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解析：考查时态和语态。句意：(他们)在澳大利亚发现了金子，这使成千上万的人相信他们就要发财了。主句的谓语动词为一般过去时，因此believe后的宾语从句中谓语动词用过去将来时表示过去即将发生的动作；短语make a fortune意为“赚大钱”，make和fortune为动宾关系，此处应用被动语态，因此答案为C。 答案：C 2．(2010·北京高考)In the spoken English of some areas in the US，the “r” sounds at the end of the words ________. A．are dropped B．drop C．are being dropped D．have dropped 解析：此题考查动词的时态和语态。此句的主语与动词drop之间是被动关系，故可排除B、D两项；C项是进行时的被动语态，不符合题意。 答案：A 3．(2010·陕西高考)It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area. A．are being built B．were being built C．was being built D．is being built 解析：此题考查语态和主谓一致。“many a＋名词”作主语，谓语动词用单数，根据at present可知，时态为现在时。句意：据报道，目前灾区人们正在建设大量新房屋。 答案：D 4．(2010·福建高考)Every year a flood of farmers arrive in Shenzhen for the moneymaking jobs they ________ before leaving their hometowns. A．promised | 
