They say in many western countries a large number of beef cattle .A. are raisedB. is raise

问题补充：

They say in many western countries a large number of beef cattle .

A. are raised

B. is raised

C. is risen

D. rise

答案：

(答案→)A. are raised

B. is raised

C. is risen

D. rise

解析：raise 饲养，提高，抚养，是及物动词，rise 上升，升起，是不及物动词，没有被动语态，a large number of 许多的，大量的，后修饰可数名词复数，cattle是题中就是复数形式，所以谓语动词用复数。故选A。