Question

【题目】— 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

【答案】A
【解析】句意：——你们学校学生的数量是多少？——大约2000，其中很多来自农村。the number of+复数名词，意思是“……的数量”，谓语动词用单数形式；a number of+复数名词，意思是“很多……”，谓语动词用复数形式。因此选A。