主谓一致与强调句 Name ____________
1.The number of people invited _________ fifty, but quite a number of them ______ absent for different reasons. 
A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were

2. E-mail, as well as telephones, ________ an important part in daily communication.
A. is playing B. have played C. are playing D. play

3._____ 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

4.Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, ______ in the clothing industry. 
A. is working B. works C. work D. worked

5.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

6.The country life he was used to _______ greatly since 1992.
A. change B. has changed C. changing D. have changed

7.Every means _________ tried to save the boy’s life.
A. have B. has C. have been D. has been

8.Ten minutes _________ an hour when one is waiting for a phone call.
A. seem B. seems C. seemed D. is seeming

9.The population of China _______ reached about one thousand million.
A. is B. are C. has D. had

10.Between the two buildings ______ a hospital.

A. stand B. stands C. are standing D. standing

11.The wounded ______ by the hospital.
A. have been taken in B. has been taken in C. have taken in D. has taken in

12.The professor and author ______ come to our school.
A. has B. have C. are D. were

13.I’m afraid that he or you ________ taken my umbrella away by mistake.
A. has B. have C. is D. are

14.Neither of them __________ to climb the high tower.

A. dare not B. dares C. did not dare D. daring

15.Eighty- five percent of the students in our class _____ passed the examination.

A. have B. has C. was D. were

16.Not only I but also Jane and Mary ______ tired of having one examination after another.
A. is B. are C. am D. be

17.When and where to build the new factory _____.
A. is not decided B. are not decided C. has not decided D. have not decided

18.He is the only one of the students ______ the truth.
A. who know B. who knows C. that know D. who are knowing

19.It ______ for this reason _____ her uncle moved out of New York.

A. is; which B. was; why C. was; that D. were; how

20. Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, _____ to go to university.
A. hope B. hopes C. hoping D. hoped

21.Here ______ a letter and two books for you.
A. is B. are C. have D. has

22.To play basketball and to go swimming ____ useful for character-training.
A. was B. is C. are D. were

23.None but those who invest enough time and energy_____ the chance to succeed.
A. has B. is having C. win D. grasped

24.It is the ability to do the job ____ matters not where you come from or what you are.
A. one B. that C. what D. it

25.It was in Beihai Park ____ they made a date for the first time _____ the old couple told us their love story. 
A. where; that B. that; that C. where; when D. that; when

26.It was because of bad weather _____ the football match had to be put off.

A. so B. so that C. why D. that

27.It was not until 1920 ____ regular radio broadcasts began.
A. while B. which C. that D. since

28.Was it in this palace ______ the last emperor died ?
A. that B. in which C. in where D. which

29.It was ______ back home.

A. not until midnight did he go B. until midnight that he didn’t go 
C. not until midnight that he went D. until midnight when he didn’t go

30.---Father, you promised!---Well ____. But it was you who broke your word first.
A. so was I B. so did I C. so I was D. so I did

31._____ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest. A. Not only they brought B. Not only did they bring 

C. Not only brought they D. Not only they did bring

32.---It was hot yesterday.---______.
A. It was so B. So was it C. So it was D. So it did

33. Was _____ that I saw last night at the concert?
A. you B. not you C. it you D. that yourself

34.No sooner ______ asleep than she heard a knock at the door.
A. she had fallen B. had she fallen C. she had fell D. had she fell

35.Hardly _____ down _____ he stepped in.
A. had I sat; than B. I had sat; when C. had I sat; then D. had I sat; when

36.So fast ____ that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.
A. light travel B. travels the light C. do light travel D. does light travel

37. ---Alice feels better today.---I think she ____.
A. will B. will be C. does D. does so

38.I asked him to go to the concert, but he didn’t ____.
A. want B. want it C. want to D. want to go to

39.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

40 “All ______ present and all ______ going on well.” Our monitor said.
A. is; is B. are; are C. are; is D. is; are

41.The director rather than the workers______ responsible for the protection of the ruins.
A. were B. are C. is D. are to be

42.The readers _______ quite popular in China, especially among middle-aged people.
A. is B. are C. was D. were

43. The Mogao Caves ________ mysterious historical site, ______ worth a second visit.
A. are; the place B. are; a place C. is a; the place D. is a; a place