| Half of the workers here ______ under twenty _______. |
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| A. is; years B. are; year old C. is; years old D. are; years of age |
| The number of pages in this dictionary _______about two thousand. |
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| A. are B. has C. have D. is |
| Thirty dollars _______ too much. |
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| A. are B. is C. were D  . be |
| The secretary and principal (校长) _______ at the meeting now. |
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| A. are speaking B. is speaking C. were making a speech D. have a speech |
| Nothing but six chairs _______ in the room. |
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| A. are B. is stayed C. is D. are left |
Between the two road s _______ a TV tower called “Sky scraped Tower”. |
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| A. stands B. standing C. which D. stand |
| Either of you _______ going there tonight. |
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| A. will B. was C. is D. are |
| You as well _______ right. |
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| A. I are B. I am C. as I am D. as I are |
| All but Dick _______ in Class Three this term. |
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| A. are B. is C. were D. was |
| I took mathematics and physics because I think that _______very important for me to make further research in this field. |
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| A. that is B. they are C. this D. which are |
Every stud ent and every teacher _______. |
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| A. are going to attend the meeting B. have attended the meeting C. has attended the meeting D. is attended the meeting |
Three f ourths of the bread _______ by Bob, and the rest of the bread _______ left on the table. |
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| A. was eaten; were B. were eaten; was C. were eaten; were D. was eaten; was |
| This pair of shoes _______. |
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| A. is her B. is hers C. are hers D. are her |
| He tried many a _______, but I think _______ not enough. |
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A. time, it is B. times, they are C. times, that is D. time, which is |
| Not only you but also he _______ to go there at once. |
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| A. are B. are C. is D. will be |
| This is Professor White’s ______ car. I often go to Frank’s and Jerry’s in it. |
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| A. son-in-law B. son-in-law’s C. son’s-in-law D. friend Browns’ |
| After ______ absence, he found his wife much changed. |
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| A. a year’s or two’s B. a year of two C. a year or two’s D. one of two year’s |
| Last night, I called at ______. |
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| A. my aunt B. home of my aunt C. aunt of mine D. my aunt’s |
| ______ is too much for the boy to carry. |
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| A. The box weight B. The box of weight C. The weight of the box D. Box’s weight |
| On the wall _____ two large portraits. |
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| A. hangs B. hang C. hanged D. hanging |
“News of victories ________ po uring in as our army advances,” the company commander said. |
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A. keep |
Although many of the houses in the small town ______ still in need of repair, there _____ lots of improvement in their appearance. |
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| A. are, has been B. is, have been C. is, are D. are, was |
| Zhang’s family _____ rather big and his family ______ fond of popular music. |
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| A. is, are B. is, is C. are, is D. are, are |
| ______ is ______. The wrong answer is ______. |
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| A. Two minutes, a long vacation for the students B. One and a half dollars(yards), not enough C. The New York Times, published daily  D. 800 miles, long distance |
| The police (family, team)_______ out in search of the missing boy. |
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| A. goes B. has gone C. is D. are |
| _______ and _____ are going abroad next Thursday. Which is wrong? |
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| A. The father, son B. The singer, dancer C. A singer, a dancer D. He, I |
| A ______ and ______ has been bought for you. Which is wrong? |
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A. gold watch, chain |
| ______ teacher and _____ student has been invited. Which is wrong? |
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| A. Many a, (many a) B. Every, every C. No, no D. Each a, (each) |
| _____ is all that I can spare. Which is wrong? |
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| A. More than one hour B. Many a cattle C. A pair of gloves D. One and a half days |
| ______ the students like the paintings. Which is right? |
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| A. The teacher as well as B. Nobody but C. The teacher besides D. All except |
| The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _____ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck. |
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| A. was B. were C. had been  D. would be |
| No one in the department but Tom and I ____ that the director is going to resign. |
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| A. knows B. know C. have known D. am to know |
| When and where to go for the on-salary holiday ____yet. |
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| A. are not decided B. have not been decided C. is not been decided D. has not been decided |
| He is the only one of the students who _____ winner of scholarship for three years. |
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| A. is B. are C. have been D. has been  |
| As a result of destroying the forest, a large ___ of desert ____ covered the land. |
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| A. number; has B. quanti  ty; has C. number, have D. qua  ntity; have |
| ____ of the land in that district ____ covered with trees and grass. |
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| A. Two fifth, is B. Two, fifth, are C. Two fifths, is  D. Two fifths, are |
| Not only I but also Jane and Mary ____ tired of having one examination after another. |
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| A. is B. are C. am D. be |
| A library with five thousand books ____ to the nation as a gift. |
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| A. is offered B. had offered C. are offered D. have offered |
| Books of this kind ____ well. |
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| A. sell B. sells C. are sold D. is sold |
| The number of people invited ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons. |
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| A. were, was B. was, was C.  was, were D. were, were |