The teacher, along with his students,

want/wants to play soccer.

wants
Twenty miles is/are too long a way
to walk in a day.

is
One-thirds of the land has/have
been sold.
One-thirds of them is/are students.

has
are
Either he or his pupils is/are going
to help us.
Not only John but his parents
want/wants to help us.

are
want
The United States has/have a population of
over 265 million people.
Mathematics is/are my favorite subject.

has
is
More than one person has/have applied for that
position.
Every girl and boy was/were upset because of the
outcome.

has
Was
Each, either, every body, nobody, something,
anyone, anything
A number of my friends is/are from
China.

Are
A number of, a couple of, a group of, a
few, several, both
We haven’t heard from his teacher
lately, but no news is/are good
news.

Is
athletics, economics, measles,…
The class is/are debating among
themselves.

Is/are
team, audience, crowd, family,
cattle, police
The rest of the papers is/are in the
drawer.

are
There is/are one chair and two
tables.

 is
The number of students who can
skip the next course is/are very
small.
 is
John or his brother is/are going to
be responsible for this.
 is
Holding the conference in our hotel (are, is)
advantageous to your company.
The requested document (has/ have) not yet
arrived.
Access to this file (are/ is) limited to authorized
personnel.
Each report (contains/ contain) information on
key economic indicators.
That Mr. Smith was absent from work (were/
was) surprising.
The editor (want/ wants) to change the layout of
the newspaper.
The firm ______ profit increases with the new
marketing strategy.

A) Anticipate
B) Are anticipated
C) Anticipates
D) Anticipating
Obtaining a good job _______ difficult due to
the economic situation.

A) Have remained
B) Remain
C) Are remaining
D) Remains
This chemical _______ only approved for use in
animal foods.

A) Was
B) Were
C) Has
D) Have
Every area manager ________ required to visit
all the offices under his management office a
week.

A) Is
B) Are
C) Were
D) Have
The applicants (have, has) plenty of experience
in foreign trade.
Many offices (instruct, instructs) employees
about what to do in case of fire.
The survey forms (was, were) not filled out
completely.
The headquarters and the branch office (plan,
plans) to reorganize some divisions.
A few reports (provides, provide) accurate data
on the current weather.
Our facilities (are, is) available for family and
company events every weekend.
The company and the striking workers _____ to
a settlement.

A) Has agreed
B) Agrees
C) Have agreed
D) Agreeing
The cellphone charges for local calls _____
discounted for the first month.
A) Has
B) Was
C) Is
D) Are
The government _____ taking significant
measures to promote the export of domestic
goods.
A) Been
B) Is
C) Have
D) Has
Several candidates _____ at least two foreign
languages fluently.
A) Speak
B) Speaks
C) Has spoken
D) Was spoken
All of the old magazines (is, are) available at a
discounted price.
Any, some, all, none

Some of the executives (refuse, refuses) to reduce

expenditures on advertising.

The competition between low-cost airlines

(has/have) increased.

Senior employees in the workplace (know,

knows) less about computers.
The rest of the guests for the Best
Employee Award ______ to arrive
after 7.00 p.m.

A)Expects
B) Expecting
C) Are expected
D)Is expected
Some of the pens in the shipment
______ faulty parts and cannot be
used.

A)Has
B) Is
C) Was
D)Have
Dear Mr. Woods,
Half of the employees in the system maintenance
department ______ recently.
A) Have quit B) was quit C) quitting D) quits
We think that dissatisfaction with their jobs
_______ the cause. Therefore, we would like to
involve
A) Are B) Is C) were D) have
employees. In decision-making by having monthly
meetings with management. Also, they will be
granted stock options beginning next month. We
believe these steps can help the company retain its
workers.