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The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.
A.were; was B.was; was   C.was; wereD.were; were
C
the number of修饰可数名词复数形式,谓语动词用单数形式;a number of修饰可数名词复数形式,谓语动词用复数形式,故本题C项正确。
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