．What a pity! All his property, the books, the pictures and the house,       consumed by the big fire.

       A．were B．was   C．had been   D．have been

The manager as well as the staff _____ chatting cheerfully during the tea break when the boss came in.

Either you or any of your family ______ to attend the important banquet that is due tomorrow.

   A. are                B. can              C. have                D. is

The thing that _______ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

  A. matters          B. cares             C. minds          D. considers

In the middle of the square ______ two stones with a picture of a hero at each top.

    A. has           B.  is         C. have              D. are

——The education system rather than the teachers _______ to answer for the overburden on

the middle school students .

——I agree . I hope the reform being carried out in Shangdong at present will bring about the

_______ results .

A．are ; desired      B．are ; desiring      C．is ; desired      D．is ; desiring

Yao Ming as well as his teammates ________ hard to win honor for China these years.

A. work                       B. are working                  C. has been working   D. works

It is you as well as your wife that __________for your son’s bad performance at school.

A. are to blame         B. is going to blame    C. are to be blamed    D. is to be blamed

I feel it is you rather than the girl who ______ for being late for the speech.

A．is to blame     B．are to blame            C．is to be blamed      D．are to be blamed

Every athlete as well as some coaches who ____ to go to the Games ____ asked to be here before 7:30 am.

     A. are; are       B. is; is            C. are; is           D. is; are