A. Choose the correct answer.

1. The Vietnamese people ----------- a heroic people.

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

2. Miss White------------ her parents is going to pay a visit to the Great Wall.

      A. and        B both              C. as well as     D. or

3. The Vietnamese ----------hard-working and brave.

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

4. A good deal of money ------------- spent on the books.

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

5. The manager or his secretary ------------ to give you an interview.

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

6. Mary is one of the girls who-------------often late for school.

      A. is           B. are               C. comes          D. get

7. Two hours -------------- not long enough for this rest.

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

8. Ninety percent of the work -------------- been done.

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

9. Those who ----------------- to go with me, please raise your hand.

      A. want      B. wants           C. wanting        D. are wanting

10. Salt and water ------------ to wash the wound

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

11. The news ------------- bad last night.

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

12. Three-fifths of the police-------------in the school near the town.

      A. has trained                                             B. have trained 

      C. has been trained                                      D. have been trained   

13. ------------ not only you but also he going toJapan?

      A. Are        B. Is                 C. Were           D. Was

14. All the books on the shelf ----------------to me.

      A. belong    B. belongs         C. belonging      D. is belonging

15. The trousers you bought for me ------------ me.

      A. don’t fit  B. doesn’t fit     C. fits               D. fit not

16. Mumps _________  usually caught by children.

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

17. TheUnited States_________ betweenCanadaandMexico.

      A. lying       B. lies               C. lain               D. lie

18. Physics_________ us understand the natural laws.

      A. helps      B. help              C. have helped  D. helped

19. The police _________ the robber.

      A. were arrested                 B. has arrested 

      C. have arrested                  D. was arresting

20. The cattle __________ in the field.

      A. is grazingB. grazes          C. has grazed    D. are grazing

21. Either you or he ____________ wrong.

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

22. John as well as Mary __________ very kind.

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

23. The doctor with the nurses ___________ exhausted after the operation.

      A. were      B. was              C. have been     D. are being

24. Five miles ___________ not very far.

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

25. ____________ ten years too long?

      A. Are        B. Is                 C. Are being     D. Were

26. Neither his parents nor his teacher ____________ satisfied with his result.

      A. are beingB. were            C. is                 D. are

27. Each boy and each girl ___________ a book.

      A. are havingB. have had    C. have             D. has

28. Writing a lot of letters ___________ her tired.

      A. makes    B. make            C. have made    D. are making

29. ___________ everybody ready to start now?

      A. Are being                       B. Is being        C. Is     D. Are

30. None of the butter in the fridge ____________ good.

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

31. None of the students ___________ the test yet.

      A. have finished                  B. has finished

      C. finished                          D. is finishing

32. A pair of shoes ____________ under the bed.

      A. have beenB. are             C. are being      D. is

33. 200 tons of water ___________ last month.

      A. was used                                                B. had been used          

      C. were used                      D. is used

34. In the hotel, the bread and butter _____________ for breakfast.

      A. is served                        B. are served    C. serves          D. serve

35. ___________ were nice to me when I was inEngland.

      A. The Brown’s                  B. Brown’s      

      C. The Browns                   D. Browns