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。

18. The police the murderer everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a thea-tre.

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。

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。

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。

15. Every boy and every girl ______ in our class.

　 A. are working　 　　B. are worked　　

　 C. is working　　 　D. is worked

　 　every...and every...

答：C。no...and no...　　　　　 并列主语时，谓语

　 each...and each...　　　　 用单数形式。

　 many a...and many a...

14. The rich ________ not always happy.

A. has　　 B. is　　　 C. are　　 D. have

答：A。the Chinese (English，French．Japanese，polict，)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。

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：Thc English (British) like to talk about weather. 英国人喜欢谈天气。

12. “All ______ present and all _______ going on well,” our monitor said.

A. is, is　 B. are, are　 C. is, are　 D. are, is

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。

10. Many a man ________ come to help us.

A. have　　 B. has　　 C. were　　 D. are

　 many a...

答：B。more thanone...　 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。