—______ any students in the classroom when the earthquake happened? —Yes, but they have been saved. A. There were B. Was there C. There are D. Were there 2. —I’m hungry. ______ there any bread in the fridge, Mum? —None, but we have cakes. Would you like to have one? A. Is B. Are C. Will D. Was 3. —Which would you like, tea or coffee? —Either ______ OK, but I prefer coffee ______ milk. A. is; has B. are; with C. is; with D. are; has 4. This pair of shoes ______ me well, but the shoes ______ expensive. A. fit; are B. fits; are C. fits; is D. fit; is 5. This pair of pants ______ mine. Yours may ______ on the bed. A. is; be B. are; be C. are; are D. is; is 6.Climbing hills ______ good for our health. A. are B. is C. was D. were 7. —What ______ the number of the students in your school? —About two thousand. A number of them ______ from the countryside. A. is; are B. is; is C. are; is D. are; are 8. —When will the railway that connects the two cities open? —______ next year. Only two thirds ______ been built. A. Until; has B. Until; have C. Not until; has D. Not until; have 9. Andy, you’d better not eat meat only. You should know milk and fruit ______ good for you. A. is B. are C. was D. were 10. Bread and butter_____ for breakfast in many Chinese homes nowadays. A. serve B. servers C. is served D. are served 11. —Do you need more time to complete the task? —Yes. Another ten days ______ enough. A. is B. was C. are D. were 12. Zhang’s family ____ rather big, with twelve people in all. A. is B. are C. being D. was 13.The young ______ hard to get a better life these days. A. is working B. have worked C. has worked D. are working 14. The Whites ______ the holiday in Europe next week. A. is going to take B. are going to take C. takes D. take 15. Look! The police ______ the food onto the bank of the river. A. am carrying B. is carrying C. are carrying D. are carried 16. The team ______ the best in the game and the team ______ trying their best to play. A. is; is B. is; are C. are; are D. are; is 17. I hope there ______ good news tonight. A. is B. are C. was D. were 18. —Which ______ your chair, Paul? —The red one. It’s near Jim’s. A. is B. are C. was D. were 19. —Do you know where the cards are? —Yes. There ______ some in my bedroom. A. is B. are C. was D. were 20. —Neither Tony nor I ______ interested in playing Weibo. —You are out. A. am B. is C. are D. will be 21.Not only my friends but also I ______ interested in football and Messi is our favorite star. A. be B. am C. is D. are 22. There ______ some milk and two eggs on the table. A. is B. are C. has D. have 23. There ______ a book and some pens in the bag. Please give them to the old man. A. be B. are C. is D. have 24. There ______ lots of sheep and pigs on my uncle’s farm now. A. was B. were C. is D. are 25. On the wall______ two large portraits. A. hangs B. hang C. hanged D. hanging