What the remote areas need____education to children and what the children need____good textbook

题目

What the remote areas need____education to children and what the children need____good textbook
at the moment.
A.is;are
B.are;is
C.was;were
D.were;was
求详解

答案

答案是A.
题目中的textbook应该少了s.这个句子没有表明是发生在过去的,用一般现在时.education(教育)是不可数名词,动词应该用is.textbooks（书本）是可数名词,所以用are.
全句翻译：偏远地区需要的是对孩子们的教育,孩子们需要的是好的教科书.