17．Arsenal is ／are playing well in this season．
18．Macmillan have ／has made a good profit this year．
19．The Seventy-First Congress was predominantly Republican．
20．The Netherlands has ／have a monarchy．
21．The BBC is showing the program on Saturday．
22．Liverpool is leading 1—0．
23．Liverpool are attacking again．
五、某些无生命的集合名词（表示物）作主语时，通常被看成不可数名词，谓语用单数。常见的此类集合名词有：aircraft，baggage， clothing，crockery，cutlery（刀剪，餐具），equipment，foliage（树叶），footwear， furniture，glassware，hardware，hosiery，jewellery，luggage，machinery， merchandize，poetry，pottery，silverware，stationery，underclothing， underwear，vegetation，weaponry等。
24．All the furniture in my room is new．
25．The merchandize has arrived undamaged．
26．There is not much vegetation in deserts．
27．The equipment for the factory hasbeen shipped．
28．Warm clothing is necessary in cold climates．
29．The machinery is driven by electrici-ty．
【过关演练】用括号内动词的适当形式填空。
1．The staff __________（have）gone for their lunch．
2．The crews of several ships __________（be）in port．
3． The present government，which hasn’t been in power long，__________（be） trying to control inflation．It isn’t having much success．
4．The government，who __________（be） looking for a quick victory，are calling for a general election soon．
5．The jury __________（be）divided in opinion．
6．The committee __________（have）held its first m eeting．
7．Almost every family in this village __________（have）a man in the army．
8．The whole family __________（be）in tears．
9．The poultry __________（be）being fed．
10．The Kremlin __________（have）refused to accept the plan proposed by America．
答案：
1．have 2．were 3．is 4．are 5．were 6．has 7．has 8．are 9．are ／were 10．has ／have
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