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The number of people invited_______ fifty, but a number of them_______ absent for different reasons.
A.were, was B.was, wereC.was, wasD.were, were
B

试题分析:the number of指“……的数目”,它所修饰的主语的谓语动词用单数;a number of= many,它所修饰的主语的谓语动词用复数。故选B。
点评:固定词组及句型的考查是几乎每年高考都要涉及到,所以一定要牢记这些常用的词组及句型,需要用的时候,拿过来直接用就可以了。
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