Question

11.Every boy and every girl ___ a new book.
A. are given        B. is given        C. has given         D. have given
12.Each of us ___ a dictionary of this kind.  
We each ___ a dictionary of this kind.
A. has; have        B. have ; have       C. has; has         D. have ; has
13. “All ___ present and all ___ going on well,” our monitor said.
A. is; are           B. are ; are           C. are; is           D. is; is
14. The young ___ happy to give their seats to the old.    
A. is             B. are                C. has            D. have
15. Over sixty percent of the city ____ destroyed in the war. 
Thirty-five percent of the doctors ____ women.   
A. was; was         B. was; were         C. were; were       D. were; was
16.The shoes ___ mine.     This pair of shoes ___ my brother’s.
A. are; is             B. is; is            C. are; are             D. is; are
17.Large quantities of cotton ___ shipped all over the world already.
A large quantity of bamboo ___ used for pipes to carry water.
A. has been; are        B. has been; is      C. have been; is      D. have been; are
18.Setting fire to the public buildings ___ highly dangerous and forbidden by law.
A. are                B. is            C. has               D. were
19. The only means to achieve success ___ to appeal to arms.  
A. is             B. are              C. were                D. have
20. Whisky and soda ___ always his favourite drink.
A. are            B. is              C. be                  D. were

Answer 1

11-15 BACBB；16-20ACBAB

11. Every + n and every +n ; Each + n and each +n ; No + n and no +n 作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。
12. each of + 復(fù)數(shù)代詞作主語，謂語動用單數(shù)。復(fù)數(shù)代詞+each作主語，謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)。
13. all 作為主語，代表人物時，一般用作復(fù)數(shù)；代表整個事件或情況時，一般看作單數(shù)。
14. “the+ 形容詞/-ed分詞”，表示一類人時，謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式；表示一類事物時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。如：The good in him outweighs the bad.
15.分?jǐn)?shù)（百分?jǐn)?shù)）/ all / some / none / half / most+ of + n 做主語，謂語動詞根據(jù)of后的名詞來確定。
16. 英語中有一些由兩個部分組成的物體名稱通常是以-s結(jié)尾，如shoes, scissors(剪子)，pincers(鉗子)，glasses(眼鏡），shorts(短褲)，trousers(褲子)，suspenders(吊褲帶)等。這一類名詞，如果不帶"一把"、"一副"、"一條"等單位詞而單獨(dú)使用，通常作復(fù)數(shù)。例如：
如果帶有單位詞，則由單位詞的單、復(fù)數(shù)形式?jīng)Q定動詞的單、復(fù)數(shù)形式。例如：One pair of scissors isn't enough.
17. A large quantity of + 可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式/ 不可數(shù)名詞，作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式；Large quantities of +可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式/ 不可數(shù)名詞，作主語時，謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
18. 不定式、-ing形式短語或名詞性從句作主語時，謂語動詞常用單數(shù)。注意：當(dāng)what引導(dǎo)的從句作主語，且表語為名詞時，謂語動詞的數(shù)常由表語的數(shù)來決定。
19. 英語中一些形復(fù)意單的名詞，如：news, means, politics, physics, maths, the United States等作主語時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)。但若不是國名，而是群島、山脈、海峽、瀑布等地理名稱、通常作復(fù)數(shù)用。
20. 用and 連接的成對名詞習(xí)慣上被看成是一個整體，如：bread and butter(抹黃油的面包)，knife and fork(刀叉)，等作主語時，謂語動詞常用單數(shù)。