______children whose parents had died in the earthquake ____ sent to live with families in other cities.

A．A great number of; were

B．A great number of; was

C．The great number of; were

D．The great number of; was

如果一个政党没有独立支撑基础就容易被某一利益集团左右，成为狭隘利益的代言人。这意味着政党失去自身的独立性，从而导致政党无法起到整合和表达社会利益的功能，促使公民社会寻求体制外的渠道，引发社会不稳定。这种观点的合理性在于（   ）

A．揭示了政党掌握国家 * * 才能实现本阶级的根本利益

B．承认政党必须具有组织和纪律性才能约束其成员的行为

C．肯定了政党是一定阶级根本利益的集中代表者

D．认为国家性质通常与执政党性质一致