______ the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.A．A great many B．The numb

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______ the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.

A．A great many

B．The number of

C．A great many of

D．A great deal of

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解析

试题分析：考察主谓一致。本句的关键词是were，说明主语是复数形式。主语中的名词houses是一个复数形式，D项只能修饰不可数名词错误，B项表示“…的数量”，在句中作主语的时候，谓语动词用单数。A项后面要直接加houses，不需要有the。句意：那些房子里面有很多都在地震里倒掉了。C项中的of表示范围。故C正确。

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A．were; was

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C．were; were

D．was; were

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A．are; are B．is; are C．are; is D．is; is

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A．were；was

B．was；was

C．was；were

D．were；were

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A．have；has　

B．have；have

C．has；have　

D．has；has

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-- “____either you or he to go there?”
--“_____is.”

A．Are; Both

B．Are; Neither

C．Is; Neither

D．Is; Each

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