7.　 Of the making of good books there is no end ;neither ______ any end to their influence on man`s lives .

　　 A.there is　 B. there are　 C. is there　 D. are there

6.　 A　 library with five thousand books ______ to the nation as a gift .

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

5.　 When and where to build the new factory _____ yet .

　　 A. is not decided　 B. are not decided　 C. has not decided　 D. have not decided

4. Either　 you or the headmaster ______ the prizes to those gifted students at the meeting.

　　 A. is handing out　 B. are to hand out　 C. are handing out　 D. is to hand out

3.　 ---Each of　 the students , working hard at his or her lessons , ______ to go to university.

　　　 ----So do I.

　　　 A. hope　 B. hopes　 C.hoping　 D. to hope　

2.　 As a result of destroying the forests , a large ______ of desert ______ covered the land .

　　　 A. number ; has　 B. quantity ; has　 C. number ; have　 D. quantity ;have

1.　　　 The number of people invited _____fifty , but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.

A. were ; was　 B. was ; was　 C. was ; were　 D. were ; were

105. _____ born in Chicago, the author is most famous for his stories about New York.

A. Although　 B. Since　　 C. As　　 D. When

104. After he had finished _____ his diary, he _____ his homework.

A. to write; went on to do　　 B. to write; went on doing

C. writing; went on doing　　 D. writing; went on to do

103. I hadn't meant _____ you. Instead, what I said really meant _____ you to be good.

A. hurting; to advise　 B. hurting; advising　 C. to hurt; to advise　 D. to hurt; advising