Question

In China, smokers have to face the reality that ______ people are dying of lung cancer.

A．a great number of

B．a great deal of

C．a good many of

D．the number of

Answer 1

A

解析试题分析：句意：在中国，吸烟者必须面对的现实，许多人正在死于肺癌。a great number of =" a" good many 许多，后接复数名词，a great deal of 许多，后接不可数名词，the number of……的数目，据题意可知选A正确。
考点: 考查词组的用法。