1.Ten days ______ long enough for Mr. Carter to finish his design. He doesn't need any more.

　　A. is B. has been C. was D. had been

　　ten days 作為一個整體看待，謂語用單數(shù)形式。(注意時態(tài))

　　答案 A

　　2. Now, many people use the word Ms instead of Miss or Mrs, for example, before the names of ______ in business letters.

　　A. woman manager B. women manager C. woman managers D. women managers

　　names 是復(fù)數(shù)形式，其后的名詞肯定是復(fù)數(shù)。Man 和women 作修飾語時也要變成復(fù)數(shù)形式。

　　答案 D

　　3. The number of students who failed the chemistry examination _____ to fifteen.

　　A. have increased B. has increased C. is increased D. are increasing

　　the number of 謂語動詞用單數(shù)。

　　答案 B

　　4. Neither John nor his father _______ able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.

　　A. was B. were C. would be D. have been

　　neither……nor謂語動詞跟相鄰的主語一致。

　　答案 A

　　5. The room is eight _______ long.

　　A. foot B. foots C. feet D. feets

　　foot 英尺，復(fù)數(shù)形式 feet

　　答案 C

　　8. Not only the students but also their teacher ______ at the meeting.

　　A. was present B. were present C. have been presented D. has been presented

　　not only…… but also 謂語動詞與相鄰名詞一致�！　�present 呈現(xiàn)，介紹

　　答案 A

　　9. One of the things she wrote about ______ life on a small farm at the beginning of the century.

　　A. is B. was C. are D. were

　　one of 謂語用單數(shù)。

　　答案 B

　　10. Only about one out of twelve of the young men and women of this country _____ college education.

　　A. receive B. receives C. have received D. have been received

　　one out of 謂語用單數(shù)形式。

　　答案 B

　　11. Never before ______ so many people been engaged in producing goods just for the comfort of man.

　　A. has B. have C. will D. would

　　never before開頭，句子倒裝�！≈髡Zso many people為復(fù)數(shù)�！�engage in doing sth. 忙于做某事。

　　答案 B

　　12. At the bus stop were a soldier and two young people on their way to North Carolina.

　　A. were B. was C. is D. sits and waits

　　主語 a soldier and two young people為復(fù)數(shù)

　　答案 A

　　13. There ______ the last piece of cake and the last spoonful of ice cream.

　　A. goes B. go C. gone D. was gone

　　主語 the last piece of cake and the last spoonful of ice cream復(fù)數(shù)

　　答案 B

　　14. Mr. Brown, and not I, ________ chosen to be the representative of the class.

　　A. is B. am C. are D. have been

　　主語 Mr.Brown

　　答案 A