44. Kate as well as her sisters ______　 interest in studying Chinese.

　　　 A. are　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　 C. takes　　　　　 D. is

43. Half of the fruit _______ gone bad.

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

42. There ______ a needle and thread. You can do the sewing and mending yourself.

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

41. Light and heat ______ often sent out together with heavy smoke.

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

40. The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different reasons.

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

39. Alice, together with two boys,_____ for having broken the rule.

　　　 A. was punished　　 B. punished　　　　 C. were punished　 D. being punished

38. When and where to build the new factory______ yet.

　　　 A. has not decided　 B. is not decided　 C. are not decided　 D. have not decided

37. The whole class ______ the teacher attentively.

　　　 A. are listening to B. is listening to　 C. are listening D. is listening

36. Whom ____ this pair of glasses belong to and whose ____the glasses on the table?

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

35. Either you or the headmaster _____the prizes for these gifted students at the meeting.

　　　 A. is handing in　　 B. are to hand out　 C. are handing in D. is to hand out