问题补充:
--Why does the river smell terrible?
--Because large quantities of water.
A. have polluted
B. is being polluted
C. has been polluted
D. have been polluted
答案:
A. have polluted
B. is being polluted
C. has been polluted
D. have been polluted
解析:考察主谓一致。large quantities of 放在句首,谓语动词永远都使用复数形式,根据句意可知是被动一意思,故D正确。