问题
选择题
A great number of people were killed in the big fire, and the number of the people who _____ missing _______still increasing.
A．were; was
B．are; is
C．were; is
D．are; was
答案
答案：B
通过still increasing可知是现在情况，又因主语是 the number of 所以第二空选is，第一空定语从句的谓语动词应和先行词保持一致，所以答案B。