1. Measles _____ a dangerous disease.

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

2. The furniture _____ more expensive than we think.

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

3. Four weeks _____ a longer time to wait him.

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

4. Each student ______ an apple.

A. has been given B. to give              C. are given            D. were given

5. Three thousand dollars _____ a big sum of money.

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

6. Water and oil mix.

A. does not        B. have not        C. do not             D. is not        

7. The rich _____ always happy

A. are not           B. is not            C. do not             D. does not

8. The injured _____ taken to the hospital recently.

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

9. A few books I have read _____ famous

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

10. The number of students in this class _____ small.

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

11. A number of children _____ cakes.

A. likes             C. are liking       C. like                D. to like

12. No student _____ in the hall.

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

13. No students ____ on the schoolyard.

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

14. There ___ a fire in this room now.

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

15. Not only my brother but also my sisters ____ here.

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

16. One of the boxes ______ open.

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

17. The book, including all the chapters in section, ______ interesting.

A. are not          B. is not            C. weren’t           D. haven’t been

18. The team captain, as well as his players, _____ boringly.

A. are playing    B. is playing      C. to play            D. play

19. The woman with all the dogs ______ down my street.

A. to walk         B. walking         C. walk               D. walks

20. The people who listen to that music ______ few.

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

Exercise 6

1. The secretary and the manager _____ present there last night.

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

2. The singer and doctor _____ coming soon.

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

3. Nobody ____ the party, although everything _____ ready.

A. come / are        B. comes / are       C. comes / is           D. came / are

4. The study of languages _____ time.

A. requires         B. require          C. to require        D. requiring

5. The president, together with his advisors,_____.

A. come                B. to come            C. has already come D. have already come

6. They, no less than Tom, _____ eager to start.

A. was                  B. were                 C. was                    D. am

7. The manager, as well as his assistant,_____.

A. has arrived       B. have arrived      C. arrive                 D. to arrive

8. The number of students _____ 40.

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

9. Either you or I _____ wrong.

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

10. Neither he nor his friends _____ able to come.

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

11. Twenty dollars _____ too much to pay for this book.

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

12. Half of the money _____ stolen.

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

13. Half of the students _____ English. None of the money ____ mine.

A. are / is              B. is / are              C. is / is                  D. are / are

14. None of the students ______ the exam yet.

A. has finished      B. have finished    C. finished              D. finish

15. No news ______ good news.

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

16. Mathematics ______ an important subject.

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

17. There_____ much traffic during rush hours.

a. are                    B. be                    C. were                  D. is

18. "Gulliver's Travels" _______ an amusing book.

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

19. The pants ______in the drawer.

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

20. The English _____ used to driving on the left

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