Great quantities of soil down the hillside by the rain last night.A. was washedB. were wa

问题补充：

Great quantities of soil down the hillside by the rain last night.

A. was washed

B. were washed

C. wash

D. washes

答案：

A. was washed

(答案→)B. were washed

C. wash

D. washes

解析：考查时态及语态。昨夜大量的泥土被大雨冲下山坡。a quantity of /quantities of + n. +谓语，其中谓语的单复数形式与quantity的单复数形式保持一致。本题中是复数形式，故用are的过去时态，选B。