1) The
youth of today __have_____ many advantages. 2) There _are____ vermin in this
restaurant. 3) The military __have__ occupied the house. 4) The police __are__
interested in this case. 5) The public __are__ concerned about it. 6) The
committee __are__ meeting now. 7) Where _are__ the scissors? __They are___ in
the first drawer on the left. 8) How much __is__ a good pair of trousers cost
these days?
9) If your
clothes __are_ dirty, please put __them__ in the laundry basket.10) My jeans __have__
not faded much even though I keep washing _them__. 11) All their belongings _have___
been destroyed in a fire.
12)These
shorts do not fit me at all. 13) The
crowd __is__ growing restless as the day got hotter. 14) Sony __has__ announced
rising profits for the 3rd year running. 15) Thomas was thought to be in Spain, although his exact whereabouts _are
/is__ unknown. 16) The stairs leading to the exit __are__ steep and
dangerous.17) The outskirts of the town _are__ rather dull. 18) Why __are__
there remains of food on the table? 19) The audience _was__ shocked. 20) New
machinery _has been__ installed in the factory. 21) My family __are__ early
risers. 22) What __are__ your politics? 23) Wages _are___ paid to workmen by
the day or week. 24) There _are__ two fish in the basket. 25) The job is
unpaid, but quite a number of people _are__ willing to undertake it. 26) Where
__are__ my greens? 27) There __is__ hardly any furniture in this room. 28) His
looks __are___ no better than those of many young students one sees every day.
29) The fruit _is__ ripe. 30) The winter was so cold that the surviving cattle
__are__ no more than skin and bones.