The number of people invited ____ fifty, but a number of them ___ absent for different reason.
A．were; wasB．was; wasC．were; wereD．was; were
D

試題分析：考查謂語單復數(shù)，The number of…表示…的數(shù)量，所以第一個空是單數(shù)，a number of…表示許多，所以選D
點評：謂語單復數(shù)取決于主語的單復數(shù)，以number of組成的短語，它們的意思各不相同，要求考生掌握
即學即練：There ______ quantities of apples in the basket and there was ______ milk in the bucket.
A. were; a number of         B. was; quantities of
C. were; a quantity of         D. was; a good many
選C
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