问题
选择题
______children whose parents had died in Wenchuan earthquake _____sent to live with families in other cities.
A．A great number of; was
B．A great number of ; were
C．The great number of; was
D．The great number of; were
答案
答案：B
本题的含义是在汶川大地震中失去父母的有许多的孩子，他们被送到别的城市的其他家庭去和他们一起生活，本题的主语为大量的儿童，a great number of表示大量的意思，主语为复数，故be用were，故本题选B。