Question

【题目】The number of people invited ________fifty, but a number of them________ absent(缺席) for different reasons.

A.were; wasB.was; wasC.was; were

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

句意：被邀请的人数为50，但其中有许多人因为各种原因缺席。

考查主谓一致。“the number of+复数名词”意为“……的数目”，作主语时谓语动词用单数，第一空填was；“a number of+复数名词”意为“许多”，作主语时谓语动词用复数，第二空填were。故选C。