(    )72. -- Is Mr Smith really very ill?   --________. He's in hospital.

   A. I don't think so  B. No, he isn't   C. I hope so   D. I'm afraid so

 (   )52. I'll let you know as soon as he _________.

  A. comes back     B. will come back  C. is coming back   D. come back

 (   )32. Fish and chips _______ the most popular take- away food in England.

      A. are             B. is              C. were            D. was

 (   )12. It is better to teach a man to fish than ________ him fish.

            A. to give         B. giving         C. to find         D. finding

 (    )112. Everyone except Tom and John ______ there when the meeting began.

          A. is        B. was         C. are         D. were

 (    )92. John Smith is _______ honest man.

         A. an         B. a          C. the          D. one

 (    )72. --Where' s Mr Green? --Oh, he _________ Canada.

           A. has been to   B. has gone to     C. went to         D. was in

 (    )52. Lin Tao can't be at home. I saw him _______here a few minutes ago.

           A. plays        B. to play        C. playing        D. played

 (    ) 32. We can't buy anything because _________of the shops are open at this time.

          A. all           B. some          C. any            D. none

 (   )12. The number of the students in our grade ________about six _______,

          of them are girls.

          A. are, hundreds, two- thirds       B. is, hundred, two- third

          C. is, hundred, two thirds.         D. are, hundreds, two third