英语主谓一致专项练习题及答案

英语主谓一致专项练习题及答案

Part1

1.Nobody but Jane ____ the secret.

A. know

B. kn ows

C. have known

D. is known

2.All but one _____ here just now.

A. is

B. was C .has been D. were

3.Not only I but also Jane and Mary ____ tired of having one examination after another.

A. is

B. are

C. am

D. be

4.A library with five thousand books _______ to the nation as a gift.

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

5.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

6.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

7._____ 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

8.This is one of the most interesting questions that ____ asked.

A. have

B. has

C. have been

D. has been

9.Between then two rows of trees _____ the teaching building.

A. stand

B. stands

C. standing

D. are

10.All that can be done___ A .has been done B .has done C. have done D. were done

11.They each _____ a new dictionary. A. has B. have C. is D. are

12.The singer and the dancer ______ come to the meeting. A. has B. have C .are D .is

13.I have finished a large part of the book ; the rest _____more difficult. A. is B. are C. was D. were

Part2

1. That they were wrong in these matters _____ now clear to us all. A. is B. was C. are D. were

2. Half of his goods ____ stolen the other day. A. are B. were C. is D. was

3. A number of students ____ gone for an outing. The number of the students ______ increasing year.

A. have; has

B. is; have

C. has; have

D. have; is

4. Some of the oranges ______ turned bad. Some of the milk _______ turned sour (酸).

A. have; has

B. have; have

C. has; have

D. have; is

5. Each student -____ got an English- Chinese dictionary. The students each ______ a dictionary.

A. have; has

B. has; have

C. have; have

D. has; has

6. There _____ a pen, an ink bottle, and some books on it. There ________ some bowls, plates and a spoon on it.

A. is; are

B. are; are

C. are; is

D. is; is

7. Either the judge or the lawyers ________ wrong. Either you or he _______ to blame.

A. is; are

B. are; is

C. are; are

D. is; is

8. His family ______ all very well. His family _______ a “ five good” one.

A. are; is

B. is; is

C. are; are

D. is; are

9. My blue trousers ______ worn out. One pair of trousers ______ not enough.

A. is; are

B. are; are

C. is; is

D. are; is

10. Our League secretary and monitor ______ the lead in everything. Our League secretary and the monitor ____ good friends.

A. take; are

B. take; is

C. takes; is

D. takes; are

11. The girl as well as his parents ______ a bike. Not only the students but also the professor _____ surprised at Mary’s answer.

A. have; was

B. have; were

C. has; was

D. has; were

12. Who _____ the girl singing in the next room? Who ______ these people over there?

A. are; are

B. are; is

C. is; are

D. is; is

13. His “Selected Poems” _____first published in 1965. A. were B. was C. has been D. are

14. The policeman ______ standing at the street corner. The police _____ searching for him.

A. are; is

B. are; are

C. is; are

D. is; is

15. The glasses ______ mine. That pair of glasses _____ my brother’s.

A. are; is

B. are; are

C. is; are

D. is; is

16. The news at six o’clock _____ not true. Those pieces of news _____ to be broadcasted.

A. are; is

B. are; are

C. is; are

D. is; is

17. Grandpa Wang and his two grandsons ______ taking a walk in the park now.

Grandpa Wang, together with his two grandsons, ____ taking a walk in the park now.

A. are; are

B. is; are

C. is; is

D. are; is

18. No one but Jane ______ the secret. Nobody but Mary and I ___ in the classroom at that time.

A. know; was

B. knows; was

C. know; were

D. knows; were

19. There _______ nothing but two looms in the hall. There _____ something wrong with the machine.

A. was; is

B. was; are

C. were; is

D. were; are

20. He is one of the boys who _____ never late for school. He is the only one of the boys who _____ never late for school.

A. is; are

B. are; are

C. are; is

D. is; is

21. What they have done ______ of great use to us. What he says and what he does ___ agree.

A. is; not

B. is; do not

C. are; does not

D. are; not

22. Every picture except these two _______. Everything around us _____ matter.

A. have been sold; is

B. have been sold; are

C. has been sold; is

D. has been sold; are

23. A woman with two children ______ coming up to us. Mary, along with her parents, ___ moved to Paris.

A. is; has

B. is; have

C. are; have

D. are; has

24. one sixth of our classmates _____ from peasant families. One fifth of her time ____ devoted to writing.

