问题补充:
The number of people present at the meeting about 1000, a large number of whom experts from abroad.
A. was; was
B. were; were
C. was; were
D. were; was
答案:
A. was; was
B. were; were
(答案→)C. was; were
D. were; was
解析:考查主谓一致。the number of……的数目,谓语动词用单数;a number of许多,谓语动词用复数,故选C。