The number of the students 1200. A number of students absent （缺席）yesterday.
A. are, were
B. is, were
C. is was
D. are, was
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A. are, were
(答案→)B. is, were
C. is was
D. are, was
解析：B 考查the number of和a number of的区别。前者译为“……的数量”，作主语，谓语用单数；后者译为“许多”，作主语时，谓语用复数。还要注意时态。