Dark clouds are a ___of rain while a smile a ____of friendship.
| A．sign; gesture | B．gesture; sign | C．sight; method | D．make; way |
More than one student __________ absent. The number of students present __________56.
| A．are; is | B．is; are |
| C．is; is | D．are; are |
Large quantities of water, as well as some other timely help，__________ since the serious drought hit Yunnan Province.
| A．has offered | B．have offered |
| C．have been offered | D．has been offered |
Above one third of the population in Beijing and Shanghai __________ netizens, but in poor areas, only three or four percent __________ online.
| A．is; is | B．are; are |
| C．is; are | D．are; is |
The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which __________ saved for other purposes.
| A．is | B．are |
| C．was | D．were |
The secretary and principal __________ at the meeting now.
| A．are speaking | B．is speaking |
| C．were making a speech | D．have a speech |