In that terrible earthquake, who were killed more than 20,000.
A. the number of people; was
B. a number of people; were
C. many people; were
D. the number of people; were
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(答案→)A. the number of people; was
B. a number of people; were
C. many people; were
D. the number of people; were
解析:考查主谓一致:the number of people人的数量,后面谓语是单数, a number of people许多人,谓语用复数,many people后面用复数,句意:在可怕的地震中,丧生的人的数量是超过了2万。选A。