The number of the students in Woodland School1998.A. areB. isC. beD. in

问题补充：

The number of the students in Woodland School1998.

A. are

B. is

C. be

D. in

答案：

A. are

(答案→)B. is

C. be

D. in

解析：B考查the number of和a number of的区别。the number of”......的数量”,谓语用单数 ；a number of “许多，大量”，谓语用复数。