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。