1. Three weeks _______not enough holiday.
​A. are​​B. were​​C. was​​​D. been
2. Each of you ____ a share in the work.
​A. having  ​B. has ​​​C. to have​​ D. have
3. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job.
​A. have ​​B. has ​​​C. to have ​​D. having
4. Linguistics ____ out the ways in which languages work.
​A. find ​​B. finding ​​C. to find ​​D. finds
5. The Philippines ____ of more than 7,000 islands.
​A. consist ​B. consisting ​​C. consisted ​​D. consists
6. The United Nations ____ its head quarters in NewYork city.
​A. have ​​B. having ​​C. has​​ ​D. to have
7. One of my neighbours ____ curious about other people’s private life.
​A. being ​​B. were ​​C. is ​​​D. been
8. Tom doesn’t agree but the rest of us ____.
​A. does ​​B. done ​​C. do ​​​D. doing
9. There ____ a few flowers in this garden last summer.
​A. being ​​B. were ​​C. are ​​​D. is
10. A large number of reporters ____ at the meeting yesterday.
​A. being ​​B. were ​​C. are ​​​D. is
11. Much progress ____ been made in recent years.
​A. have ​​B. has ​​​C. having ​​D. to have
12. Collecting old coins and paper notes ____ one of my hobbies.
​A. being ​​B. were ​​C. are ​​​D. is
13. The number of pupils getting poor marks since the beginning of the semester ____ appalling.
​A. to be ​​B. have been ​​C. are​​ ​D. is
14. Five thousand pounds ____ stolen in the robbery last night.
​A. being ​​B. were ​​C. are ​​​D. was
15. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ____ abroad.
​A. to be ​​B. have been ​​C. are ​​​D. is
16. One of the girls who ____ working in this department ____ my niece.
​A. is/being ​B. are/is ​​C. is/are ​​D. was/were
17. The English ____ to drink tea.
​A. likes ​​B. to like ​​C. like ​​D. has liked
18. Everybody ____ trying to do their best at present.
​A. to be ​​B. have been ​​C. are ​​​D. is
19. Jim as well as I ____ always busy doing English homework.
​A. am ​​B. has been ​​C. are​​ ​D. is
20. Neither Daisy nor I ____ glad to do that.
​A. am ​​B. has been ​​C. are ​​​D. is
21. That you take a computer course ____ very necessary.
​A. am ​​B. have been ​​C. are ​​​D. is
22. The police ____ come to the site of the accident.
​A. have ​​B. has ​​​C. having ​​D. to have
23. The pilot along with his passengers ____ rescued last night.
​A. am ​​B. have been​ ​C. was ​​D. is
24. What we need most ____ books.
​A. is ​​B. were ​​C. are ​​​D. to be
25. My brother together with his friends often ____ in the park.
​A. jogs ​​B. jogging ​​C. jog ​​​D. to jog
26. Neither he nor they ____ here yesterday.
​A. are ​​B. were ​​C. is ​​​D. be
27. Either John or his children ____ breakfast each morning.
​A. make ​​B. makes ​​C. making ​​D. to make
28. I don’t like the hot weather. Thirty degrees ____ too warm for me.
​A. was ​​B. are ​​​C. being ​​D. is
29. Not only a dog but also two cats ____ at home in his garage.
​A. was ​​B. are ​​​C. been ​​D. is
30. Both a poem and a short story ____ been written by the young author.
​A. has ​​B. to have ​​C. have ​​D. having