三.巩固练习

（    ） 1. The number of people invited  ______  fifty, but a number of them  _______  absent for different reasons.

A. were,  was                       B. was, was

C. was,  were                       D. were, were

（   ） 2. E-mail, as well as telephones,  ________ an important part in daily communication.

A. is playing                        B. have played

C. are playing                       D. play

（    ） 3. ______  of the land in that district  ______  covered with trees and grass.

A. Two fifth,  is                     B. Two fifth,  are

C. Two fifths,  is                    D. Two fifths,  are

（   ） 4.  Ten minutes  ______  a long time for one who waits.

A. seem                           B. seems

C. seemed                         D. are seemed

（   ） 5. Eric is the only one of the boys who  _____  a driving license.

A. has                              B. have

C. is having                         D. are having’

（    ） 6. Joy and Sorrow  _____  next-door neighbours.

A. is              B. are          C. were         D. be

（    ）7. In my opinion, some of the news  _____  unbelievable.

A. are              B. is           C. has been      D. have been

（    ）8. When  ______  the United Nations founded?

A. is               B. are           C. was          D. were

（    ）9. Every possible means  _____  .

A. has tried                           B. has been tried

C. was tried                           D. were tried

（    ） 10. What she says and does  _____  nothing to do with me.

A. was                  B. were        C. has         D. have

（    ）11. There  _____  a dictionary and several books on the desk.

A. are                   B. must         C. have been   D. is

（    ）12. Nobody  ______  seen the film.  It’s a pity.

A. but Tom and Jack have                   B. except Tom and Jack have

C. but my friends has                       D. but I have

（    ）13. No teacher and no student  ______．

A. are admitted                            B. is admitted

C. are admitting                           D. is admitting

（    ）14. All but one  ______ here just now.

A. is               B. was                C. has been         D. were

（    ）15. When and where to build the new factory  _____  yet.

A. is not decided                           B. are not decided

C. has not decided                          D. have not decided

（    ） 16. The writer and singer  ______  here.

A. is           B. are         C. were         D. do

（   ） 17. As I have a meeting at four, ten minutes  _____ all that I can spare to talk with you.

A. are    B. was          C. is           D. were

（   ） 18.  In those days John with his classmates  _____  kept busy preparing for the exam.

A. is                   B. are

C. was                 D. were

（   ） 19. —— ____  your clothes?

——No,  mine  _____ hanging over there.

A. Is it, is                    B. Are these, are

C. Is it, are                   D. Are these, is

（  ） 20. The Smith’s family, which  ____  rather a large one,  ____ very fond of their old houses.

A. were, were                B. was, was

C. were, was                 D. was, were

（  ） 21. What the teacher and the students want to say  _____ that either of the countries  ____ beautiful.

A. are,  are                     B. is, is

C. are, is                        D. is, are

（   ） 22. He is the only one of the students who  _____ a winner of scholarship for three years.

A. is                           B. are

C. have been                     D. has been

（   ） 23. _____  of my brothers are reporters.  Covering events, meetings, or sports meetings  ______  their duty.