children whose parents had died in Wenchuan earthquake sent to live with families in other

问题补充：

children whose parents had died in Wenchuan earthquake sent to live with families in other cities.

A. A great number of; was

B. A great number of ; were

C. The great number of; was

D. The great number of; were

答案：

A. A great number of; was

(答案→)B. A great number of ; were

C. The great number of; was

D. The great number of; were

解析：本题的含义是在汶川大地震中失去父母的有许多的孩子，他们被送到别的城市的其他家庭去和他们一起生活，本题的主语为大量的儿童，a great number of表示大量的意思，主语为复数，故be用were，故本题选B。