a. The population of the small country _____ 600,000.

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a. The population of the small country _____ 600,000.
b. Two thirds of the population in this small country
____ farmers.
A. has B. have C. is D. are
C和D,why?

第一个选is,population在此为一个单数名词
第二个选are,可由后面的farmers反推,也可看三分之二的人口是个准确的数字,为复数

第一个population表示人口,是一个抽象概念,或者说强调整体性所以用单数
第二个,强调个体,所以用复数
类似的还有family,class
our family is a big one
the family are watching tv