问题
选择题
Today ________ number of people learning English in China ________ increasing rapidly.
A.a; is
B.the; is
C.a; are
D.the; are
答案
答案:B
考查冠词及主谓一致。句意:当今在中国学英语的人数正在快速的增长。前文特指学英语的数目,the number of……的数目,为抽象名词,不可数,故谓语动词用单数,选B。