Question

—What _______ the number of the students in your school?

—About two thousand. A number of them _______ from the countryside.

A. is; are B. is: is

C. are; is D. are: are

Answer 1

A

【解析】

试题分析：句意:--你们学校的学生数是多少？--大约两千，他们许多是来自乡下。the number of……的数量，其谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，a number of许多，大量，其谓语动词用复数形式，结合句意，故选A。

考点：考查系动词。