12. The old ___.

　 A. need respecting　 B. needs respecting　 C. need to respect　 D. needs to be respected

11. Every means ___ tried since then.

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

10. John is the only one of the boys who ___ Chinese quite well.

　 A. speak　 B. speaks　 C. spoken　 D. has spoken

9.　 Thirty percent of the students ___ from the north. The rest of them ___ from the south.

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

8.　 Thirty-seven years ___ not long in the history of mankind.

　 A. are　 B. is　 C. were　 D. was

7.　 Two-thirds of the area ___ by trees.

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

6.　 The number of the workers in our factory ___ in yours.

　 A. is more than that　 B. are more than those　 C. is larger than that　 D. are larger than those

5.　 There ___ nothing but some desks and chairs in the room.

　 A. is　　 B. are　 C. be　 D. have been

4.　 Wang’s family ___ rather big, with 12 people in all.

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

3.　 A library with five thousand books ___ to the nation as a gift.

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