问题
选择题
The number of the people in Nantong ______ than ______ in Shanghai.
A．are smaller, those
B．is smaller, those
C．is smaller, that
D．are smaller, that
答案
答案：C
题目分析：句意：南通的人口数量比上海的小。此句的主语是number谓语动词要用单三。than后面的代词代替的是number, 意思是 the number in Shanghai，代替的是单数，所以要用that。故选C.