The number of people in the party _____fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.

It is not I but Tom and his wife that ______ for the car accident.

It is reported that ______ number of college students ______ growing year by year.

The number of the people who can afford to buy their own house ______ more than 60%,but a number of houses _______.

Not only I but also Tom _____ fond of watching TV.  

A large number of people ______present at the meeting yesterday afternoon.  

When the head teacher announced his plan for an autumn outing, the _______ of the students in the class _____for it.

Professor Smith, along with his assistant, ________on the project day and night to meet the deadline.

The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, ________ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.