1 . A number of people________ their jobs and the number________ increasing.

A．is losing, is

B．are losing, is

C．is losing, are

D．are losing, are

3 . _________ the fact that doctors have warned that smoking does harm to health, _________ people still keep on smoking.

A．Despite; the number of	B．Despite; a number of
C．Even though; a number of	D．In spite of; the number of

4 . ________ people were invited to the party but ________ them present ________ 10.

A．A number of; the number of; were	B．The number of; a number of; were
C．A number of; the number of; was	D．The number of; a number of; was

5 . ________ (许多) buildings were destroyed in the earthquake. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

6 . — Can your factory really afford ________ food for the people in the mobile cabin hospitals?
— I believe we can because we have ________ orders.

A．a large amount of ; a number of	B．a number of ; plenty of
C．a great amount of ; a great deal of	D．plenty of ; the number of

7 . 大量的学生愿意回到汕头工作。(number, willing)

8 . _________________(许多，大量) questions came up at the meeting. （根据汉语提示完成句子）

9 . _______ the teachers who paid a visit to our school this year was smaller than that of last year.

A．The number of

B．A number of

C．A great deal of

D．Plenty of

10 . We had______fun at Mary's party last Sunday, which was an impressive memory.

A．a large number of	B．a great many
C．a great deal of	D．many a