1.I, who____ your friend, will try my best to help you with your English.
A.am
B.is
C.are
D.be
2. The rich ____ not always happy.
A.are
B.is
C.has
D.have
3. Neither Tom nor Jack and I ____ his students.
A.are
B.am
C.is
D.was
4. Mary as well as her sisters ____ Chinese in China.
A. are studying
B. have studied
C. studies
D. study
5. Neither my father nor I ____ at ho me.
A.am
B.is
C.are
D.be
6. Not only my brother but also I ____ good at painting. Both of us ____ good painters.,
A.are;are
B.am;am
C.ani;are
D.is;is
7. Every boy and every girl ____ to attend the evening party.
A.wish
B.wishes
C.is like
D.like
8. Over 80 percent of the population of China ____ peasants.
A.was
B.is
C. would be
D.are
9. The population of China ____ larger than that of .any other country in the world.
A.is
B.are
C.has
D.have
10. Every means ____ tried but without any result.
A. have been
B.is to be
C.are to be
D. has been
11. Alice, together with two boys,____ for having broken the rule.
A. was punished
B. punished
C. were punished
D. being punished
12. The League secretary and the monitor____ asked to attend the .meeting this afternoon.
A.is
B.was
C.are
D.is being
13. The great writer and professor____.
A. is an old man
B. are both old men
C. is an old man and a young man
D. were two Chinese
14. There ____ a pen, two pencils and three books on the desk.
A.are
B.is
C.has
D.have
15. A large number of students in our class____ girls.
A. are
B. was
C. is
D. be
16. The number of deer, mountain lions and wild roses ____ much if people leave things as they are.
A. doesn' t change
B.don't change
C.change
D.changed
17. The Arabian Nights ____ well known to the English.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
18. Chairman Mao' s works ____ published.
A. has been
B.have been
C.was
D.is
19. A chemical works____ built there.
A. is to being
B.have been
C. were to
D.has been
20. The Olympic Games ____ held every ____ years.
A.is;four
B.are;four
C.is;five
D.are;five
21 .The United States of America
one of the most developed countries in the world.
A.is
B.are
C.was
D.were
26. The police ____ the murderer everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a theatre.
A. is searching for
B. were searching for
C. are searching for
D. were searching
27.Your trousers____ dirty.You must have____ washed.
A.is;il
B.are;it
C.are;them
D.is;them
28.This pair of trouseis ____ too long for him.
A.is
B.be
C.are
D.were
29. One and a half bananas ____ left on the table.
A.is
B.are
C.has
D.have
30. Eight times eight ____ sixty - four.
A.is
B.are
C.get
D.equal
31 .Ten minutes____ an hour when one is waiting for a phone call.
A.seems
B.seem
C.seemed
D.seemes
32._ ___of the money____ nm out.
A. Three-fifth; has
B. Three-fifth; has been
C. Three-fifths; has
D. Three-fifths; have
33. The whole class ____ the teacher attentively.
A. are listening to
B. is listening to
C.are listening
D. is listening
34.1 have finished a large part of the book, the rest of which___ more difficult.
A.is
B.are
C.was
D.were
35. Between the two rows of trees ____ the teaching building.
A.stand
B.stands
C. standing
D.are
36. Large quantities of water ____ for irrigation.
A. is needed
B. has -needed
C. are needed
D. need
40. More than one member ____ against the plan.
A. is
B.are
C.has
D.have
41. When and where to build the new factory ____ yet.
A. has not decided
B. is not decided
C. are not decided
D. have not decided
42. Half of the fruit ____ bad.
A. are
B. has
C. is
D. have
43. ____ either of your parents come to see you recently?
A. Have
B. Had
C. Has
D. Is
44. Mathematics ____ the language of science.
A. are
B. are going to be
C. is
D. is to be
45. My family ____ small.
A. is
B. were
C. are
D. makes
46. The following ____ some other examples.
A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
47. They both have some friends; but his ____ more active.
A. is
B. will be
C. was
D. are
48. Both rice and wheat ____ grown in that country.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. has
49. Early to bed and early to rise ____ a good habit.
A. are
B. is
C. were
D. was
50. To play basketball and to go swimming ____ useful for character-training.
A. was
B. is
C. are
D. were
51. Either he or I ____ to attend the mass meeting this evening.
A. is
B. am
C. are
D. be
52. ____ either he or I to attend the mass meeting this evening.
A. is
B. am
C. are
D. be
53. An iron and steel works, with some satellite factories, ____ to be built here.
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. will
54. She as well as her brother ____ a League member.
A. are
B. were
C. will
D. is
55. His family ____ a big one. Now the family ____ watching TV.
A. is, are B. are, is C. is, is D. are, are
56. It is I who ____ going to attend the meeting tomorrow.
A. is
B. am
C. are
D. be
57. More than 60% of the students ____ the countryside.
A. is
B. are
C. is from
D. are from
58. Many a man ____ the novel.
A. has read
B. have read
C. is read
D. are read
59. Tom is the only one of the students who ____ going to swim this afternoon.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
60. Here ____ a pen, a few pencils and some paper for you.
A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
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