of the land in that area covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifth；is
B. Two fifth；are
C. Two fifths；is
D. Two fifths；are
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A. Two fifth；is
B. Two fifth；are
(答案→)C. Two fifths；is
D. Two fifths；are
解析：句意为：这个地区五分之二的土地都被树草占了
分数的表达法通常有2种情况，分子为基数词，分母为序数词。若分子为一，则分母不变
比如：五分之一 one fifth ；若分子为大于一得整数，则分母用相应的复数形式。如本题：two fifths。当分数修饰名词时，谓语的单复数取决于名词的可数与不可数，单数或复数。