问题
选择题
The number of people invited ____fifty, but a number of them _____absent for different reasons.
A．were; was
B．was ; was
C．was; were
D．were; were
答案
答案：C
题目分析：句意：被邀请来人的数量是五十，但是大多数都以不同的原因缺席了。the number of“...的数量”作主语，谓语动词用单数；a number of“大多数”作主语，谓语动词用复数。故选C。