Question

【题目】The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ not seen at the meeting.

A. was; were B. was; was

C. were; was D. were; were

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】句意:应邀的人数是五十,但是他们很多人都没有参加会议。the number of 意为“……的数量”，作主语谓语动词常用单数; a number of 意为“很多的……”，作主语谓语动词用复数,故答案选A。