语法专项练习：名词与主谓一致

1. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, ____ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.

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

2. 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

3. The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ____ pictures of them.

A. many of B. masses of C. the number of D. a large amount of

4. Professor Smith, along with his assistants, ____ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.

A. work B. working C. is working D. are working 5. Every possible means ____ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used B. are used C. has been used D. have been used

6. He is the only one of the student who ____ a winner of scholarship for three years.

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

7. When and where to go for the on-salary holiday ____ decided yet. A. are not B. have not been C. is not being D. has not been

8. No one in the department but Tom and I ____ that the director is going to resign.

A. knows B. know C. have known D. am to know 9. On top of the books ____ the photo album you’re looking for. A. is B. are C. has D. have 10. He found a lot of ____ were ____.

A. passers-by; grown-ups B. passer-bys ; growns-up C. passer-bys ; grown-ups D. passers-by; growns-up 11. There ____ no life on the moon.

A. is said to have B. are said to have C. is said to be D. are said to be

12. What he says and what he does ____.

A. does not agree B. do not agree C. does not agree with D. not agree

13. 11. The boy and the girl each ____ toys.

A. have their own B. has their own C. have her own D. has her own

14. She is the only one among the ____ writers who ____ stories for children.

A. woman; writes B. women; write C. women; writes D. woman; write

15. Either the offices or the classroom ____ to be cleaned. A. need B. needs C. must D. don’t need

16. In every province of China ____ found rich natural resources. A. have B. are C. has D. is 17. Three-fourths of the homework ____ today.

A. has finished B. has been finished C. have finished D. have been finished

18. Jane is one of the best students in her class who ____ by their teacher.

A. were praised B. have praised C. was praised D. has been praised

19. How close parents are to their children ____ a strong influence on the character of their children. A. has B. have C. having D. to have 20. Our company headquarters ____ in Boston. A. locate B. locates C. are D. is

21. A library with five thousand books ____ to the nation as a gift. A. are offered B. is offered C. have offered D. has offered 22. ____the presents ____ a set of tea things from Jack.

A. In; was B. In; were C. Among; was D. Among; were:

23. The rest of the magazines ____ within half an hour. A. is sold out. B. are sold out C. was sold out D. were sold out 24. Although the town had been attacked by the storm several times, ____ was done.

A. little damage B. a little damage C. few damages D. a few damages

25. \" All ____ present and all ____ going on well, \" our monitor said.

A. is; is B. are; are C. are; is D. is; are

26. Mary as well as her sisters ____ Chinese in China.

A. are studying B. have studied C. studies D. study 27. I, who ____ your teacher, will try my best to help you with your studies.

A. being B. am C. are D. is 28. The rich ____ not always happy. A. are B. is C. will D. may 29. ____ can be done ____ done.

A. All; have been B. All that; have been C. All; has D. All that; has been

30. Either of the plans ____ equally dangerous. A. are B. is C. has D. have

31. The police ____ the murderer everywhere when he suddenly

appeared in a theatre.

A. is searching B. were searching for C. are searching D. was searching for

32. About 40 percent of the population of that country ____ on farms.

A. lives B. live

33. This kind of apples ____.

A. taste good B. tastes well C. tastes good D. taste well 34. Your trousers ____ dirty, you must have ____ washed. A. is; it B. are; it C. are; them D. is; them 35. Where ____ rubbish, there are flies. A. there are B. there is C. is D. there has 36. The Olympic Games ____ held every four ____. A. is; years B. are; years C. is ;year D. are; year 37. The scale is a series of marks, which ____ used for measuring something.

