1.Ten days ______ long enough for Mr. Carter to finish his design. He doesn't need any more.

　　A. is B. has been C. was D. had been

　　ten days 作为一个整体看待，谓语用单数形式。(注意时态)

　　答案 A

　　2. Now, many people use the word Ms instead of Miss or Mrs, for example, before the names of ______ in business letters.

　　A. woman manager B. women manager C. woman managers D. women managers

　　names 是复数形式，其后的名词肯定是复数。Man 和women 作修饰语时也要变成复数形式。

　　答案 D

　　3. The number of students who failed the chemistry examination _____ to fifteen.

　　A. have increased B. has increased C. is increased D. are increasing

　　the number of 谓语动词用单数。

　　答案 B

　　4. Neither John nor his father _______ able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.

　　A. was B. were C. would be D. have been

　　neither……nor谓语动词跟相邻的主语一致。

　　答案 A

　　5. The room is eight _______ long.

　　A. foot B. foots C. feet D. feets

　　foot 英尺，复数形式 feet

　　答案 C

　　8. Not only the students but also their teacher ______ at the meeting.

　　A. was present B. were present C. have been presented D. has been presented

　　not only…… but also 谓语动词与相邻名词一致。　　present 呈现，介绍

　　答案 A

　　9. One of the things she wrote about ______ life on a small farm at the beginning of the century.

　　A. is B. was C. are D. were

　　one of 谓语用单数。

　　答案 B

　　10. Only about one out of twelve of the young men and women of this country _____ college education.

　　A. receive B. receives C. have received D. have been received

　　one out of 谓语用单数形式。

　　答案 B

　　11. Never before ______ so many people been engaged in producing goods just for the comfort of man.

　　A. has B. have C. will D. would

　　never before开头，句子倒装。　主语so many people为复数。　engage in doing sth. 忙于做某事。

　　答案 B

　　12. At the bus stop were a soldier and two young people on their way to North Carolina.

　　A. were B. was C. is D. sits and waits

　　主语 a soldier and two young people为复数

　　答案 A

　　13. There ______ the last piece of cake and the last spoonful of ice cream.

　　A. goes B. go C. gone D. was gone

　　主语 the last piece of cake and the last spoonful of ice cream复数

　　答案 B

　　14. Mr. Brown, and not I, ________ chosen to be the representative of the class.

　　A. is B. am C. are D. have been

　　主语 Mr.Brown

　　答案 A