The number of people invited fifty, but a number of them absent for different reasons.

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问题 The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.

选项 A、were ;was
B、was; was
C、was; were
D、were; were

答案C

解析本题测试主谓一致。“the number of+复数名词”表示“……的数目”，作主语时谓语动词用单数；“a number of+复数名词”表示“许多，若干”，作主语时谓语动词用复数。本句大意：收到邀请的人数是50个，但好多人因种种原因未能出席。

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