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The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ________ absent for different reasons.
A.was, wasB.were, wereC. were, wasD.was, were
D
考查:The number of +复数名词作主语,……的数量,谓语动词用单数;a number of+复数名词作主语,许多,谓语动词用复数形式。所以选D。
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