1. (seek) Physics … to understand the mysteries of the physical world.
2. (be) Statistics … a branch of mathematics.
3. (be) The statistics in that report on oil production … incorrect.
4. (be) The police … prepared in case there is a riot.
5. (be) The English … proud, independent people.
6. (be) Portuguese … somewhat similar to Spanish.
7. (be) The news … very good today.
8. (have) The committee … their meeting every Friday.
9. (want) The government … its own way.
10. (be) The insurance rates on out car … high because we live in the city.
11. (love) I have a wonderful family. I … … very much and … … me.
12. (consist) I looked up some information about the average American family and found out that … … of 2.3 children.
13. (feel, lose) The soccer team … unhappy because … … the closing game.
14. (be, not have) A basketball team … relatively small. … … as many members as a baseball team.
15. (clap, enjoy) The audience … enthusiastically. Obviously, … … the concert.
16. (fill, be) The audience … the room to overflowing. … … larger than I expected.
17. (get, begin) The crowd … more and more excited as the Premier’s motorcade approaches. … … to shout and wave flags in the air.
18. (be, exceed) The crowd at the soccer game … huge. … … 100,000 people.
19. (love) The office staff … … … boss, gave her a gold watch when she retired.
20. (be, consist) The office staff … not large. … … of a secretary, a file clerk and a receptionist.
21. (save) The young couple … finally … enough money to make a down payment on … own house.
22. (plan, be) The class … a party for the last day at school. … … going to bring many different kinds of food and invite some of … friends to celebrate with … .
23. (be) The class … too small. … … going to be cancelled.
24. (be) Mathematics … often considered a difficult subject.