问题补充:
The country with only a population of about 10, 000 nearly 40 small islands..
A. consists of
B. is consisted of
C. makes up
D. are made up of
答案:
(答案→)A. consists of
B. is consisted of
C. makes up
D. are made up of
解析:句意:这个只有大约10,000人口的国家由将近40个小岛组成。consist of由...组成;be made up of意思也是“由...组成”所以选A或D。又因为主语是the country是单数,故选A.