________ people were killed owing to the earthquake．

________ people were killed owing to the earthquake．

A.A large amount

B.The number

C.A great many

D.A great deal of

答案及解析： 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。