主谓一致强化练习.doc

主谓一致强化练习 　　1.The number of people invited _________ fifty, but a number of them _________ absent for different reasons. 　　 A. were; was B. was; was 　　C. was; were D. were; were 　　2.The number of students in this school _________ by 5% every year. 　 　A. rise B. raise C. rises D. raises 　　3.A good deal of money _________ spent on books. 　　 A. have B. has 　　C. have been D. has been 　　4.As a result of destroying the forests, a large _______ of desert ______ covered the land. 　　 A. number; has B. quantity; has 　　C. number; have D. quantity; have 　　5. A library with five thousand books _________ to the nation as a gift. 　 　A. is offered B. has offered 　　C. are offered D. have offered 　　6.E-mail,as well as telephone, _________ an important part in daily communication. 　　 A. is playing B. have played 　　C. are playing D. play 　　7. Nobody but Jane _________ the secret. 　　 A. know B. knows 　　C. have known D. is known 　　8. All but one _________ here just now. 　　 A. is B. was 　　C. has been D. were 　　9. Either you or the headmaster _________ the prize to these gifted students at the meeting.( 　 　A. is handing out 　　B. are to hand out 　　C. are handing out 　　D. is to hand out 　　10.Not only I but also Jane and Mary _______ tired of having one examination after another.　　A. is B. are C. am D. be 　　11. She is one of the few girls who _________ in the kindergarten. 　 　A. is well paid B. are well paid 　　C. is paying well D. are paying well 　　12.He is the only one of the students who _______ a winner of scholarship for three years. 　 　A. is B. are C. have been D. has been 　　13. _________ of the land in that district _________ covered with trees and grass. 　　 A. Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are 　　C. Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are 　　14. When and where to build the new factory _________ yet. 　　 A. is not decided B. are not decided 　C. has not decided D. have not decided 　　15. There _________ no