A great number of visitors __________ attracted to my hometown, and the number of foreigners there _______ quite large.     

— Hi, I ____ Tony. _____ you Helen?       — Yes, I am.

He always dreams of ______ a chance for him to go abroad for further study．

No one in the department but Tom and I ______ that the director is going to resign.

 In our school there ______ a number of books on science and the number of them ______ growing larger and larger.