11.Hisfriendandfellowauthorcooltotheideaofcollaboratingonacookbook.A.wasBwereChadD.has12.John,aswellashistwosisterstoblame.A.isB.areC.hasD.have13.ThenumberanddiversityofBritishnewspaperconsiderable.A.

Question

11.His friend and fellow author ____ cool to the idea of collaborating on a cookbook.
A.was B were C had D.has
12.John,as well as his two sisters ___ to blame.
A.is B.are C.has D.have
13.The number and diversity of British newspaper _____ considerable.
A.is B.are C.has D.have
14.Three-fourths of the surface of the earth ____ sea.
A.is B.are C.has D.have
15.Two more dollars ____ missing from the till this morning.
A.is B.are C.has D.have

Answer 1

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11题.要用was,不是就近原则,这句话里friend和fellow author是指同一个人,是单数,所以要用was.
2.但是如果在fellow author前加个the就不一样了,就是指另一个人,那就要用复数.
3.这句话的意思是：他的朋友,也是和他一起创作的搭档,对这个点子并不感兴趣.
补充：fellow author意为“共同创作的人”.如果你把author单独来看,这句话就不通了呀