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Directions: There are 20 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.
1. Neither my friends nor I ______ able to persuade him to change his mind.
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. were
2. A teacher and dancer ______ going to attend the meeting tomorrow.
A. be
B. are
C. was
D. is
3. Not only I but also Jenny and Rose ______ fond of swimming and fishing.
A. am
B. is
C. be
D. are
4. Neither the grandma nor the girl ______ anything about it.
A. know
B. knows
C. knowing
D. known
5. It is either you or I who ______ the first to make a speech in the competition.
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. be
6. Susan and Jean like humor, but the humor they like ______ different.
A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
7. Bob ______ his parents often takes a long walk in the evening.
A. and
B. both
C. as well as
D. but also
8. A poet and artist ______ coming to give us a lecture on literature and painting tomorrow.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
9. Not only I but also Ellis and Jane ______ fond of playing basketball.
A. am
B. is
C. are
D. be
10. As you can see, the number of cars on roads ______ rising these days.
A. was keeping
B. keep
C. keeps
D. were keeping
11. Relax! There ______ still much time left before the deadline.
A. be
B. is
C. are
D. were
12. There ______ a teacher and many students in the classroom.
A. be
B. is
C. are
D. has
13. —There ______ many new words in Lesson One.
—Yes, it's so easy.
A. is
B. are
C. isn't
D. aren't
14. The AI engineer, as well as his team members, ______ to attend the seminar on ChatGPT last month.
A. was invited
B. were invited
C. have been invited
D. has been invited
15. Your brother as well as your parents ______ very kind to me.
A. are
B. is
C. were
D. be
16. Many a member of the armed forces ______ given his life for our country.
A. had
B. have
C. has
D. had been
17. Alex is the only one of the students who ______ a winner of scholarship for three years.
A. is
B. are
C. have been
D. has been
18. Writing stories and articles ______ what I enjoy most.
A. were
B. was
C. are
D. is
19. Doing tai chi exercises ______ one of the traditional Chinese ways to maintain mental peace.
A. was
B. were
C. is
D. are
20. Five days ______ enough for us to complete the assignment.
A. are
B. have
C. is
D. has