A great number of people were killed in the big fire, and the number of the people who missing still increasing.
A. were; was
B. are; is
C. were; is
D. are; was
网友回答
A. were; was
(答案→)B. are; is
C. were; is
D. are; was
解析：通过still increasing可知是现在情况，又因主语是 the number of 所以第二空选is，第一空定语从句的谓语动词应和先行词保持一致，所以答案B。