Question

--- ________ people are taking action to protect the environment now.
--- Yes. ________ of my classmates come to school by bike now.

1. A.
   Less and less; Five eighths
2. B.
   Less and less; Five eighth
3. C.
   More and more; Five eighth
4. D.
   More and more; Five eighths

Answer 1

D
试题分析：Less and less越来越少； More and more越来越多。句意：现在越来越多的人在采取行动来保护环境。——是的，我的同学们的五分之四现在骑自行车上学了。当分数的分子大于一时，分数的分母用复数形式，故选D。
考点：分数表达及短语辨析
点评：英语分数的表达规则比较固定，学习中应牢记这些基本规则。需注意的是，由分数修饰的主语后面谓语动词的数，和被修饰主语的单复数保持一致。