1. No news -------------- good news. A. is B. are C. were D. have been 2. Here -------------- some accounts that you must check. A. is B. are C. were D. was 3. A lot of homework -------------- me tired. A. make B. makes C. have made D. are making 4. Not only Mr. Pike but also his sons -------------- tea. A. likes B. like C. has liked D. liking 5. Mathematics -------------- us with many aspects. A. helps B. help C. have helped D. helping 6. The United States -------------- of about 160 nations. A. consists B. consist C. consisting D. have consisted 7. Coffee contains caffeine, and -------------- A. tea does so B. so tea does C. so does tea D. does tea so 8. Both Tom -------------- Mary are students. A. and B. nor C. or D. with 9. Plenty of milk -------------- consumed everyday. A. are B. is C. was D. were 10. Neither you nor I -------------- responsible for the bad result. A. are B. is C. am D. be 11. Ten thousand dollars -------------- a large sum of money. A. are B. is C. were D. being 12. I can not speak Spanish. – -------------- A. So can I B. Neither can I C. Either can I D. Neither can’t I 13. Both Jane and Mary, as well as John, -------------- ready for the exam. A. is B. was C. are D. has been 14. Working for 12 hours a day -------------- her very tired. A. make B. makes C. making D. have made 15. The number of the days in a week -------------- seven. A. is B. was C. are D. were 16. What he told you -------------- to be of no importance. A. seems B. seem C. is seeming D. has seemed 17. The army -------------- eliminated this section of the training test. A. has B. have C. are D. is 18. The quality of these recordings -------------- not very good. A. is B. are C. have D. were 19. -------------- Julia -------------- her sister are going to the party. A. Both /and B. Neither / nor C. Either /or D. Not only / but also 20. My wife had never been to Hue, and -------------- I. A. never have B. neither have C. neither had D. neither did