EXERCISES
A. Choose The Correct Answer.
1. The effects of smoking (has/have) been proven to be dangerous.
2. The picture of my father and my mother (bring/brings) back many memories.
3. Mrs Elizabeth, together with her husband, (live/lives) in Tebet Timur.
4. The use of credit cards (has/have) increased rapidly.
5. Everybody who (has/have) a ticket (feel/feels) happy.
6. Her glasses (was/were) on the table last night.
7. A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference last night.
8. A pair of trousers (cost/costs) US$ 100.
9. There (was/were) some people at the meeting last week.
10. Not only Fenti but also we (like/likes) swimming.
B. Choose The Correct Answer.
1. The police ............ the case of crime now.
a. is investigating b. are investigating c. has investigated
d. will investigating e. have been investigated
2. The number of students passing Ujian Nasional.......... year by year.
a. increasing b. increases c. increase d. will increased e. being increased
3. Neither the teacher nor the students ............ in the classroom now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were e. will
4. Painting flowers and animals ..........ski B and concentration.
a. need b. needs c. needing d. is need e. are need
5. The residents of the housing complex ............. flowers faithfully to the grave of the heroes every month.
a. send b. sends c. sending d. being sent e. be sent
6. The danger of forest fires ................ realized by some people.
a. are not b. is not c. be not d. will not e. are not going to
7. Neither John nor his wife went to the movie last night. Who went to the movie?
a. John. b. His wife. c. None. d. Someone. e. John and his wife.
8. My sister's hobbies are buying books and ............ in the swimming pool.
a. to swim b. swimming c. swim d. swam e. swims
9. The way my mother talks and smiles ............. me of her suggestions to me to pray every day.
a. to remind b. remind c. reminds d. reminding e. being reminded
10. Mumps......... a very common disease affecting children.
a. is b. are c. am d. have e. were
11. Each of the ........... to the operating room every day.
a. nurse report b. nurse reports c. nurses reports
d. nurses reporting e. nurse reporting
12. ............ and it has reached a decision.
a. The committee have met b. The committee has met c. The committee had met d. The committee has meeting e. The committee had meeting
13. Each of the ........... in Mathematics class has to type ............ own paper.
a. student - their b. student - his c. students - their d. students - his e. students - our
14. Mrs Tenny, along with her cousin,....... swimming in Ancd every week.
a. go b. going c. goes d. be going e. gone
15. A lunch of soup ......... not interesting for me.
a. is b. are c. will d. should e. were
16. Some of us ........... to study ...........lessons more carefully.
a. has –our b. have – our c. has – our d. has – my e. have - their
17. Each of the .......... received the new uniform.
a. student has b. student have c. students have d. students has e. students are
18. Our college has a lot of classrooms, and each of...........equipped with a tape recorder and TV.
a. them are b. them were c. them is d. it is e. it was
19. The arrangement of the food in their family.............. very good.
a. is b. are c. be d. been e. have been
20. I see a lot of............
a. mouse b. ox c. childs d. man e. men
21. There are many ............... in Bogor Presidential Palace.
a. deers b. deer c. fishes d. policewoman e. goose
22. My family ............. of five people.
a. consist b. consists c. consisting d. is consisting e. is consisted
23. Neither of the ........... in that yard anymore.
a. boy plays b. boy playing c. boys play d. boys plays e. boys playing
24. Which one is correct ?
a. The new is interesting last night, b. The new are interesting last night,
c. The news are interesting last night, d. The news were interesting last night,
e. The news was interesting last night.
25. Twenty ............. too much to pay for that small room.
a. dollar is b. dollars are c. dollars is d. dollar are e. dollar's are
26. The police ...............
a. has called b. have called c. have been called d. has been called e. has be called
27. Either of the girls .............. collected the term papers already.
a. is b. are c. have d. has e. be
28. Each of the students in SMA 8 ......... passed the National Examination.
a. have b. has c. having d. be having e. to have
29. Either the teachers ..... the supervisor......... happy now.
a. or - are b. nor - are c. nor - is d. or - is e. but also - is
30. Satria thinks that 200 kilometers........far for him.
a. are b. are not c. is not d. it is e. it is not
31. The way Mrs Safniza talks and smiles ……...... me of my beloved mother who passed away in 2001.
a. remind b. reminds c. reminding d. will reminding e. be reminding
32. There is a tree in front of my house; .............. leaves are green.
a. their b. it's c. its d. they e. it
33. The newly established nuclear plant is very dangerous. The government should inform them about.......... risk.
a. their b. his c. her d. our e. rts
34. Rahmat, Asti and I overslept last night, and this made........... come late to the meeting.
a. they b. we c. them d. us e. you
35. In the football competition, each of the players ........... expected to make the goal.
a. are b. is c. were d. being e. to be
36. Economics............. for my students.
a. are not easy b. are easy c. is not easy d. easy e. will easy
37. Mrs Hafilia has a lot of students. One of them sometimes ......... the home work in the library.
a. do b. doing c. done d. does e. are doing
38. There .......... an accident last night.
a. is b. was c. are d. were e. have been
39. As the production of these products absolutely........... on the availability of good materials, they become very expensive.
a. to depend b. depending c. to be depend d. depends e. they depend
40. There are protests from students' parents of that school because of.........suddenly increased fee this month.
a. my b. your c. his d. its e. their
41. In the speech competition, each of the participants ........ expected to be more accurate in pronunciation.
a. are b. is c. were d. it is e. they are
42. The number of SMA students who pass UN with good scores ............drastically in our country.
a. to increase b. increase c. increases d. increasing e. it increases
43. Rahmat and I will go for a holiday in Ball and enjoy.............
a. myself, b. yourself, c. himself, d. ourselves, e. themselves.
44. What makes me sad about the increase of fuel price is .......... effect on the price of our basic needs.
a. my b. his c. her d. their e. its
45. The name of the river passing Solo .............. famous around the world.
a. become b. will becoming c. will be become d. becomes e. have become