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

解析句意：邀请人的数目是50人，但是许多人由于各种原因都缺席了。“the number of+复数名词”意为“……的数量”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数。“a number of+复数名词”意为“许多”，作主语时，谓语动词用复数。

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