题目内容
— A number of volunteers willing to work in poor areas in the western part of China.
— Yes, the number is getting .
A. is; more and more B. are; larger and larger
C. is; larger and larger D. are; more and more
B
【解析】
试题分析：句意：许多的志愿者乐意在中国的西部的贫困地区工作。是的，总数变得越来越多。A number of+名词复数，许多的……，作主语看着是复数；the number,···的总数，做主语看做单数。修饰数目多，用large或big,根据句意，故选B。
考点：考查固定结构的用法。
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