26. The Fourth nuclear power plant in Taiwan should be completed to supply high energy-consuming industries with ______ electric power.
(A) a number of
(B) a great number of
(C) an amount of
(D) much number of

Amount 通常跟不可數 (uncountable)、無生命 (inanimate) 的名詞連用

• The amount of work I got through in September was double the amount that I did in August. (我九月份的工作量是八月份的兩倍)
• She spent a very large amount of money yesterday. (她昨天花了好大一筆錢)

Number 跟可數 (countable)、有生命 (animate) 或無生命 (inanimate) 的名詞連用

• A small number of chickens were infected with the H5N1 strain of the bird flu. (少數雞隻感染了禽流感 H5N1 病毒)
• The president has made a large number of mistakes. (總統犯了許多錯誤)

a number of + [C]名詞

an amount of + [U]名詞