the buildings were knocked down in the earthquake in the city of Tangshan..
A. A great deal of
B. A great many
C. The number of
D. A great many of
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A. A great deal of
B. A great many
C. The number of
(答案→)D. A great many of
解析：D解析：a great／good many=a great／good／large number of+n.(pl.)；a great deal of修饰不可数名词，故可排除； The number of……的数量，作主语时，谓语动词用单数。此题中因名词buildings前有the，所以选D项。