The United States of America ______ one of the most developed countries in the world．

• A．is
• B．are
• C．was
• D．were

The woman over there is ______ mother．

• A．Julia and Shelley's
• B．Julia's and Shelley's
• C．Julia and Shelley
• D．Julia's and Shelley

Sorry, we already have four people in the car, so there ______ for this box.

• A. is a little room
• B. are no rooms
• C. is little room
• D. are few rooms

Dean and Carolyn always put small presents in ______ stockings on Christmas Day.

• A. each other's
• B. each other
• C. each others
• D. each others'

The White family ______ very large. All the family ______ animal lovers.

• A. is; are
• B. is; is
• C. are; is
• D. are; are

Though small, the ant is as much a creature as ______ all other animals on earth.

• A. are
• B. is
• C. do
• D. have

—What would you like to drink, Jed and Jeff?.
   —______, please.

• A. Two cup of coffee
• B. Two cups of coffee
• C. Two cups of coffees
• D. Two cup of coffees

______ visitors to the UK were asked by newspaper reporters what their impressions of the British people were.

• A. The number of
• B. A number of
• C. Numbers of
• D. Any numbers of

Going to bed early and getting up early ______ a good habit.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. were
• D. was

—Do you know that beautiful lady with a small bag on her arm?
   —Yes. She is ______ mother.

• A. Hank and Hannah
• B. Hank and Hannah's
• C. Hank's and Hannah
• D. Hank's and Hannah's

As a result of destroying the forests, a large ______ of desert ______ covered the land.

• A. number; has
• B. quantity; has
• C. number; have
• D. quantity; have

Everybody in our country, men and women, old and young, ______ sports and games.

• A. are fond of
• B. enjoys
• C. go in for
• D. take part in

Today is September 10th. It's ______ Day. Let's go and buy some flowers for our teachers.

• A. Teachers'
• B. Teacher's
• C. teachers'
• D. the Teachers'

—Are you sure Mr Bush is at home? He might still be in his office.
   —Let's ring the ______.

• A. voice
• B. watch
• C. answer
• D. doorbell

I have finished a large part of the book，the rest of which ______ very difficult．

• A．is
• B．are
• C．was
• D．were

The first two questions were easy, but the rest of them ______ not.

• A. was
• B. were
• C. being
• D. to be

______ will make a trip around the world during the coming Christmas.

• A. The Evens
• B. The Evens'
• C. The Evenses
• D. The Evenses'

—The education system rather than the teachers ______ to answer for the overburden on the students.
   —I agree. I hope the reform being carried out in our country will hang about the ______ results.

• A. are; desired
• B. is; desired
• C. are; desiring
• D. is; desiring

E-mail, as well as telephones, ______ an important part in daily communication.

• A. is playing
• B. have played
• C. are playing
• D. play

Whom ______ this pair of glasses belong to and whose ______ the glasses on the table?

• A．does；is
• B．do；are
• C．does；are
• D．do；is

Every means ______ tried, but in vain.

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

Setting fire to the public buildings ______ highly dangerous and forbidden by law.

• A. are
• B. is
• C. has
• D. were

I feel terribly hot, What's the ______?

• A. temperature of the room
• B. room's temperature
• C. room temperature
• D. temperature of room's

Jim was late for two classes this morning. He said that he forgot both of the ______.

• A. rooms number
• B. room number
• C. room's number
• D. room numbers

He is very tired．He needs ______．

• A．a night rest
• B．a rest night
• C．a night's rest
• D．a rest of night

Not only my brother but also I ______ good at painting. Both of us ______ good painters.

• A. are; are
• B. am; are
• C. is; is
• D. are; is

Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the insect that ______ not fully understood.

• A. are
• B. were
• C. is
• D. was

Each of the students in our class ______ great interest in English and they each ______ a copy of A New English-Chinese Dictionary.

• A. shows; have
• B. have; has
• C. is; have
• D. takes; has

It seems to me that what Lucy saw and heard ______ very interesting.

• A. was
• B. were
• C. is
• D. are

There ______ a pen，two pencils and three books on the desk．

• A．are
• B．is
• C．has
• D．have

The manager or his secretary ______ to give you an interview.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. was
• D. were

Where to find the teacher and where to do the experiment ______.

• A. are not known
• B. is not known
• C. has not known
• D. have not known

The ______ is just around the comer and you won't miss it．

• A．bicycle's shop
• B．bicycle shop
• C．bicycles shop
• D．bicycles' shop

The girl talking to Mary is a friend of ______．

• A．Mary's sister
• B．Mary sister's
• C．Mary's sister's
• D．sister of Mary's

—Where is our head teacher?
   —He's left a ______ saying that he has something important to do.

