III. Choose the best answer

1. 
   No news .................. good news.
   

2. 
   Here .................. some accounts that you must check.
   A. is B. are C. were D. was
   
3. 
   A lot of homework .................. me tired.
   

4. 
   Not only Mr. Pike but also his sons .................. tea.
   

5. 
   Mathematics .................. us with many aspects.
   

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.
   

9. 
   Plenty of milk .................. consumed everyday.
   

10. 
    Neither you nor I .................. responsible for the bad result.
    

11. 
    Ten thousand dollars .................. a large sum of money.
    

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 quality of these recordings .................. not very good.
    A. is B. are C. have D. were
    

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

21. Plants and animals in high mountain areas ………... with freezing temperatures, fierce winds, and thin air.

A. live B. they must live C. living D. if they live

22. Tom’ family ------------------ wondering whether there----------- anything that they can do

A. are/ are B. is/ is C. are/ is D. is /are

23. The couple ----------------- in Denver but------------- to Houston for the winters

A. lives/ go B. lives/ goes C. live/ go D. live/ goes

24. Each nation ------------- its own culture, and our nation has----------- own culture, too

A. has/ its B. have/ our C. have/ its D. has/ their