单选题 Everybody knows that one million pounds ______ a lot of money.
[A] are
[B] is
[C] have been
[D] has been

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[名师精解] 这里应把one million pounds 看成整体，因此用单数动词is。
[解题秘籍] 钱一般都用单数概念。