Although______our readers are not science professionals, they are eager to learn about new scientific developments.
A. a good deal of B. the great number of
C. a large amount of D. a great number of
Although______our readers are not science professionals, they are eager to learn about new scientific developments.
A. a good deal of B. the great number of
C. a large amount of D. a great number of
【解析】选D。a great number of 表示“大量的”，修饰可数名词，作主语时谓语动词用复数。而the number of. . . 则表示“……的数量”，谓语动词用单数；a good deal of，a large amount of表示“大量的”，修饰不可数名词。所以正确选项为D。