Great quantities of soil down the hillside by the rain last night.
A. was washed
B. were washed
C. wash
D. washes
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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。