问题补充：
In that terrible earthquake, who were killed was more than 60,000.
A. a large number people
B. the number of people
C. a number of people
D. many people
答案：
A. a large number people
(答案→)B. the number of people
C. a number of people
D. many people
解析：考查固定词组。The number of…“…的数量”做主语的时候，谓语动词用单数形式；a number of“许多，大量”修饰可数名词复数形式，做主语的时候，谓语动词用复数形式。本题的who were killed修饰先行词people，故系动词was说明主语是单数形式。故B正确。句意：在那次可怕的地震中，被杀死的人的数量超过了6万。故B正确。
