Exercise 3: Choose the best word or phrase to complete in the following questions.

Question 1: A large number of students in Chu Van An high school_______English fluently.

A. speaks                      B. is speaking                C. has spoken                D. speak

Question 2: Peter, with his two buddies,_______the cherry tree now.

A. has split                    B. have split                  C. is splitting                 D. are splitting

Question 3: If anyone_______, tell them I will call when I come back.

A. was calling               B. called                        C. call                            D. calls

Question 4: Neither the parents nor the children_______aware of the danger.

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

Question 5: A number of sheep_______died of a strange illness.

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

Question 6: Either Laura or her husband_______breakfast each morning.

A. make                        B. is making                  C. makes                       D. made

Question 7: What he told you_______to be of no importance.

A. seems                       B. seem                         C. must seem                 D. have seemed

Question 8: If nobody_______bought that car from the dealer, then you should return and make another offer.

A. have                         B. will have                   C. had                           D. has

Question 9: Everything_______bright and clean.

A. looking                     B. to look                      C. looks                         D. is looking