Question

—Jeremy rather than his friends ________ for the accident.
—Absolutely. He shouldn't have driven after being drunk.

A．are to be blamed	B．are to blame
C．is to blame	D．is to be blamed

Answer 1

C

选C　考查主谓一致。句意：“是杰里米而不是他的朋友们应对这次事故负责。”“绝对地。他本不该酒后驾车。”be to blame for ...为固定短语，意为“对……负责”，排除A、D两项；当“A rather than B ”作主语时，谓语动词应与A在“数”上保持一致，故选C。