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One third of the houses ______ destroyed when a terrible earthquake struck the city last night.
A.wasB.wereC.hasD.have been
B
考查时态与主谓一致。当做主语的名词前有分数修饰时,谓语动词与的数该名词保持一直,houses是复数形式,故谓语动词用复数。结合下文当昨晚大地震袭击这座城市时,可知前文叙述的是过去的动作,故用are的过去形式were,选B。
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