(   )27. -- What a day! It's mining again. We can't go hiking tomorrow.
         -- Don' t worry. It won't __________ long.
             A. drop          B. rain           C. go            D. last
(   )28. No one except Jack and Tom ________ the meeting.
             A. are late       ' B. were late for    C. was late for     D. is late
(   )29.--How much ________ this pair of trousers? - Ten dollars _______ enough.
            A. are, is         B. is, are          C. are, are        D. is, is
(   )30. Every table and every chair _______ made of wood.
             A. is              B. are             C. were            D. be
(   )31. _______ of the teachers in our school is 118, _________ of them are women teachers.
            A. The number, first fourth          B. The number, one fourth
            C. A number, one second              D. A ,number, three quarters
(   )32. Fish and chips _______ the most popular take- away food in England.
             A. are             B. is              C. were            D. was
(   )33. Neither he nor I _________ from Canada, we are from Australia.
             A.is              B. are             C. am             D. be
(   )34. There __________ some milk and some bananas on the table.
             A. is              B. are             C. have            D. has
(   )35. Maths _______ my favourite subject.
            A. be              B. is              C. am             D. are
(   )36. Andy has _______ for five years. Five years _________ a long time.
             A. come back home, is                B. come back home, are
             C. been at home, is                  D. been at home, are
(   )37. A boy with two dogs _______ when the earthquake rocked the city.
          A. were sleeping    B. is asleep     C. was sleeping   D. are asleep
(   )38. Both Kate and I _________ ready for the picnic now.
          A. is not       B. is getting      C. are getting      D. am getting
(   )39. Our knowledge of computers ________ growing all the time.
          A. be             B. is              C. are  D. were
(   )40.A number of sheep _________ seen by us when we passed the field..
          A. is                B. are              C. was             D. were
(   )41. He has never visited the Great Hall of the people, _________?
          A. hasn't he       B. has he          C. does         D. doesn't he
(   )42. _______ is the population of China?
          A. How much      B. How many      C. How many people D. What
(   )43. She thinks she can get there on time, ________ she?
          A. can           B. doesn't        C. can't          D. does
(   )44. -- You seem to like sweets. --________ ,I buy sweets every week.
          A. So do I       B. So I do       C. So am I        D. So I am
(   )45. ________ wonderful music it is! I like it very much.
          A. What           B. How a          C. What a         D. How
(   )46. _________ picture books in class, please.
          A. Not read       B. No read        C. Not reading     D. Don't read
(   )47. --Is Jim at school today? -- No, he's at home ______ he has a bad cold.
          A. because         B. if              C. though          D. until
(   )48. -- You are not going out today, are you?  --_______ I want to go shopping.
          A. Yes, I'm       B. No, I'm not    C. Yes, I am      D. No, I am
(   )49. The teacher asked me ________ I needed any help.
          A. whether        B. that            C. what           D. which
(   )50.-- The problem is too difficult, can you show me ______ , WangLe? -- Sure.
          A. what to work it out                  B. what to work out it
          C. how to work it out                   D. how to work out it
(   )51. I want to know if they _________ the spring sports meeting next month. If they _______ it, I must get ready for it.
           A. hold, will hold.                  B. will hold, hold
           C. hold, hold                        D. will hold, will hold
(   )52. I'll let you know as soon as he _________.
  A. comes back     B. will come back  C. is coming back   D. come back
(   )53. Our teacher told us the earth ________ round the sun all the time.
           A. moved         B. travels         C. going           D. circle
(   )54. She asked me ________.
           A. where did I live                    B. where did you live
C. where I lived                       D. I lived where