Question

It was reported that ________ the houses were destroyed in the earthquake.

A. a great deal of

B. the great number of

C. a large amount of

D. a great many

Answer

D

【解析】

试题分析：考查相似、相近词辨析。a great deal of修饰不可数名词；the great number of表示“……的大数量”，谓语用单数；a large amount of修饰不可数名词；a great many后面跟复数名词，谓语用复数。句意：据报道，大量房子在地震中被毁坏。故选D。

考点：考查相似、相近词辨析