(他们中的许多人现在失业了).

【补偿训练】

Generally there are _____ _____ _____ /_____ _____ _____ television programs for children on Saturday.

一般说来, 星期六有许多儿童电视节目。

答案：a great many/a lot of

【知识拓展】"许多"知多少

　　英语中有许多词或短语表示"许多, 大量"之意, 它们有的只能修饰可数名词, 有的只能修饰不可数名词, 也有的既可以修饰可数名词也可以修饰不可数名词。因此, 需要分类以便准确地记忆。

(1)只能修饰可数名词的有: many, a great many, a large number of+可数名词的复数形式; many a+可数名词的单数形式。

(2)只能修饰不可数名词的有: much, a great deal of, a large amount of, amounts of。

(3)既可修饰可数名词也可修饰不可数名词的有: a lot of, lots of, a quantity of, quantities of, plenty of, a supply of, supplies of。

7. Tom was ill. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (那就是他开会迟到的原因).

8. I am here _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (申请一个职位)in your company.

9. He is ready to _____ _____ _____ (抓住任何机会)to expand the business.

10. I'm _____ _____ _____ (非常感激)all that she has done for me.

答案：1. It occurred to me 2. team up with 3. mark out 4. Stand back to back

5. take in 6. a great/good many of them are out of work now 7. That's why he came late for the meeting 8. to apply for a position 9. grasp any opportunity 10. very thankful for

同义句转换

1. She came up with a novel solution to the problem.

=A novel solution to the problem _____ _____ _____.

2. The clever girl can absorb everything the teacher says in class.

=The clever girl can _____ _____ everything the teacher says in class.

3. Lots of students will be attending a farewell dinner next Thursday.

=_____ _____ _____ students will be attending a farewell dinner next Thursday.

4. Please underline it wherever you have a question or don't understand.

=Please _____ _____ _____ wherever you have a question or don't understand.

5. Apparently, he is not interested in this newly designed project.

=_____ _____ _____ _____ he is not interested in this newly designed project.

答案：1. occurred to her 2. take in 3. A great/good many 4. mark it out 5. It is apparent that