Choose the correct options

1. [There was|There were|It was|They were] a lot of apples in our garden last autumn.
2. The boxes are empty.
   [There was|There were|It was|They were] not empty yesterday.
3. [There were|There was|It was|They were] much snow on the streets last year.
4. [There was|There were|It was|They were] rainy and foggy outside at the weekend.
5. [There was|There were|It was|They were] a car park behind my house, but now there is a playground.
6. The leaves of the trees are yellow now.
   [There was|There were|It was|They were] green in spring and summer.
7. [There was|There were|It was|They were] not so many cars on the roads in the past.