问题补充：
people were found after that earthquake.
A. A number of; died
B. The number of; died
C. A number of; dead
D. The number of; dead
答案：
A. A number of; died
B. The number of; died
(答案→)C. A number of; dead
D. The number of; dead
解析：a number of一些，许多；the number of……的数目。句意：在那场地震之后，许多人被发现死了。Find后接形容词作宾语补足语，表示宾语的特点性质等，结合语境可知选C。
