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1.Each of you ______ responsible for the accident.
a. am b. be c. is d. are
2.Each man and woman ______ the same rights.
a. has b. have c. had d. is having
3.Every means ______ tried but without much result.
a. has been b. have been c. are d. is
4.There ______ in this room.
a. are too much furniture b. is too many furnitures
c. are too much furnitures d. is too much furniture
5.The manager or his assistant ______ planning to go.
a. were b. are c. was d. be
6.Not only I but also David and Iris ______ fond of playing basketball.
a. am b. is c. are d. was
7.Neither Tom nor his parents ______ at home.
a. is b. are c. has d. was
8.Either the dean or the principal ______ the meeting.
a. attends b. attend c. are attending d. have attended
9.______ was wrong.
a. Not the teacher but the students b. Both the students and the teacher
c. Neither the teacher not the students d. Not the students but the teacher
10.“______ twenty dollars a big sum to her?”
“I suppose so.”
a. Will be b. Is c. Are d. Were
11.Three hours ______ enough for us to finish the task.
a. are b. has c. is d. were
12.Most of his savings ______ in the Xin Hua Bank.
a. has been kept b. is being kept c. have kept d. have been kept
13.All that can be done ______.
a. has done b. has been done c. have done d. have been done
14.One or perhaps more pages _______.
a. is missing b. has been missed c. are missing d. was missing
15.More than one worker ______ dismissed.
a. have been b. are c. has been d. has
16.Many a student ______ the importance of learning a foreign language.
a. have realized b. has realize c. have been realized d. has been realized
17.The gas works ______ near the city.
a. is b. are c. were d. be
18.The surroundings of his house ______ clean now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
19.The committee ______ over the problem among themselves for two hours.
a. has argued b. has been arguing c. have argued d. have been arguing
20.The public ______ generous in their contributions to the earthquake victims.
a. is b. was c. are d. has been
21.Cattle ______ on the hillside.
a. grazes b. is grazing c. was grazing d. were grazing
22.Her politics ______ neither conservative nor liberal.
a. is b. are c. was d. has been
23.Measles ______ a kind of infectious illness.
a. is b. are c. were d. have been
24.The Philippines ______ to the south-east of China.
a. lies b. lie c. lay d. lays
25.Mary is one of the girls who ______ always on time.
a. is b. am c. are d. was
26.Tom is the only one of the stall members who ______ to be promoted.
a. is going b. are going c. has been going d. have been going
27.What caused the accident ______ on the road.
a. were stone b. were stones c. was stone d. was stones
28.Wisky and soda ______ his favorite drink.
a. is b. are c. were d. have been
29.______ is to attend our evening.
a. both the singer and the dancer b. Either the singer or dancers
c. The singer or dancers d. The singer and dancer
30.The Smiths ______ their breakfast when the morning post came.
a. had b. has been having c. are having d. were having
31.No one except two students ______ the meeting.
a. has been late for b. have been late for c. was late for d. were later for
32.All but him and me ______ to the exhibition.
a. am going b. is going c. are going d. was going
33.Interest, as well as prospects, ______ important when one looks for a job.
a. are b. were c. is d. was
34.The president, accompanied by his assistants, ______.
a. have arrived b. are arriving c. had arrived d. has arrived
35.A number of cars ______ in front of the park
a. is parked b. was parked c. are parked d. has parked
36.the number of articles published on smoking ______ amazing.
a. is b. are c. were d. have been
37.The majority of doctors ______ smoking is harmful to health.
a. are believed b. had believed c. has believed d. believe
38.The majority of the damage ______ easy to repair.
a. is b. are c. were d. be
39.Four-fifths of the crop ______.
a. are ruined b. was ruined c. were ruined d. have been ruined
40.Three-fourths of the buildings ______.
a. was destroyed b. is destroyed c. were destroyed d. has been destroyed
41.Early to bed and early to rise ______ a man healthy, happy and wise.
a. making b. to make c. make d. makes
42.Mathematics ______ the language of science.
a. is b. has been c. are d. have been
43.The young ______ the vital forces in our society.
a. is b. has been c. are d. have been
44.Every man, woman and child ______ some history, enough at least, to survive in the world.
a. knows b. know c. is known d. are known
45.None of them ______ my friends.
a. is b. are c. was d. has been
46.Not only the whole nation, but the whole Europe , indeed the whole human society ______ to alter its attitude to racial problems.
a. need b. needs c. has a need d. have a need
47.Getting to other planets or to the moon _____ many problems.
a. involve b. involves c. involving d. to involve
48.In that country, the rich ______ richer, the poor, poorer.
a. become b. has become c. becomes d. is becoming
49.The project requires more labor than ______ because it is extremely difficult.
a. has been put in b. have been put in c. being put in d. to be put in
50.Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease ______ likely to develop it.
a. should be b. must be c. is d. are

1 C 19 D 37 D
2 A 20 C 38 A
3 A 21 D 39 B
4 D 22 B 40 C
5 C 23 A 41 D
6 C 24 A 42 D
7 B 25 C 43 C
8 A 26 A 44 A
9 D 27 D 45 B
10 B 28 A 46 B
11 C 29 D 47 B
12 D 30 D 48 A
13 B 31 C 49 A
14 C 32 C 50 C
15 C 33 C 51
16 B 34 D 52
17 A 35 C 53
18 B 36 A 54