Most members of the committee were in favour of the suggestion; only a were against it.A.

问题补充：

Most members of the committee were in favour of the suggestion; only a were against it.

A. majority

B. minority

C. quantity

D. amount

答案：

A. majority

(答案→)B. minority

C. quantity

D. amount

解析：考查名词：A. majority大多数，B. minority少数，C. quantity数量D. amount数量，句意：大多数委员会的成员赞成这个建议，只是少数人反对。选B。