Question

________ people were killed owing to the earthquake．

A. A large amount B. The number C. A great many D. A great deal of

Answer 1

答案C
a
great
many意为“许多”，修饰可数名词。A项应该为
a
large
amount
of，修饰不可数名词。a
great
deal
of修饰不可数名词。