1: Ten miles ………. a very long distance for us to walk.

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

2: There are small……………………….between British and American English.

A. differences B. difference C. differently D. different

3: The quality of these recordings .................. not very good.

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

4: The number of students in this class …………. limited to thirty.

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

5: Not only the air but also the oceans ..................... been polluted seriously.

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

6: Working in the factory ................... not what children should do

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

7: A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently

A. speaks B. is speaking C. has spoken D. speak

8: Bread and butter ………..... what she asks for

A. is B. are C. will be D. have been

9: Neither Daisy nor I …........... glad to do that.

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

10: Some of the milk I bought last night ..................... not fresh anymore.

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

11: The use of credit cards in place of cash ................ increased rapidly in recent years.

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

12: The police ……….. to interview Fred about a robbery.

A. want B. wants C. wanting D. has wanted

13: That you take a computer course …............... very necessary.

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

14: Each of the residents in this community ........... responsible for keeping this park clean.

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

15: Anything ........................ better than going to the movies tonight.

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

16: What time ......................... the news on TV?

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

17: The effects of cigarette smoking ................... been proven to extremely harmful.

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

18: Advertisements on TV .......................becoming more competitive than ever before.

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

19: Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ............… abroad

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

20: A pair of jeans .................... in the washing machine this morning.

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