—What _______ the number of the students in your school?
—About two thousand. A number of them _______ from the countryside.
| A．is; ,are | B．is; is |
| C．are; is | D．are; are |
___ old man is ____ teacher. He likes playing ____ basketball after supper.
| A．An; a; / | B．The; a; / | C．An; the; the | D．The; a; the |
I don’t like to speak English because I’m afraid ___________mistakes.
| A．making | B．to make | C．of making | D．to making |
—Mary, what about going boating if it __________ fine tomorrow?
—Good idea!
| A．is | B．will be | C．was | D．will |
The doctors and nurses were very tired, ________ they still went on working.
| A．so | B．and | C．or | D．but |
Kate’s grandmother lives in a house____, but she doesn’t feel ____.
| A．alone; alone | B．lonely; lonely | C．alone; lonely | D．lonely; alone |