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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

试题分析:考查谓语单复数,The number of…表示…的数量,所以第一个空是单数,a number of…表示许多,所以选D
点评:谓语单复数取决于主语的单复数,以number of组成的短语,它们的意思各不相同,要求考生掌握
即学即练: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
选C
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