Choose the best answer. 1. --Have you got some water to drink? --Here you are. There___ still some in the bottle. A. are B. were C. is D. was 2. _____ there many American friends in the school last Friday? A. Is B. Was C. Are D. Were 3. There ____ a great many accidents last year. A. were B. are C. is D. was 4. --How many children ____ in the picture? --Three. A. has there B. is there C. have there D. are there 5. In 1850, about a third of U. S. A___ covered by forests. A. were B. has been C. / D. was 6. Most of our earth____ covered by water. A. are B. is C. was D. were 7. Sunday ____ the first day of the week. A. is B. are C. am D. be 8. Neither___right. A. answers are B. answers aren't C. answer is D. answer isn't 9. 1 The population of the world ____ still ____ now. A. has; grown B. will; grow C. is; growing D. is grown 10. There ____ many people running in the park every morning. A. is B. were C. are D. have 11. These police often___the children across the street. A. help B. helps C. helping D. is helping 12. ___ going to England by air next week. A. The Green family are B. The Greens family are C. The Green's family are D. Green family are 13. The whole family ____ enjoying the beautiful music now. A. is all B. all is C. all are D. are all 14. Our class ___ big. A. is B. are C. were D. will 15. Neither he nor I ____ from Canada . We are from Australia . A. is B. are C. am D. be 16. Either you or he ____ right. A. are B. is C. does D. were 17. Neither Mary nor her brother____ good at singing. A. is B. are C. is not D. are not 18. Not only Tom but also Alice and Mary ____ busy. A. is B. was C. are D. has 19. Physics ___ interesting to us. A. are B. has C. is D. were 20. The news____ exciting. We got excited at it. A. is B. was C. were D. are