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

Question 21: Either Laura or her husband_______breakfast each morning.

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

Question 22: The army_______eliminated this section of the training test.

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

Question 23: What he told you_______to be of no importance.

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

Question 24: Psychologists have found that the number of social contacts we have _______only reason for loneliness.

A. are not the  B. is not the                 C. are not an               D. is not an

Question 25: The flock of birds_______circling overhead.

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

Question 26: The use of credit cards in place of cash_______increased rapidly in recently years.

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

Question 27: The fact that the new staff members were complimented on their achievement_______known to the whole company.

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

Question 28: 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 29: Massachusetts and Connecticut_______located in New England.

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

Question 30: Everything_______bright and clean.

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

Question 31: Much homework_______given to students every day.

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

Question 32: The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent microfilm file,_______wonderful.

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

Question 33: The police_______making enquiries about the murder.

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

Question 34: To do such a hard work_______so many people.

A. need           B. needing                   C. to need                   D. needs

Question 35: The methods for studying the world______been developed slowly through the work of many people.

A. have            B. having                     C. has                          D. to have

Question 36: The regulations governing animal research_______many provisions to safeguard animal welfare.

A. contains      B. contain                    C. have been contained  D. is containing

Question 37: Thanks to the recent anti-smoking campaign, the number of smokers in the country_______.

A. has reduced            B. reduce                     C. to reduce                D. having reduced

Question 38: Each of the 4 types of human_______suited for a specific purpose.

A. tooth are     B. teeth is                    C. tooth is                   D. teeth are

Question 39: There_______shops on either side of the street many years ago.

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

Question 40: Neither of my parents_______my boyfriend.

A. like             B. likes                        C. liked                       D. has liked

Answer 1

Question 21: Either Laura or her husband_______breakfast each morning.

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

Question 22: The army_______eliminated this section of the training test.

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

Question 23: What he told you_______to be of no importance.

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

Question 24: Psychologists have found that the number of social contacts we have _______only reason for loneliness.

A. are not the  B. is not the                 C. are not an               D. is not an

Question 25: The flock of birds_______circling overhead.

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

Question 26: The use of credit cards in place of cash_______increased rapidly in recently years.

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

Question 27: The fact that the new staff members were complimented on their achievement_______known to the whole company.

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

Question 28: 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 29: Massachusetts and Connecticut_______located in New England.

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

Question 30: Everything_______bright and clean.

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

Question 31: Much homework_______given to students every day.

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

Question 32: The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent microfilm file,_______wonderful.

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

Question 33: The police_______making enquiries about the murder.

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

Question 34: To do such a hard work_______so many people.

A. need           B. needing                   C. to need                   D. needs

Question 35: The methods for studying the world______been developed slowly through the work of many people.

A. have            B. having                     C. has                          D. to have

Question 36: The regulations governing animal research_______many provisions to safeguard animal welfare.

A. contains      B. contain                    C. have been contained  D. is containing

Question 37: Thanks to the recent anti-smoking campaign, the number of smokers in the country_______.

A. has reduced            B. reduce                     C. to reduce                D. having reduced

Question 38: Each of the 4 types of human_______suited for a specific purpose.

A. tooth are     B. teeth is                    C. tooth is                   D. teeth are

Question 39: There_______shops on either side of the street many years ago.

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

Question 40: Neither of my parents_______my boyfriend.

A. like             B. likes                        C. liked                       D. has liked

Answer 2

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

Question 21: Either Laura or her husband_______breakfast each morning.

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

Question 22: The army_______eliminated this section of the training test.

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

Question 23: What he told you_______to be of no importance.

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

Question 24: Psychologists have found that the number of social contacts we have _______only reason for loneliness.

A. are not the  B. is not the                 C. are not an               D. is not an

Question 25: The flock of birds_______circling overhead.

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

Question 26: The use of credit cards in place of cash_______increased rapidly in recently years.

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

Question 27:  The fact that the new staff members were complimented on their achievement_______known to the whole company.

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

Question 28: 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 29: Massachusetts and Connecticut_______located in New England.

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

Question 30: Everything_______bright and clean.

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

Question 31: Much homework_______given to students every day.

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

Question 32: The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent microfilm file,_______wonderful.

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

Question 33: The police_______making enquiries about the murder.

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

Question 34: To do such a hard work_______so many people.

A. need           B. needing                   C. to need                   D. needs

Question 35: The methods for studying the world______been developed slowly through the work of many people.

A. have            B. having                     C. has                          D. to have

Question 36: The regulations governing animal research_______many provisions to safeguard animal welfare.

A. contains      B. contain                    C. have been contained  D. is containing

Question 37: Thanks to the recent anti-smoking campaign, the number of smokers in the country_______.

A. has reduced            B. reduce                     C. to reduce                D. having reduced

Question 38: Each of the 4 types of human_______suited for a specific purpose.

A. tooth are     B. teeth is                    C. tooth is                   D. teeth are

Question 39: There_______shops on either side of the street many years ago.

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

Question 40: Neither of my parents_______my boyfriend.

A. like             B. likes                        C. liked                       D. has like