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主谓一致1.Each of you _ responsible for the accident.a. am b. be c. is d. are2.Each man and woman _ the same rights.a. has b. have c. had d. is having3.Every means _ tried but without much result.a. has been b. have been c. are d. is4.There _ in this room.a. are too much furniture b. is too many furnituresc. are too much furnitures d. is too much furniture5.The manager or his assistant _ planning to go.a. were b. are c. was d. be6.Not only I but also David and Iris _ fond of playing basketball.a. am b. is c. are d. was7.Neither Tom nor his parents _ at home.a. is b. are c. has d. was8.Either the dean or the principal _ the meeting.a. attends b. attend c. are attending d. have attended9._ was wrong.a. Not the teacher but the students b. Both the students and the teacherc. Neither the teacher not the students d. Not the students but the teacher10.“_ twenty dollars a big sum to her?”“I suppose so.”a. Will be b. Is c. Are d. Were11.Three hours _ enough for us to finish the task.a. are b. has c. is d. were12.Most of his savings _ in the Xin Hua Bank.a. has been kept b. is being kept c. have kept d. have been kept13.All that can be done _.a. has done b. has been done c. have done d. have been done14.One or perhaps more pages _.a. is missing b. has been missed c. are missing d. was missing15.More than one worker _ dismissed.a. have been b. are c. has been d. has16.Many a student _ the importance of learning a foreign language.a. have realized b. has realize c. have been realized d. has been realized17.The gas works _ near the city.a. is b. are c. were d. be18.The surroundings of his house _ clean now.a. is b. are c. was d. were19.The committee _ over the problem among themselves for two hours.a. has argued b. has been arguing c. have argued d. have been arguing20.The public _ generous in their contributions to the earthquake victims.a. is b. was c. are d. has been21.Cattle _ on the hillside.a. grazes b. is grazing c. was grazing d. were grazing22.Her politics _ neither conservative nor liberal.a. is b. are c. was d. has been23.Measles _ a kind of infectious illness.a. is b. are c. were d. have been24.The Philippines _ to the south-east of China.a. lies b. lie c. lay d. lays25.Mary is one of the girls who _ always on time.a. is b. am c. are d. was26.Tom is the only one of the stall members who _ to be promoted.a. is going b. are going c. has been going d. have been going27.What caused the accident _ on the road.a. were stone b. were stones c. was stone d. was stones28.Wisky and soda _ his favorite drink.a. is b. are c. were d. have been29._ is to attend our evening.a. both the singer and the dancer b. Either the singer or dancersc. The singer or dancers d. The singer and dancer30.The Smiths _ their breakfast when the morning post came.a. had b. has been having c. are having d. were having31.No one except two students _ the meeting.a. has been late for b. have been late for c. was late for d. were later for32.All but him and me _ to the exhibition.a. am going b. is going c. are going d. was going33.Interest, as well as prospects, _ important when one looks for a job.a. are b. were c. is d. was34.The president, accompanied by his assistants, _.a. have arrived b. are arriving c. had arrived d. has arrived35.A number of cars _ in front of the parka. is parked b. was parked c. are parked d. has parked36.the number of articles published on smoking _ amazing.a. is b. are c. were d. have been37.The majority of doctors _ smoking is harmful to health.a. are believed b. had believed c. has believed d. believe38.The majority of the damage _ easy to repair.a. is b. are c. were d. be39.Four-fifths of the crop _.a. are ruined b. was ruined c. were ruined d. have been ruined40.Three-fourths of the buildings _.a. was destroyed b. is destroyed c. were destroyed d. has been destroyed41.Early to bed and early to rise _ a man healthy, happy and wise.a. making b. to make c. make d. makes42.Mathematics _ the language of science.a. is b. has been c. are d. have been43.The young _ the vital forces in our society.a. is b. has been c. are d. have been44.Every man, woman and child _ some history, enough at least, to survive in the world.a. knows b. know c. is known d. are known45.None of them _ my friends.a. is b. are c. was d. has been46.Not only the whole nation, but the whole Europe , indeed the whole human society _ to alter its attitude to racial problems.a. need b. needs c. has a need d. have a need47.Getting to other planets or to the moon _ many problems.a. involve b. involves c. involving d. to involve48.In that country, the rich _ richer, the poor, poorer.a. become b. has become c. becomes d. is becoming49.The project requires more labor than _ because it is extremely difficult.a. has been put in b. have been put in c. being put in d. to be put in50.Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease _ likely to develop it.a. should b