A. comes; is

B. come; are

C. come; is

D. comes; are

25. Only 10 percent of the students in the class ____ League members. About 40% of Jim’s income ______to the rent (租金).

A. are; goes

B. are; go

C. is; goes

D. is; go

26. It is this teacher who ______ leaving for London. It is you who ____ next.

A. are; are

B. is; are

C. are; is

D. is; is

27. The population of the earth _____ increasing fast. One third of the population here

_____ workers.

A. is; are

B. is; is

C. are; is

D. are; are

28. This kind of snakes _____ very dangerous. These kinds of metal _____ hard to find.

A. is; is

B. are; is

C. is; are

D. are; are

29. Where ____rubbish，there are flies. A. there are B. there is C. is D. there has

30. Every man worker and every woman worker ___ free medical care. At Christmas each boy and each girl __ given a present.

A. enjoy; is

B. enjoy; are

C. enjoys; is

D. enjoys; are

31. Many a man ______ seen the wonderful film. Many men _____ seen the wonderful film.

A. has; has

B. has; have

C. have; has

D. have; have

32. Going to bed early and getting up early _____ a good habit. Singing and dancing

_____ two of the things that he likes best. A. is; is B. are; is C. is; are D. are; are

33. Such ______ Albert Einstein, a simple man of great achievements. Such ______ her words.

A. were; were

B. was; were

C. were; were

D. was; was

34. Besides Xiao Wang, Xiao Ma _____ willing to do the work. The factory, including its machines _____ burnt last night.

A. was; is

B. were; is

C. was; are

D. were; are

35. If anybody _____, ask him to wait. _____ there anything I can do for you?

A. come; Is

B. come; Are

C. comes; Are

D. comes; Is

36. Chinese _____ not so difficult to learn. The Chinese people ________ brave and hard working.

A. is; is

B. are; is

C. is; are

D. are; are

37. Little _____ done to prevent the air from being polluted. Much _____ done to against fight pollution.

A. has been; have been

B. have; has

C. has been; has been

D. have been; have been

38. Do you know the singer and dancer who _____standing at the gate? China has thousands of islands, the largest of which ____ Taiwan. A. is; are B. is ; is

C. are; is

D. are; are

39. Each of the girls ____ an orange. Each ______ his duty.

A. have; has

B. have; have

C. has; has

D. has; have

40. When we are to hold the sports meet ____ been decided. Whether he succeeds or fails ______ matter.

A. have; don’t

B. has; don’t

C. have; doesn’t

D. has; doesn’t

41. Her clothes ____ nearly worn out. His physics ______ weaker than others.

A. is; is

B. are; is

C. is; are

D. are; are

42. Five hundred dollars ______ more than he can afford. A. is B. are

43. Food and clothing ____ daily necessities for people. A. is B. are

44. The United Nations ___ trying to persuade the two countries. A. is B.

are

45. Three kilometers ____ not a long distance. A. is B. are

46. To say something _______ one thing, to do it _____ another. A. is; is B. are; are

47. Reading English magazines and novels ____ helpful to your study of English.A. is

B. are

48. He like you and Xiao Liu ______ very diligent. A. is B. are

49. Between the two buildings _____ a hospital. A. stand B. stands

50. How to get rid of these things ____ a big problem. A. are B. is

51.He is the only one of the students who _____elected. A. are B. have C.

has D. is

52. Three-fourths of the homework _____today.

A. has finished

B. has been finished

C. have finished

D. have been finished

Part3

1. One-third of the area _____ covered with green trees. About seventy percent of the trees _____ been planted.

A. are; have

B. is; has

C. is; have

D. are; has

2. More than one student in our class ________ to Shanghai Expo.

A．has been B．have been C．is D．are

3. What _____ the population of China? One-third of the population _____ workers here.

A. is; are

B. are; are

C. is; is

D. are; is

4. 5. What he’d like _____ a digital watch. What he’d like _____ textbooks.

A. are; are

B. is; is

C. is; are

D. are; is

6. He is one of the boys who _____ here on time. He is the only one of the boys who _____ here on time.

A. has come; have come

B. have come; has come

C. has come; has come

D. have come; have come

7. Either you or he _____ interested in playing chess. _____ you or he fond of music at present?

A. are; Are

B. is; Are

C. are; Is

D. is; Is

8. Many a professor _____ looking forward to visiting Germany now. Many scientists _____ studied animals and plants in the last two years.

