单选题_____ visitors to the&nbs

问题补充：

单选题_____visitorstotheUKwereaskedbynewspaperreporterswhattheirimpressionsoftheBritishpeoplewere.A.The number ofB.A number ofC.Numbers ofD.Any numbers of

答案：

B解析此题考查a number of和 the number of的区别。the number of修饰复数名词作主语，谓语用单数；a number of修饰复数名词作主语，谓语用复数；由题干中的谓语were可知要用a number of。