Many people came to the meeting，butthem who left early was 35A. a number ofB. the numberC

Many people came to the meeting，but them who left early was 35．
A. a number of
B. the number
C. a lot of
D. the number of

A. a number ofB. the numberC. a lot of (答案→)D. the number of解析：此处a number of 后接名词复数，意为：许多，谓语动词用复数；the number of后接名词，意为：……的数量，谓语动词用单数形式。故选D。句意：许多人来参加这个会，但是提前离开的人数是35.

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