31.The little boy with his friends ____________coming here.
A. be B. is C. are D. to be
32.Neither the teacher nor the students ________happy about the test results.
A. are B. is C. has D. have
33. A number of sheep ____________eating grass now.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
34.Three weeks _______not enough holiday.
A. are B. were C. was D. been
35.A number of students ____________ volunteered to the job.
A. have B. has C. to have D. having
36.A large number of reporters _________ at the meeting yesterday.
A. being B. were C. are D. is
37.Collecting old coins and paper notes ____ one of my hobbies.
A. being B. were C. are D. is
38.Five thousand pounds _____________ stolen in the robbery last night.
A. being B. were C. are D. was
39.The English ____________ to drink tea.
A. likes B. to like C. like D. has liked
40.Jim as well as I ____________ always busy doing English homework.
A. am B. has been C. are D. is
41.Neither Daisy nor I _____________ glad to do that.
A. am B. has been C. are D. is
42.The police ___________ come to the site of the accident.
A. have B. has C. having D. to have
43.Neither he nor they _______________ here yesterday.
A. are B. were C. is D. be
44. Either John or his children _____________ breakfast each morning.
A. make B. makes C. making D. to make
45.Both a poem and a short story ____________ been written by the young author.
A. has B. to have C. have D. having