The number of people applying for the job________one hundred, but a number of them________not accepted for various reasons.
A.were; was | B.was; was |
C.was; were | D.were; were |
—A number of people ________ learning English nowadays.
—Yes. The number of people who are learning English ________ increasing.
A.is; is | B.are; are |
C.are; is | D.is; are |
The company invested 80 percent of the money in training the staff, the rest of which ____saved for other purposes.
A.is | B.are |
C.was | D.were |
Healthy eating along with regular exercise _______ important for your health.
A.is | B.are | C.was | D.were |
On the contrary, I think it is Truman, ______ you, ______ to blame.
A.more than; are | B.less than; who are |
C.rather than; that is | D.rather than; is |
Asia and Europe, _____ two different continents, _____ together by mountains and rivers, and belong to the same geographic plate.
A.being; are linked | B.to be; are linking |
C.are; are linked | D.are; linked |
The number of the teachers who ______ cars in our school ______ increasing very fast.
A.own; is | B.owns; is |
C.own; are | D.owns; are |
I wonder why you failed so many of the questions. Only the first question was difficult, but the rest, I thought, ______ very easy.
A.is | B.are |
C.was | D.were |
Over 20% of the students at that school _____ the habit of smoking, which is beyond imagination.
A.is | B.are | C.has | D.have |
In the vibrant coastal resorts ______ international restaurants that provide you with a variety of exotic food and high-quality modern hotels.
A.is | B.was | C.are | D.were |
A professor and writer ____ present at the meeting last night.
A.had been | B.were | C.is | D.was |
The boy at the back is the only one of the students who _____ from Africa in our school.
A.was | B.were | C.is | D.are |
It is not I but you who ______ the first to run to the goal in that competition.
A.is | B.was |
C.are | D.is going to |
Each boy and each girl ______ a new book.
A.have gone | B.has gone |
C.have got | D.has got |