1 . In that bookstore, there ________ a number of books on science and the number of them ________ growing.

A．are; are

B．is; is

C．are; is

D．is; are

2 . In January and February this year, ________ southern people called “little potatoes” came to Harbin to visit the Ice and Snow World. ________ them was becoming larger and larger.

A．the number of; The number of

B．a large number of; The number of

C．a large number of; A number of

3 . — ________ number of students are planting trees on the hill now.
— Yes, it is said that ________ number of the students is over 800.

A．The; the

B．The; a

C．A; a

D．A; the

5 . 这个农场的动物总数是3,080。
________________________ on this farm is 3,080.

6 . ________ people have gone to Sanya for winter, and the number of the visitors ________ growing rapidly these days.

A．A great deal of; is	B．A great deal of; are
C．A great number of; is	D．A great number of; are

7 . These years Yangzhou has attracted ________ visitors from all around the country.

A．a great deal of

B．the number of

C．a number of

D．a plenty of

8 . _______ visitors to Shenyang has increased in the last three years.

A．A number of

B．A lot of

C．The number of

D．A large amount of

9 . The invention has won ______ awards.

A．the number of

B．a number of

C．a great deal of

D．a large amount of