Collecting old coins and paper notes ... one of my hobbies.

A. being B. were C. are D. is

There ... only a few people at the meeting last night.

A. been B. were C. are D. was

Some foods ... him ill.

A. to make B. making C. makes D. make

A number of workers ... asked for a rise since last month.

A. have B. has C. having D. to have

Can I borrow your scissors? Mine .......not sharp enough.

A. is B. are C. isn’t D. aren’t

The police ........... to interview Fred about a robbery.

A. want B. wants C. wanting D. has wanted

The Philippines.........of more than 7000 islands.

A. consist B. consisting C. consisted D. consists

Linguistics........out the ways in which languages work

A. find B. founded C. finds D. finding

Three weeks ............not enough for the holiday.

A. are B. were C. was D. be

He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.

• a. if we had been going
• b. that if we had been going
• c. we were going
• d. that we were going