( ) 1. Thenumberofpeopleinvited ______ fifty, butanumberofthem _______ absentfordifferentreasons.
A. were, wasB. was, was
C. was, wereD. were, were
( ) 2. E-mail, aswellastelephones, ________ animportantpartindailycommunication.
A. isplayingB. haveplayed
C. areplayingD. play
( ) 3. ______ ofthelandinthatdistrict ______ coveredwithtreesandgrass.
A. Twofifth, isB. Twofifth, are
C. Twofifths, isD. Twofifths, are
( ) 4. Tenminutes ______ alongtimeforonewhowaits.
A. seemB. seems
C. seemedD. areseemed
( ) 5. Ericistheonlyoneoftheboyswho _____ adrivinglicense.
A. hasB. have
C. ishavingD. arehaving’
( ) 6. JoyandSorrow _____ next-doorneighbours.
A. isB. areC. wereD. be
( )7. Inmyopinion, someofthenews _____ unbelievable.
A. areB. isC. hasbeenD. havebeen
( )8. When ______ theUnitedNationsfounded?
A. isB. areC. wasD. were
( )9. Everypossiblemeans _____ .
A. hastriedB. hasbeentried
C. wastriedD. weretried
( ) 10. Whatshesaysanddoes _____ nothingtodowithme.