Question

While a huge amount of money ___been spent stopping pollution , large quantities of water_    _still heavily polluted．

A．have; is

B．has ;are

C．have; are

D．has ;has

Answer 1

B

考察主谓一致，a huge amount of money是不可数名词，故后面用单数第三人称形式。large quantities of water大量的水，这里的谓语动词要和前面的quantity一致,quantity是单数 后面谓语动词就用单数 quantity是复数(也就是quantities)  后面谓语动词就用复数。故选B。