2019年mpa考试英语真题——名词887

{01}Come at 8. That’ll give me ______ time to get ready. A.a number of B.a great many C.a good deal D.plenty of 解析：本题考查“许多“的不同表达方式。a number of 和. a great many修饰可数名词复数；a good deal后接of修饰不可数名词；plenty of 既可以修饰可数名词复数也可修饰不可数名词。
本题选D。

{02} --- I’ll buy you a ten-speed bicycle as a birthday present.
--- Is that a _________?  I wish you would not disappoint me. A.decision B.presentation C.preference D.promise 解析：这题考查词义辨析：decision决定，presentation呈现，preference 偏爱，promise许诺，句意是：--我会给你买个十速的自行车做为礼物。--是许诺吗？但愿你不会让我失望。选D。
本题选D。