Question

The nunther of the students who took part in the competition       500，but only a small number of them       chosen。

    A was；were    B were；was    C．were；were   D．w；was

Answer 1

A

解析:

The nunther of +可数名词复数作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式；a nunther of可数名词复数作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式，所吼答案选A。