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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

24. Large quantities of water __________ needed for cooling purpose.

A. is　　　 B. are　　 C. bas　　　 D. have

答：B。quantmes为复数形式，谓语用复数。 quantities of ....。

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)

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。

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。

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。