people were found after the big earthquake.A. A number of; diedB. The number of; diedC.

问题补充：

people were found after the big 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：本题的含义是大地震之后发现许多人死了。A number of表示许多的意思，修饰可数名词复数，find 的补语通常可以用形容词来承担，死亡的形容词是dead，故本题选C。