A. is; have

B. is; has

C. are; have

D. is; are

9. A knife and a fork _____ on the table. A knife and fork _____ on the table.

A. is; is

B. are; are

C. are; is

D. is; are

10. 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; were

C. was; was

D. were; were

11. How and why Jack came to China _____ not known. When and where to build the new library _____ not been decided.

A. is; has

B. are; has

C. is; have

D. are; have

12. Now Tom together with his classmates _____ football on the playground.

A. play

B. are playing

C. plays

D. is playing

13. Two hundred and fifty pounds _____ too unreasonable a price for a second-hand car.

A. is

B. are

C. were

D. be

14. One third of the deer ________ by the wolves last night.

A．was eaten B．is eaten C．were eaten D．are eaten

15. Soon after the earthquake, every man, woman and child _____ about it.

A. were talking

B. was talking

C. talk

D. talks

16. We each _____ strong points and each of us on the other hand _____ weak points.

A. have; have

B. has; have

C. has; has

D. have; has

17. My friend and classmate Paul _____ motorcycles in his spare time.

A. race

B. races

C. is raced

D. is racing

18. 19. The factory, including its machines and buildings, _____ burnt last night.

A. is

B. are

C. were

D. was

20. Climbing hills _____ of great help to health. A. is B. are C. were D. be

21. Time and tide _____ for no man. A. wait B. waited C. is waiting D. has waited

22. The injured in the tsunami _____ good care of by some medical teams.

A. is taken

B. are being taken

C. are taking

D. is being taken

23. It is not J. K. Rowling but her works that _____ us excited.

A. makes

B. is made

C. make

D. are made

24. On the closet _____ a pair of trousers his parents bought for his birthday.

A. lying

B. lies

C. lie

D. is laid

25. Each man and each woman _____ asked to help when the fire broke out.

A. is

B. was

C. are

D. were

26. About 60 percent of the students _____ from the south; the rest of them _____ from the north and foreign countries.

A. are; is

B. is; is

C. is; are

D. are; are

27. —Is there anybody in the classroom ?

—No, the teacher, together with the students _____ to the playground.

A. go

B. went

C. has gone

D. have gone

28. —Are these your sheep ?

—No. Mine _____ on grass at the foot of the hill.

A. are feeding

B. feed

C. is fed

D. is feeding

29. Sitting at the back of the room but in front of some old men and women _____ a very shy

girl with two bright eyes.

A. was

B. are

C. were

D. there was

30. Mr. Bush, together with his wife and daughter _____ going to Japan next week.

A. are

B. is

C. will be

D. would be

31. Not the teacher but the students _____ excited.

A. is

B. has

C. are

D. have

32. As I have a meeting at four, ten minutes _____ all that I can spare to talk with you.

A. are

B. was

C. is

D. were

33. _____ of the land in that district _____ covered with trees and grass.

A. Two fifth; is

B. Two fifths; are

C. Two fifth; are

D. Two fifths; is

34.Listening to loud music at rock concerts ________ caused hearing loss in some teenagers.

A．is B．are C．has D．have

35．The secretary and headmaster of the school ________ the meeting.

A．were going to B．are going to C．are having D．is to attend

36．Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, ________ visit Beijing this summer.

A．is going to B．are going to C．was going to D．were going to

Part4：

1. Neither of them ______ going to the cinema. Both of them _____ going to the cinema.

A. is ; are

B. is ; is

C. are ; was

D. are ; is

2. All but one _____ here just now. All that I want to say ____ this.

A. was; were

B. was; is

C. were; i s

D. were; were

3. A number of students ____ gone for an outing. The number of the students ______ increasing year.

A. have; has

B. is; have

C. has; have

D. have; is

4. Some of the oranges ______ turned bad. Some of the milk _______ turned sour (酸).

A. have; has

B. have; have

C. has; have

D. have; is

5. Each student -_ ___ got an English- Chinese dictionary. The students each ______ a dictionary.

A. have; has

B. has; have

C. have; have

D. has; has

6. There _____ a pen, an ink bottle, and some books on it. There ________ some bowls, plates and a spoon on it.

A. is; are

B. are; are

C. are; is

D. is; is

7. Either the judge or the lawyers ________ wrong. Either you or he _______ to blame.

A. is; are

B. are; is

C. are; are

D. is; is

8. His family ______ all very well. His family _______ a “ five good” one.

A. are; is

B. is; is

C. are; are

D. is; are

9. My blue trousers ______ worn out. One pair of trousers ______ not enough.

A. is; are

B. are; are

C. is; is

D. are; is

10. Our League secretary and monitor ______ the lead in everything. Our League secretary and the monitor ______ good friends.

A. take; are

B. take; is

C. takes; is

D. takes; are

11. The girl as well as his parents _______ a bike. Not only the students but also the