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Rebuilding houses in Yushu needs ________ money.

A.a large number of  B.a large amount of

C.a great many  D.a great deal

解析:a large amount of大量,相当于a great deal of,用来修饰不可数名词。a large number of相当于a great many用来修饰可数名词。

答案:B

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