17. My friend and classmate Paul _____ motorcycles in his spare time.

　　 A. race　　 　 　　　　　 B. races　　　　　 C. is raced　　　　 　　 D. is racing

16. We each _____ strong points and each of us on the other hand _____ weak points.

　　A. have; have　 　　　 B. has; have　　　　 　C. has; has　　　　 　D. have; has

15. Soon after the earthquake, every man, woman and child _____ about it.

　　 A. were talking　　　　 　B. was talking　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　 　D. talks

14. All but Dick _____ in Class Three this term.

　 　A. are　　　　　　　 　B. is　　　　　　 　C. were　　　　　 　D. was

13. Two hundred and fifty pounds _____ too unreasonable a price for a second-hand car.

　　 A. is　　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　　 　 C. were　　　　　 　D. be

12. Now Tom together with his classmates _____ football on the playground.

　　 A. play　　　　 　　 　B. are playing　　　　 C. plays　　　　　　D. is playing

11. How and why Jack came to China _____ not known. When and where to build the new library _____ not been decided.

　　 A. is; has　　　　　 　B. are; has　　　　　 C. is; have　　 　　　 　D. are; have

10. Her family _____ much larger than mine four years ago. Her family _____ dancing and singing when I came in last night.

　　 A. were; was　　　 　 　B. was; were　　　　　 C. was; was　　 　　 　D. were; were

9. A knife and a fork _____ on the table. A knife and fork _____ on the table.

　 A. is; is　　　　　　　B. are; are　　　　　 　 C. are; is　　　 　D. is; are

8. Many a professor _____ looking forward to visiting Germany now.　 Many scientists _____ studied animals and plants in the last two years.

　 A. is; have　　　　　　 　B. is; has　　　　　 C. are; have　　 　　 D. is; are