The number of the people present at the concert much smaller than expected. There many t

问题补充：

The number of the people present at the concert much smaller than expected. There many tickets left.

A. was; was

B. were; was

C. were; were

D. was; were

答案：

A. was; was

B. were; was

C. were; were

(答案→)D. was; were

解析：the number of 修饰可数名词复数作主语时，后面的谓语动词用单数形式；There be 必须与后面的主语在人称和数上保持一致。tickets 为复数名词，因此用were。故答案为 D。