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The number of people in the party _____fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.

A.were; was B.was; was C.was; were D.were; were

C

解析试题分析:考查主谓一致:句意:聚会上的人的数量是50人,但是很多人因为各种原因缺席了。The number of…的数量,修饰可数名词复数,但是谓语是单数,所以第一空填was,a number of许多,修饰可数名词的复数,谓语是复数,所以第二空填were。选C。
考点:考查主谓一致

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