1. ______ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.

      A. Being no rain                                               B. There was no rain

      C. To be no rain                                               D. There being no rain

2. The singer and the dancer ______ come to Beijing.

       A. has                          B. have                         C. are                    D. is

3. The little boy still needs the ______ 20 dollars to do with some things ______.

       A. remaining; remained to be settled

       B. remaining; remaining to be settled

       C. remained; remained to settle

       D. remained; remaining to settle

答案及解析：

1.     D。There being no rain為 there be句型的獨立主格形式。

2.     B。由and連接的兩個單數(shù)名詞作主語時，一般用復(fù)數(shù)形式，但and所連接的并列主語是同一個人，事物，或概念時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)。這兩種情況區(qū)分如下：a/the+單數(shù)名詞+and+單數(shù)名詞，指的是同一個人或物；a/the+單數(shù)名詞+and+ a/the+單數(shù)名詞，指兩個人或物。

3.     B。第一個remaining用作形容詞，作“剩下的”解；第二個remaining to be settled是-ing形式短語作定語。