After their clothes are washed Trev:You forgot to put 1fabric softener with the clothes in the drier. Wei: This place is great. I want to come back again tomorrow. Trev: Maybe that old guy can teach you to fold properly. Wei: Quit acting so grumpy. This was fun. I didn't even crack my book. Trev:Yeah. I had a lot of fun staring at the wall for two hours. Wei:I have an idea. I should open up a laundry cafe in Taiwan. Trev:Coffee and laundry. Hmm. I think you're onto something. Wei:Just wait until I get home.
The White House admitted that the president's assertion in his State of the Union Address that Iraq tried to buy uranium from Africa was based on unsubstantiated, and possibly false, information. Some former official commented, "I think they've made a terrible mistake, at least leaving the impression that if the boss wants the conclusion to be A, you're going to deliver intelligence in order for that conclusion to be A, because that's what he wants."
注意:当主语由and连结时,如果它表示一个单一的概念,即指同一人或同一物时,谓语动词用单数,and 此时连接的两个词前只有一个冠词。 The iron and steel industry is very important to our life.
典型例题 The League secretary and monitor ___ asked to make a speech at the meeting. A. is B. was C. are D. were 答案B. 注:先从时态上考虑。这是过去发生的事情应用过去时,先排除A.,C.。本题易误选D,因为The League secretary and monitor 好象是两个人,但仔细辨别, monitor 前没有the,在英语中,当一人兼数职时只在第一个职务前加定冠词。后面的职务用and 相连。这样本题主语为一个人,所以应选B。