单选题 The population in China ______ very large and eighty percent of the population ______ peasants.

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】population作为“人口”讲时为不可数名词,作“居民”讲时为可数名词,单复数同形,具体地说,当population前有分数、百分数时谓语动词用复数。