No one in the department but Tom and I ______that the director is going to resign.
A.knows B.know C.have known D.am to know
【答案及解析】 A本题考查的是主谓一致。这个句子的主语是no one，而不是Tom and I，主语后面接说明主语的修饰语，如用with，a10ng with，together with，as well as，like，rather than，more than but except，besides，including，in addition to与修饰语连接，谓语动词不受修饰成份的影响，仍与主语保持一致。
The house rent is expensive.I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying _________here.
A.as three times much B.as much three times
c.much as three times D.three times as much
【答案及解析】D考查比较句的语序。对于比较句，“量”应放在谓语之后as
之前，因此选D。
真题7(2003上海春季卷28)
When and where to go for the on salary holiday ________yet.
A.are not decided B.have not been decided
C. is not being decided D. has not been decided
【答案及解析】 D根据副词yet可确定用现在完成时。
真题8( 2002上海春季卷26)
He is the only one of the students who ____a winner of scholarship for three years.
A. is B. are C. have been D. has been
【答案及解析】 D这是一个定语从句。在one前是否有定冠词决定定语从句中的谓语动词的单复数形式，one of the students中的先行词是the students，定语从句中的谓语动词要用复数形式。The only one of the students中的先行词是The only one，定语从句中的谓语动词要用单数形式。又因“for three years”是完成时的标志，所以答案为D。
真题9( 2001上海卷23)
As a result of destroying the forests, a large ________ of desert ________covered the land.
A. number, has B. quantity, has C. number, have D. quantity, have
【答案及解析】B 译文：破坏森林的结果是大片沙漠覆盖了陆地。
真题10(2001上海春季卷25)
________people in the world are sending information by e-mail every day.