Question

【题目】— Only a small number of students _______ able to pass the exam.

— Yes. The number ________ no more than 20.

A. is; is B. are; is C. is; are D. are; are

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】

句意：——只有少数学生能通过考试。——是的。这个数字是仅仅20。a small number of“少量的”，修饰可数名词复数，作主语时视作复数，be动词用are；the number指“数目”，作主语时视作单数，be动词用is。故答案为B。