问题
选择题
the buildings were knocked down in the earthquake in the city of Tangshan..
A．A great deal of
B．A great many
C．The number of
D．A great many of
答案
答案：D
D解析：a great／good many="a" great／good／large number of+n.(pl.)；a great deal of修饰不可数名词，故可排除； The number of……的数量，作主语时，谓语动词用单数。此题中因名词buildings前有the，所以选D项。