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

38. My special thanks ____ to Prof. Brown, whose suggestions have always enlightened me.

A. go B. goes C. to going D. went

39. The results of the examination ____ that you have all made great ____.

A. show; progress B. shows; progress C. show; progresses D. shows; progresses

40. Many people say 10, 000 ____ a lot of money.

A. dollar is B. dollars are C. dollars is D. dollar are 41. No bird and no beast ____ in the lonely island. A. are seen B. is seen C. see D. sees 42. Every means ____ prevent the water from being polluted. A. are used to B. get used to C. is used to

43. The news of victories ____ spreading far and wide. A. is B. are C. have been D. were

44. She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book ____ 200, 000.

A. are reached B. have reached C. is reached D. has reached

45. A wide range of washing machines and refrigerators ____ displayed in our showroom.

A. has B. have C. is D. are 46. Each of ____ the in the ship.

A. passenger has his own room B. passengers have their own room

C. passenger have their own room D. passengers has his own room

47. What we need ____ good textbooks. A. is B. are C. have D. has

48. A long line of flags and colored umbrellas ____ seen moving towards the gate of the palace.

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

49. Not everybody exposed to cases of SARS ____ likely to develop it.

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

50. Neither of the novels which ____ popular with us ____been translated into Chinese.

A. are; has B. are; have C. is; have D. is; has 51. All my belongings ____ destroyed in a fire. A. have B. have been C. has D. has been 52. Large quantities of water ____ needed for cooling purpose. A. is B. are C. has D. have

53. The turtle's backbone and breastbone ____ on the outside of its body.

A. is being B. have been C. are D. is 54. Neither you nor he ____ in good health at that time. A. is B. was C. are D. were

55. Either the teacher or the students ____your books. A. has B. have C. needs D. wants

56. He is one of the students who ___ hard in the class. A. studies B. is studying C. study D. has studied 57. Every possible means to prevent the air pollution ____, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used B. are used C. has been used D. have been used

58. Ellen is the only one of those who ____ out of work. A. are B. have been C. is D. were 59. The most experienced ____ elected to the leading post. A. are B. has been C. were D. have been 60. The farmer is not going to sell his cattle which ____ still lean. A. are B. has been C. is D. has remained

61. New machinery ____ introduced in the factory to enhance production.

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

62. Electronics ____ the basis of all telecommunications systems. A. have been B. is C. are D. make

II. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in their proper forms.

1. How close parents are to their children ____ (have) a strong influence on the character of the children.

2. Where ____ (be) your mother and children going to stay? 3. White and brown sugar ____ (be) both acceptable for this recipe.

4. In the car ____ (be) found a folded-chair, a few suits of clothes, two boxes of books.

5. Many means ____ (have) been tried but without any positive result.

6. Either the teacher or the student ____ (attend) the meeting. 7. He, as well as I, ____ (agree) with you. 8. Not only she but also I ____ (be) mistaken. 9. All but he ____ (be) going to the show.

10. The young ____ (be) the vital forces in our society.

11. Many a boy ____ (learn) to speak before he can read and write. 12. Tom is one of the boys who ____ (be) always on time.

13. John is the only one of the staff members who ____ (be) to be transferred.

14. he said that there ____ (be) plenty of room for everyone. 15. Two hours ____ (be) not enough for us. 16. ____ (have) anybody anything more to say?

17. There ____ (be) evidence that language-acquiring doesn’t seem so disappointing.

托福题精选：找出句子中的错误并改正之。

1. Even in the highly civilized Greece of Pericles’ time, the moral justification of slavery were seldom questioned.

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

3. Traditionally, there has been only two major political parties in the U. S.

4. The standards on which the metric system are based have been found to be slightly inaccurate.

5. Nearly half of the ancient meteor craters has been found in central and eastern Canada.

6. No two neutrons is identical in form.

7. The cost of the new houses vary from fifty to seventy-five thousand dollars.

8. The origin of Easter Island’s enormous stone figures are much disputed.

9. The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, are traveling to the Olympic Games.

10. There is some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them.

11. An analytical index group many individual subtopics under major subject headings.

12. Vegetable oil is an oil that come from seeds, flowers, or fruits. 13. There are no known society in which left-handed people predominate.

14. Only one of all the states in the U. S. are larger than Texas. 15. Neither the reporters nor the editor have received their paycheck.