• A. news
• B. message
• C. excuse
• D. sentence

"All ______ present and all ______, going on well," our monitor said．

• A．is：is
• B．are；are
• C．are；is
• D．is；are

An iron and steel works, with some satellite factories ______ to be built here.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. was
• D. were

Writing stories and articles ______ what she enjoys most.

• A. is
• B. have been
• C. was
• D. were

—Which city is the capital of France?
   —______.

• A. Moscow
• B. Tokyo
• C. London
• D. Paris

The old ______ taken good care of in our country.

• A. is
• B. has
• C. are
• D. have

The factory, including its machines and buildings, ______ burnt last night.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. were
• D. was

More than one example ______ necessary to make the students understand this rule clearly．

• A．should be
• B．is
• C．are
• D．have been

We'll have a ______ holiday．What about going to the West Lake?

• A．two days
• B．two-day
• C．two-days
• D．two day's

"Nightingales Prize" is for ______.

• A. players
• B. actors
• C. doctors
• D. nurses

In our country each boy and each girl ______ the right to receive a good education.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. has
• D. have

It is widely believed that the pull of gravity on a falling raindrop changes ______ round shape into a teardrop shape．

• A．of the drop
• B．the drop's
• C．drop of
• D．drops the

There are ______ flowers shown in the park and ______ people go to have a look.

• A. varieties of; various
• B. a plenty of; many
• C. various; many a
• D. quite a few; quite a little

一Excuse me，where are ______ offices?
   —Over there．

• A．teacher's
• B．teachers'
• C．the teacher's
• D．the teachers'

The trouble with such resources as coal，oil and gas ______ that they are not renewable．

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

In England, people put their ______ first.

• A. given names
• B. full names
• C. family names
• D. English names

That they have cheated the boys ______ now clear to us all.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. was
• D. were

This kind of cakes ______ good while cakes of that kind ______ different.

• A. taste; are
• B. tastes; are
• C. smells; is
• D. look; are

______ fathers couldn't come to the school, because they have gone to Changsh

• a.A. Li Ping and Wang HuaB. Li Ping's and Wang HuaC. Li Ping and Wang Hua'sD. Li Ping's and Wang Hua's

Katie, I've bought many ______. Now let's make the birthday cake for Harriet.

• A. frozen food
• B. fresh eggs
• C. chocolate milk
• D. rice dumplings

The engineer and worker referred to ______ to design something.

• A. be going
• B. are going
• C. be likely
• D. is going

—What's the ______ today?
   —It's October 1.

• A. day
• B. time
• C. date
• D. hour

— Whose umbrella is it?
   — It's ______.

• A. somebody else's
• B. somebody else
• C. somebody's else's
• D. somebody's else

Although many of the houses in the small town ______ still in need of repair, there ______ lots of improvement in their appearance．

• A．are；has been
• B．is；have been
• C．is；are
• D．are；was

—Which ______ do you like best?
   —I like English best.

• A. music
• B. sport
• C. subject
• D. game

English is spoken as a first language in ______.

• A. Iraq
• B. India
• C. Japan
• D. Australia

Large quantities of fruit ______ all over the world from China today.

• A. is shipped
• B. are shipped
• C. has Shipped
• D. have shipped

—Are you very anxious?
   —Yes. Ten minutes ______ like an hour when you are waiting for a phone call.

• A. seem
• B. seems
• C. do
• D. does

On the wall ______ two large pictures of his parents.

• A. hangs
• B. hanged
• C. hanging
• D. hang

Many a boy and many a student ______ looking forward to visiting the United States of America at present.

• A. are
• B. were
• C. is
• D. was

I, who ______ your teacher, will try my best to help you with your study.

• A. be
• B. am
• C. are
• D. is

The village is far away from her indeed．It's ______ walk．

• A．a four hour
• B．a four hour's
• C．a four-hours
• D．a four hours'

The newly-built library is a ______ building.

• A. five-storey
• B. five storeys
• C. five-storey's
• D. five storeys'

His Selected Poems ______ first published in 1986.

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

My friend and classmate Paul ______ horse-riding in his spare time.

• A. practice
• B. practices
• C. is practiced.
• D. is practicing

The police ______ asked that anyone who saw the accident should get in touch with

• A. have; them
• B. has; him
• C. have; him
• D. has; them

This is my dress．That one is ______．

• A．Mary
• B．Mary's
• C．sister
• D．mother

That's the one of the subjects that ______ to start a conversation.

• A. intends
• B. intend
• C. are intended
• D. is intended

"The public ______ the best judge. " means "the public always ______ their thoughts correctly. "

• A. are; express
• B. are; expresses
• C. is; express
• D. is; express

People like beautiful things, but the beautiful ______ not always the useful.

• A. is
• B. are
• C. was
• D. were