1. No news ====– good news. A. is B. are C. were

1. No news ————– good news.
A. is B. are C. were D. have been
2. Here ————– some accounts that you must check.
A. is B. are C. were D. was
3. A lot of homework ————– me tired.
A. make B. makes C. have made D. are making
4. Not only Mr. Pike but also his sons ————– tea.
A. likes B. like C. has liked D. liking
5. Mathematics ————– us with many aspects.
A. helps B. help C. have helped D. helping
6. The United States ————– of about 160 nations.
A. consists B. consist C. consisting D. have consisted
7. Coffee contains caffeine, and ————–
A. tea does so B. so tea does C. so does tea D. does tea so
8. Both Tom ————– Mary are students.
A. and B. nor C. or D. with
9. Plenty of milk ————– consumed everyday.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
10. Neither you nor I ————– responsible for the bad result.
A. are B. is C. am D. be
11. Ten thousand dollars ————– a large sum of money.
A. are B. is C. were D. being
12. I can not speak Spanish. – ————–
A. So can I B. Neither can I C. Either can I D. Neither can’t I
13. Both Jane and Mary, as well as John, ————– ready for the exam.
A. is B. was C. are D. has been
14. Working for 12 hours a day ————– her very tired.
A. make B. makes C. making D. have made
15. The number of the days in a week ————– seven.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
16. What he told you ————– to be of no importance.
A. seems B. seem C. is seeming D. has seemed
17. The army ————– eliminated this section of the training test.
A. has B. have C. are D. is
18. The quality of these recordings ————– not very good.
A. is B. are C. have D. were
19. ————– Julia ————– her sister are going to the party.
A. Both /and B. Neither / nor C. Either /or D. Not only / but also
20. My wife had never been to Hue, and ————– I.
A. never have B. neither have C. neither had D. neither did