The Wolf and the Lamb ________ such an attraction that some children saw it a second time.

A．were 

B．was

C．have been 

D．has been

The number of people, who have access to their own cars, ________ sharply in the past decade.

A．a(chǎn)re rising 

B．is rising

C．have risen 

D．has risen

—Hi, what did our monitor say just now?

—Every boy and every girl as well as teachers who are to visit Water Cube ________ asked to be at the school gate before 6∶30 in the morning.

A．is 

B．were

C．a(chǎn)re 

D．was

Three quarters of the forest ________ burnt to ashes and the rest ________ cut down for construction.

A．was; has been 

B．was; have been

C．have been; is 

D．a(chǎn)re; has been

She kept a little notebook, in which ________ the telephone numbers and email addresses of her friends.

A．wrote 

B．have written

C．was written 

D．were written

Mathematics ________ the language of science.

A．is 

B．has been

C．a(chǎn)re 

D．have been

Early to bed and early to rise ________ a man healthy, happy and wise.

A．making 

B．to make

C．make 

D．makes

The drunken driver, rather than the passers­by ________ for the traffic accident.

A．was to be blamed 

B．was to blame

C．were to blame 

D．were to be blamed

The writer and teacher Smith ________ through millions of ups and downs since he moved to Sydney.

A．have gone 

B．had gone

C．went 

D．has gone

At present, one of the arguments in favor of the new airport ________ that it will bring a lot of jobs to the area.

A．is　　　　

B．a(chǎn)re 

C．will be　　

D．was