【題目】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

【答案】A

【解析】句意:應邀的人數(shù)是五十,但是他們很多人都沒有參加會議。the number of 意為“……的數(shù)量”，作主語謂語動詞常用單數(shù); a number of 意為“很多的……”，作主語謂語動詞用復數(shù),故答案選A。

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