Exercise 3: Choose the best word or phrase to complete in the following questions. Question 21: Either Laura or her husband_______breakfast each morning. A. make B. is making C. makes D. made Question 22: The army_______eliminated this section of the training test. A. has B. is having C. are D. have Question 23: What he told you_______to be of no importance. A. seems B. seem C. must seem D. have seemed Question 24: Psychologists have found that the number of social contacts we have _______only reason for loneliness. A. are not the B. is not the C. are not an D. is not an Question 25: The flock of birds_______circling overhead. A. gets B. are C. is D. get Question 26: The use of credit cards in place of cash_______increased rapidly in recently years. A. have been B. has been C. has D. have Question 27: The fact that the new staff members were complimented on their achievement_______known to the whole company. A. has B. have C. was D. are Question 28: If nobody_______bought that car from the dealer, then you should return and make another offer. A. have B. will have C. had D. has Question 29: Massachusetts and Connecticut_______located in New England. A. was B. were C. is D. are Question 30: Everything_______bright and clean. A. looking B. to look C. looks D. is looking Question 31: Much homework_______given to students every day. A. are B. is C. were D. was Question 32: The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent microfilm file,_______wonderful. A. are B. is C. has been D. was Question 33: The police_______making enquiries about the murder. A. are B. is C. was D. be Question 34: To do such a hard work_______so many people. A. need B. needing C. to need D. needs Question 35: The methods for studying the world______been developed slowly through the work of many people. A. have B. having C. has D. to have Question 36: The regulations governing animal research_______many provisions to safeguard animal welfare. A. contains B. contain C. have been contained D. is containing Question 37: Thanks to the recent anti-smoking campaign, the number of smokers in the country_______. A. has reduced B. reduce C. to reduce D. having reduced Question 38: Each of the 4 types of human_______suited for a specific purpose. A. tooth are B. teeth is C. tooth is D. teeth are Question 39: There_______shops on either side of the street many years ago. A. were B. was C. is D. are Question 40: Neither of my parents_______my boyfriend. A. like B. likes C. liked D. has liked