Question

【题目】The number of the people _____ fifty, but a number of them _______ absent for different reasons.

A.were, wasB.was; wasC.was, wereD.were, were

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

句意：人数共是50名，但是许多人因为不同的原因缺席了。

考查动词辨析。the number of表示……的数量，谓语动词用单数，所以第一个空是was；a number of 表示许多，谓语动词用复数，所以第二空是were。故选C。