问题
选择题
A poet and artist ____ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.
A.is
B.are
C.was
D.were
答案
A
主语a poet and artist为单数含义,指“一位诗人兼画家”,因此应排除复数形式的选项B、D;根据状语“to morrow afternoon”所提供的,主语所从事的活动应用“is”的形式表示,因此应进一步排除C而选出A。