people are standing outside the officepeople there is at least over 1,000.A. A number

people are standing outside the office. people there is at least over 1,000.
A. A number of; A number of
B. The number of; The number of
C. A number of; The number of
D. The number of; A number of

A. A number of; A number ofB. The number of; The number of (答案→)C. A number of; The number ofD. The number of; A number of解析：句意：许多人正站在办公室的外面。这里的人数至少超过1，000。两者后都可以跟可数名词的复数，意思和用法不同。a number of 许多，若干；the number of…的数目。故选C。

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