …. with you. A. much luggages B. many luggages C. much luggage D. many luggage 7. The English …….. strong traditions. A. has many B. have much C. have many D. has much 8. Under the tree…… full of food. A. a basket was B. was a basket B. are a basket D. were a basket 9. Twenty dollars …… the price. A. are B. is C. being D. were 10. He made the soup by mixing ……meat with some rice. A. little B. few C. a little D. a few 11. Neither Mary nor her friends….. going to the party. A. is B. are C. was D. A & B 12. My new pair of pants …..at the cleaner’s. A. is B. are C. be D. have been 13. His knowledge of languages and international relations …… him in his present work. A. aids B. aid C. have aid D. had aid 14. Both the whale and the manatee …… federal protection. A. needs B. need C. is needed D. needing 15. What ….. you used in picking a winner in the art contest? A.is the criteria B. are the criteria C.are the criterion D. are the criterions

Write the correct form of the verb.

1. Worshiping [take]................ place regularly on particular days, such as festivals and the death day of the ancestor.

2. " Banh Chung" [be] .................. a traditional and irreplaceable cake of Vietnamese people in the Tet holidays.

3. The convetion of giving " li xi " [ have ] ........... its roots in the folklore about the orge called Tuy.

4. Adults [ give ] ............red lucky pokets to children as a token of luck and best wishs.

5. South Koreans prefer [ do ] ............ business with people with whom they have a personal connection.

6. Thais generally [ use] ............. first name rather than surnames, with the honorific title Khin before the name.

7. Traditionally, children [live] ............ with their parents until mariage.

8. The extended family [ provide] ........... both emotional and financial support.

9. The British [ exchange ] ............ gifts between family members and close friends for birthdays and Christmas.

10. It is the custom for Polish [ applaud] ...........when the plane [ land] .............

When Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955. Almost everyone knows that he is one of the world’s richest people and perhaps the most successul businessman ever. He is the co-founder of Microsoft and successully made it into the world’s biggest software company. Moreover, he is renowed as a generous and kind man who started his own charity with his wife. They named it “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”, also known as the “Gates Foundation”.

            The main purpose of the foundation are to improve healthcare and reduce poverty globally. In America, it also helps to open up educational opportunities  and provide access to information technology. So far, the Gates Foundation has received many awards. President Barack Obama honored Bill and Melinda Gates with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 22, 2016. “Time” magazine voted Gates as one of the biggest influences of the 20^th century.

1. When was William Henry Gates III born?

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2. What is the name of Bill and Melinda’s charity foundation?

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3. What are the main purposes of the foundation on global scale?

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4. What does the foundation help in America?

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5. When did President Barack Obama honor Bill and Melinda Gates with a medal?

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