Question

 They say in many western countries a large number of beef cattle ________.

A．are raised

B．is raised

C．is risen

D．rise

Answer 1

A

raise 饲养，提高，抚养，是及物动词，rise 上升，升起，是不及物动词，没有被动语态，a large number of 许多的，大量的，后修饰可数名词复数，cattle是题中就是复数形式，所以谓语动词用复数。故选A。