问题补充：
— The number of wild lions in Africa (非洲) no more than 15,000 in the year .
— Like tigers, they are really in danger of dying out, too.
A. was
B. were
C. is
D. are
答案：
(答案→)A. was
B. were
C. is
D. are
解析：句意：----在非洲野生狮子的数目是15,000----像老虎一样，他们也真的濒临灭绝了。The number of表示 ……的数目后加名词复数谓语动词用单数。根据时间状语可知用一般过去式，故用 is的过去式故选A.
