1. Nobody but Jane___________ the secret.
A. know B. knows
C. have known D. is known
答：B。
2. All but one ______ here just now.
A. is B. was C. has been D. were
答：D。不定代词all，some，等做主语时，谓语根据情况而定，若指可复数意义，谓语用复数；若指不可数意义或抽象意义时谓语用单数。此题中all指人，“大家，所有的人”；若指抽象事物，谓语应用单数。如：All is clear。一切都清楚了。
经典点拨：切记哪个词是主语。
3. Not only I but also Jane and Mary ______ tired of having one examination after an other.
A. is B. are C. am D. be
答：B。
4. A library with five thousand books _____ to the nation as a gift.
A. is offered B. has offered
C. are offered D. have offered
答：A。见第一题解析。
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
答：A。从句、不定式、动名词做主语时，谓语动词常用单数形式，如where we’ll hold the meeting has not been decided yet。虽然是两个疑问词并列，但指开会这一件事，故用单数谓浯。若指两件事时，谓语应用复数。如What he did and what he said were different.。他所做的和他所说的是不一致的。从句做主语时，谓语一般用单数形式，但当what从句做主语时应根据其意思来决定。
如：
What we need are some engineers. 我们需要的是一些工程师。
What we need is an English interpreter. 我们需要一位英语翻译。
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
答：C。 the number of 接名词做主语时，谓语用单数。a number of 接名词做主语时，谓语用复数形式。
7. Either you or the headmaster_________ the prize to these gifted students at the meet-ing.
A. is handing out B. are to hand out
C. are handing out D. is to hand out
答：D。见第3题解析。
8. Apples of this kind______.
A. tastes good B. tastes well
C. taste good D. taste well
答：C。apples 为主语， this kind 为定语，故用复数谓语。若是This kind of apples..., this kind为主语，则谓语应用单数形式。
9. The Olympic Games _______ held every four years.
A. is B. are C. was D. has been
答：B。Olympic为定语，Games为主语，故用复数谓语，同样当the Olymples做主浯时谓语也用复数形式，因为The Olympics=The Olympic Games.
10. Many a man ________ come to help us.
A. have B. has C. were D. are
答：B。more than one... 接单数名词，用单数谓语。
如：More than one answer is right. 不只一个答案是对的。
11. He is the only one of the students who _______ elected.
A. are B. have C. has D. is
答：D。定语从句的谓语一般与先行词一致。如：He is one of the students who have passed the exam。他是通过考试的学生之一。但若one前有the(only)修饰时。从句的谓语用单数形式。
如：He is the one of the students who has passed the exam。他就是那个通过考试的学生。
12. “All ______ present and all _______ going on well,” our monitor said.
A. is, is B. are, are C. is, are D. are, is
答：D
13. The Chinese _____ hard working and brave.
A. are B. is C. has been D. is being
答：A。the Chinese (English. French. Japanese, police)指中国人(英国人、法国人、日本人、警察)的总称，所以用复数谓语。如：The English (British) like to talk about weather. 英国人喜欢谈天气。
14. The rich ________ not always happy.
A. has B. is C. are D. have
答：A。the Chinese (English，French．Japanese，police，)指中国人(英国人、法国人、日本人、警察)的总称．所以用复数谓浯。如：The English (British) like to talk about weather.英国人喜欢谈天气。
15. Every boy and every girl ______ in our class.
A. are working B. are worked
C. is working D. is worked
答：C。
16. The family ________ all music lovers.
A. is B. are C. was D. be
答：B．集合名词的主谓一致：class．class, team, group, family, crew (船员)，court(法院，法官)，audience(观众，听众)，government(政府，政府官员)，committee(委员会，委员会成员)，population(人口)等词做主语时．若看作整体时，谓语用单数；若看作个体时，谓语用复数形式．如：
The class is made up of 50 students.这个班有50名学生。
Tbe class are having an English class.这个班的学生正在上英语课。
17. Your trousers_______ dirty, you must have______ washed.
A. is, it B. are, it
C. are, them D. is, them
答：C．表示成双成对的部分构成的物品如scissors剪刀，tongs钳子，glasses跟镜，clothes衣物，trousers裤子等做主语时，谓语用复数形式．指代它们的代词也用复数形式。若用a pair of (a suit of)做主语时，谓语用单数形式。
18. The police the murderer everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a theatre.
A. is searching for B. were searching for
C. are searching for D. were searching
答：B．police．people，cattle，folk等形式为单数形式，但其意义为复数，谓语用复数形式。
19. Everything in the room including the table and chairs ______ new.
A. are B. is C. were D. be
答：B．everything是主语，谓语应用单数，详见第l题解析。
20. The Chinese people __________ a brave and hard-working people.
A. are B. is C. has D. have
答：B．此句意为“中华民族是一个勤劳勇敢的民族。”句中people作“民族”解。
21. Every means ________.
A. has tried B. have tried
C. has been tried D. have been tried
答：C。此句意为“每一种方法都试过了”。means，works(工厂)，sheep，fish，deer等词属单复数形式相同的词。
22. The worker and writer _______ going to give us a lecture.
A. are B. is C. were D. have been
答：B．and并列两名词做主语时，若指一个人兼两个职务时，谓语用单数形式。
23. Ten years__________ a long time.
A. are B. is C. have D. has
答：B。时间，货币、距离等词的复数形式做主语时，看作整体时，谓语用单数；看作个体时，谓语用复数。如：Ten years have passed.十年过去了。Ten dollars is e-nough. 十美元足矣。(看作整体)
24. Large quantities of water __________ needed for cooling purpose.
A. is B. are C. bas D. have
答：B。quantities为复数形式，谓语用复数。 quantities of ....。
25. No bird and no beast _________ on the lonely island.
A. are seen B. is seen
C. see D. sees
答：B。no...and no...谓语用单数形式。
26. The population of this country__________ very large and 80 percent of the population peasants.
A. is, is B. are, are
C. is, are D. are, is
答：C．population做主语指整体时，谓语常用单数形式，但如果说百分之几或几分之几的人，谓语常用复数。
27. Here________ a new pair of shoes for you.
A. is B. are C. have D. has
答：A。a pair of做主语，谓语用单数形式。
28. —How _______the team playing?
—They’re playing well, but one of them__________ hurt.
A. are, got B. is, gets
C. are, are D. is, were
答：A．第一句意为“队员们发挥得怎样?”team指“队员”。They’re playing well 是量重要的信息，one of them做主语时，谓语用单数。get pp. 一种被动式。
29. Neither of the novels which ______ popular with us ________ been translated into Chinese.
A. are, has B. are, have
C. is, have D. is, has
答：A。定语从句的谓语和先行词一致。either和neither做主语时，谓语一般用单数形式。
30. Alice, together with two boys, ______or having broken the rules.
A. was punished B. punished
C. were punished D. being punished
答：A。
