Unit1Womenofachievement练习题.pptVIP

Unit 1 Women of achievement Fill in each blank with the right form of be The whole family _____ watching TV. Five minutes ______ enough to do this exercise. The news _________ exciting. The number of errors _______ surprising. The crowd ____ running for their lives. 2 Choose the best answers. 1) his family, which ____ not large,____ always quarrelling among themselves. A. is; is B. is; are C. are; is D. are; are 2) a rescue team ____sent to the flooded area and the team ____ given different jobs. A. was; were B. were; was C. was; was D. were; were 3) the population of the city ____not large, but one third of the population _____ highly-educated citizens. A. is; is B. are; are C. is; are D. are; is 4) a number of rivers there ____ polluted, and the number of polluted rivers ____ every years. A. has been; is increasing B. have been; are increasing C. has been; are increasing D. have been; is increasing 5) most of what has been said about Smith ____ also true of the Johnsons. A. are B. is C. being D. to be 6) a poet and artist ____ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon. A. is B. are C. was D. were 7) he is the only one of students who ___ a winner of scholarship for three years. A. is B. are C. have been D. has been 8) every possible means ____ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear. A. is used B. are used C. has been used D. have been used 9) the number of people invited ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons. A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were 10)____ of the land in that district ____ covered with trees and grass. A. two fifth; is B. two fifth; are C. two fifths; is D. two fifths; are * 11) e-mail, as well as letters, _____ an important part in daily communication. A. are playing B. is playing C. have played D.