The number of people invited ________ fifty, but a number of them ________absent for different reasonA.were; wasB.was; wasC.were; wereD.was; were
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D解析试题分析：考查谓语单复数，The number of…表示…的数量，所以第一个空是单数，a number of…表示许多，所以选D
考点：考查谓语单复数
点评：谓语单复数取决于主语的单复数，以number of组成的短语，它们的意思各不相同，要求考生掌握
即学即练：There ______ quantities of apples in the basket and there was ______ milk in the bucket.
A. were; a number of B. was; quantities of
C. were; a quantity of D. was; a good many
选C