The number of people in the party _____fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.
A.were; wasB.was; was
C.was; wereD.were; were
C
本題考查主謂一致。The number of……數(shù)目,謂語動詞用單數(shù),a number of許多,謂語動詞用復數(shù)。故選C。
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