11. Many a person in this circumstance ___ for a long break.(QE97-51)

        A. have hoped    B. has hoped   C. are hoping    D. has been hoped

        【答案】B  本题考察的是主谓一致和语态. 如果主语是由 many a…或more than one 构成,尽管从意义上看是复数,但他的 谓语动词仍用单数.排除A,C. 人希望是主动,所以应该用主动语态,排除D. 句意是“ 这个环境里的许多人都希望放个长假休息.”

        12. More than one worker ______ dismissed.

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

        【答案】C。很多个员工被辞退了。many a + 可数名词单数：谓语用单数

        13. Many a student ______ the importance of learning a foreign language.

        A. have realized  B. has realize  C. have been realized  D. has been realized

        【答案】B。很多学生已经意识到了学习外语的重要性。many a + 可数名词单数：谓语用单数

        14. Four-fifths of the crop ______.

        A. are ruined  B. was ruined  C. were ruined  D. have been ruined

        【答案】B。五分之四的庄稼被毁掉了。Crop不可数，所以谓语动词用单数。

        15. Three-fourths of the buildings ______.

        A. was destroyed  B. is destroyed  C. were destroyed  D. has been destroyed

        【答案】C。五分之四的建筑物被毁掉了。Buildings是可数名词复数，所以谓语动词用复数。

        16. The teacher, as well as all his students, ____ by the dancer’s performance. (QE05-04-42)

        A. was impressed B. had impressed

        C. impressed D. were impressed

        【答案】A。本题考查的是主谓一致。主语应是teacher，动词用第三人称单数形式。as well as:都，这种句型根据as well as前的主语确定动词形式。

        17. The president, accompanied by his assistants, ______.

        A. have arrived   B. are arriving   C. had arrived   D. has arrived

        【答案】D。在助理们的伴随下，主席到这里了。accompanied by…作为插入语，修饰主语时谓语动词由主语本身的单复数情况决定

        18. Interest, as well as prospects, ______ important when one looks for a job.

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

        【答案】C。找工作的时候，兴趣，还有前景是很重要的。As well as…作为插入语，修饰主语时谓语动词由主语本身的单复数情况决定.

        19. E-mail, as well as telephones, _______an important part in daily communication.

        A. is playing    B. have played   C. are playing       D. play

        【答案】A。电子邮件，还有电话，在日常通讯中起着重要的作用。As well as…作为插入语，修饰主语时谓语动词由主语本身的单复数情况决定.

        20. 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

        【答案】A。地震发生时，老师，还有6个女孩和8个男孩，在参观博物馆。With短语作为插入语，修饰主语时谓语动词由主语本身的单复数情况决定.