第十四章 主谓一致

1. Reading newspapers and magazines ______ what my father enjoys most.

A. is B. was

C. are D. have been

2. Each soldier and sailor ______ given a rifle when the ship landed.

A. were B. was

C. are D. is

3. Up to now, a large number of new houses ______ for those who lost their homes in that terrible earthquake.

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

4. More than one living species ______ forever from the earth every half an hour, which is an alarming speed.

A. disappears B. are disappearing C. disappear D. is disappearing

5. A teacher, together with four students, ______ sent to help with this research the next week.

A. was B. has

C. were D. are

6. The house with the furniture and two garages ______.

A. was sold at a cheap price B. were sold at a cheap price

C. was sold at a low price D. were sold at a low price

7. The secretary and the manager ______ very busy now.

A. is B. are

C. was D. were

8.A great number of visitors ______ attracted to my hometown, and the number of foreigners there ______

quite large.

A. are; are B. are; is

C. is; are D. is; is

9. The teacher as well as her students ______ to visit the Mother Company tomorrow.

A. go B. are to go

C. is to go D. is about to go

10. Many a woman ______ important positions in society, which ______ impossible in the past.

A. holds; was B. hold; were

C. held; was D. holding; were

11. Two-thirds of the coins dug up on the island ______ from the year 275AD to 221BC.

A. dating B. date

C. dates D. are dated

12. Every boy and every girl ______ pleased when they saw Shenzhou VI was sent up to space.

A. is B. was

C. are D. were

13.It is estimated that living expenses for international students in the university ______ around $9,000 a year, which ______ a heavy burden for some of them.

A. is; is B. are; are

C. is; are D. are; is

14. Below ______ an article about advertisements ______ by a student for her English project.

A. are; writing B. be; to be written C. being; written D. is; written

15.Her family ______ much larger than mine four years ago. Her family ______ dancing and singing when I came in last night.

A. were; was B. was; was

C. was; were D. were; were