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After this year’s record-shattering January performance in Madison Square Garden, the ensemble were touted as the country’s best new group in decades; no critic or reviewer had anything but praise for the young musicians.

(A) the ensemble were touted as the country’s

(B) the ensemble was touted as the country’s

(C) the country touted the ensemble like the

(D) touting the ensemble as the country’s（B）

(E) they were touting the ensemble as the country’s

不太清楚，ensemble后面什么情况下用单数，什么情况下用复数。

longman里这么说的：

1
[countable also + plural verb] British English a small group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together regularly
instrumental/string/brass etc ensemble
ensemble of
an ensemble of Mexican artistes
2
[countable usually singular] a set of things that go together to form a whole
3
[countable usually singular] a set of clothes that are worn together
an attractive ensemble

看来看去觉得1和2差不多

1
[countable also + plural verb] British English a small group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together regularly
instrumental/string/brass etc ensemble
ensemble of
an ensemble of Mexican artistes

可这里面说到后面可以接复数。。

是不是ETS考的不是British English

我觉得这个整体原则还是不好判定。。。

我的新解！

After this year’s record-shattering January performance in Madison Square Garden, the ensemble were touted as the country’s best new group in decades; no critic or reviewer had anything but praise for the young musicians.

大家又没有注意到ensemble后面对应的可是the young musicians. 所以应该用复数才对？？？不应该选B吗？ 

根据1楼的longman解释，ensemble指人应该是可数复数，指物应该是可数单数，且最后的the young musicians.也暗示指人，所以应该选B。斑竹帮忙看一下！！！

1
[countable also + plural verb] British English a small group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together regularly
instrumental/string/brass etc ensemble
ensemble of
an ensemble of Mexican artistes
2
[countable usually singular] a set of things that go together to form a whole
3
[countable usually singular] a set of clothes that are worn together
an attractive ensemble

没人？斑竹不在？只好自己顶一下！