1)Bread and butter ____ what Americans usually have for breakfast.

　　A) are B) is C) was D) were


　　2)Each boy and girl ____given a gift on Christmas Day.


　　A) is B) are C) were D) was


　　3) Nobody but Jack and Jane ____ made great progress in the class recently.


　　A) have B) has C) had D) has been


　　4) Jim is the only one of the staff members who ____to be promoted.


　　A) are B) have been C) is D) has been


　　5) Many a child ____to walk before he can speak


　　.A) learn B) learns C) learned D) have learned


　　6) Not only he but also I ____to work hard and pass the exam.


　　A) want B) wants C) wanted D) wanting


　　6) Every means ____tried but with no end.


　　A) have been B) have had C) has been D) are


　　7) My house and home ____ at 108 Maryland.


　　A) are B) is C) were D) is being


　　8) A horse and carriage ____ not much used nowadays


　　.A) is B) are C) were D) is to be


　　10) Many a writer of newspaper articles ____ to writing novels.


　　A) has turned B) have turned C) being turned D) are going to turn


　　11) Either the teachers or the president ____ the meeting


　　.A) attends B) attend C) are attending D) have attended


　　12) Neither of your suggestions ____ sense.


　　A) makes B) make C) is made D) are made


　　13) None of your projects ____.


　　A) working out B) work out C) is worked out D) are worked out


　　14) Going to bed early and getting up early ____ a good habit.


　　A) is B) are C) were D) was


　　15) Statistics ____ his most difficult subject and they are all worried that he won't pass the test.


　　A) is B) are C) was D) were


　　16) Statistics ____ that most of the published and quoted scientific articles are related to medical science.


　　A) has shown B) is shown C) show D) shows


　　17) Everyone who read Women in Love said it ____ one of the best books by Lawrence


　　.A) is B) was C) had been D) has been