Question

【题目】(2013玉林)Many houses________in the earthquake of April 20，2013 in Ya’an．

A. is destroyed

B. are destroyed

C. was destroyed

D. were destroyed

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】考查一般过去时的被动语态。A为一般现在时的被动语态，单数；B为一般现在时的被动语态，复数；C为一般过去时的被动语态，单数；D为一般过去时的被动语态，复数。根据many houses可将A和C排除；时间状语表示过去，所以时态为一般过去时。所以选择答案D。