问题
选择题
The number of tigers in Asia________ getting smaller and smaller and a large number of people_________ trying to protect them．
A．are；are
B．is；is
C．is；are
D．are；is
答案
答案：C
题目分析：句意：亚洲虎的数量越来越小，许多人试图保护他们。The number of…的数量，作主语时谓语动词用三单形式；a number of许多，修饰复数名词，作定语。所以选C。
