Question

大学英语提问： 1.the statistics ( )that living standards in the area have improved drastically

主谓一致：
1.the statistics ( ) that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent year.
(a)proves (b)is improving (c)are improving (d)prove

why the key is d instead of a?
2.the atomosper is as much a part of the earth as ( ) its soil and water of its lake , rivers and oceans.
(a)are (b)is (c)do (d)has
句意？and why is a instead of d?
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动词时态，语态：
1.a thief who broke into a church was caught because of the wax , found on his clothes, ( ) from the sort of candles used only in churches.
(a)had come (b)coming (c)come (d)that came
俺选了b 答案是a.(>_<)

Answer 1

1、d 正确，因为statistics是名词复数。另如：Statistics show that women live longer than men.

2、a 正确，因为它的主语是并列的名词：its soil and water of its lake, rivers and oceans.

3、b 正确。因为because of 作为介词短语，其后面的宾语是个名词，不是句子，所以不能用谓语动词had come，而要用非谓语动词 coming.