Question

Use the correct verb tense or form :
1. Rickets …………… a children’s disease cause by a lack of vitamin D. (be)
2. Measles …………… a dangerous disease for pregnant women. (be)
3. Statistics …………… a difficult course for people to understand. (be)
4. Statistics …………… that approximately 40 percent of all marriages in the Unites States
……………… in divorce. (show / end)
5. The United States ……………… of 50 states. (consist)
6. Two hours ……………. too long to wait, don’t you think ? (be)
7. Cattle ………………. to graze near the church. (allow)
8. The police …………………….. the thief recently. (arrest)
9. Peaches and cream …………… delicious. (be)
10. Peaches and cream …………… perishable and be refrigerated. (be)
11. The majority of the birds ………………. for winter. (migrate)
12. The majority of the homework ………………. useful. (be)
13. A number of books on U.S universities ………………. in the library. (be)
14. The number of books on U.S universities ………………. fifteen. (total)
15. Kara Walters, together with her classmates, …………………… a formidable opponent on the
basketball court. (present)

Answer 1

1. Rickets ………is…… a children’s disease cause by a lack of vitamin D. (be)
2. Measles ………is…… a dangerous disease for pregnant women. (be)
3. Statistics ………is…… a difficult course for people to understand. (be)
4. Statistics ………show…… that approximately 40 percent of all marriages in the Unites States
………end……… in divorce. (show / end)
5. The United States ………consists……… of 50 states. (consist)
6. Two hours ……is………. too long to wait, don’t you think ? (be)
7. Cattle ……………are allowed…. to graze near the church. (allow)
8. The police …………have arrested………….. the thief recently. (arrest)
9. Peaches and cream ……are……… delicious. (be)
10. Peaches and cream ………are…… perishable and be refrigerated. (be)
11. The majority of the birds ………migrate………. for winter. (migrate)
12. The majority of the homework ………is………. useful. (be)
13. A number of books on U.S universities …………are……. in the library. (be)
14. The number of books on U.S universities ……totalize…………. fifteen. (total)
15. Kara Walters, together with her classmates, …………………… a formidable opponent on the
basketball court. (present)