Choose the right word or phrase best completes the sentence:
1. Three weeks _______not enough holiday.
A. are B. were C. was D. been
2. Each of you ____ a share in the work.
A. having B. has C. to have D. have
3. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job.
A. have B. has C. to have D. having
4. Linguistics ____ out the ways in which languages work.
A. find B. finding C. to find D. finds
5. The Philippines ____ of more than 7,000 islands.
A. consist B. consisting C. consisted D. consists
6. The United Nations ____ its head quarters in New York city.
A. have B. having C. has D. to have
7. One of my neighbours ____ curious about other people’s private life.
A. being B. were C. is D. been
8. Tom doesn’t agree but the rest of us ____.
A. does B. done C. do D. doing
9. There ____ a few flowers in this garden last summer.
A. being B. were C. are D. is
10. A large number of reporters ____ at the meeting yesterday.
A. being B. were C. are D. is
11. Much progress ____ been made in recent years.
A. have B. has C. having D. to have
12. Collecting old coins and paper notes ____ one of my hobbies.
A. being B. were C. are D. is
13. The number of pupils getting poor marks since the beginning of the semester ____ appalling.
A. to be B. have been C. are D. is
14. Five thousand pounds ____ stolen in the robbery last night.
A. being B. were C. are D. was
15. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ____ abroad.
A. to be B. have been C. are D. is
16. One of the girls who ____ working in this department ____ my niece.
A. is/being B. are/is C. is/are D. was/were
17. The English ____ to drink tea.
A. likes B. to like C. like D. has liked
18. Everybody ____ trying to do their best at present.
A. to be B. have been C. are D. is
19. Jim as well as I ____ always busy doing English homework.
A. am B. has been C. are D. is
20. Neither Daisy nor I ____ glad to do that.
A. am B. has been C. are D. is
21. That you take a computer course ____ very necessary.
A. am B. have been C. are D. is
22. The police ____ come to the site of the accident.
A. have B. has C. having D. to have
23. The pilot along with his passengers ____ rescued last night.
A. am B. have been C. was D. is
24. What we need most ____ books.
A. is B. were C. are D. to be
25. My brother together with his friends often ____ in the park.
A. jogs B. jogging C. jog D. to jog
26. Neither he nor they ____ here yesterday.
A. are B. were C. is D. be
27. Either John or his children ____ breakfast each morning.
A. make B. makes C. making D. to make
28. I don’t like the hot weather. Thirty degrees ____ too warm for me.
A. was B. are C. being D. is
29. Not only a dog but also two cats ____ at home in his garage.
A. was B. are C. been D. is
30. Both a poem and a short story ____ been written by the young author.
A. has B. to have C. have D. having
1. Each of you …… responsible for this.
A. are B. being C. is D. be
2. Bill together with his brothers …… to the beach every morning.
A. going B. goes C. are D. gone
3. Either the monitor or the athletes …… to blame for the bad result.
A. be B. are C. is D. to be
4. Everyone …… with me about my plans.
A. agree B. agreeing C. disagree D. agrees
5. Tim as well as his relatives …… safe from the hurricane.
A. be B. is C. are D. being
6. The results of Dr. Frank’s experiment …… announced on TV last night.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
7. Fifty minutes …… the maximum length of time allowed for the exam.
A. is B. be C. are D. were
8. The cost of living …… over 10% in the last few years.
A. rises B. has risen C. rose D. is rising
9. A number of sheep …… eating grass now.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
10. Measles …… sometimes a serious disease.
A. is B. are C. being D. be
11. Making cakes and pies …… Mrs. Reed’s specialty.
A. are B. were C. is D. be
12. Plenty of milk …… consumed everyday.
A. are B. were C. is D. was
13. SARS …… an epidemic that kills many people in china.
A. are B. were C. have been D. is
14. The United States …… between Canada and Mexico.
A. lying B. lies C. lain D. lie
15.The students in the next classroom …… very loudly everyday.
A. talk B. talked C. are talking D. talks