Question

there is a lot of food in the fridge

There ________ a lot of food,milk and fruits in the fridge.
A.is
B.are
C.has
D.have

Answer 1

选A.
开头是there,用there be句型,排除C,D
再来就是看后面的.
a lot of food.a lot of可数不可数都能修饰,但此处food是不可数名词（当food作“一种食物”时可数）.
所以选A.
至于后面的都不用考虑,there be句型有就近原则,只看最靠近谓动的那个宾语是单是复.