In that train accident, who were killed was more than 2000.
A. a number of people
B. the number of people
C. many people
D. a large number people
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A. a number of people
(答案→)B. the number of people
C. many people
D. a large number people
解析：考查主谓一致。本题的谓语动词是was，说明主语是单数。AC项都是复数形式。没有a number的结构，所以D项也错误。The number of…指“…的数量”，做主语，谓语用单数形式。句意：在那次火车事故中，被杀死的人的数量超过了2000.故B正确。