With the help of the new teacher, number of the students in my class who have made great

With the help of the new teacher, number of the students in my class who have made great progress in English up to now is far larger.
A. the; the
B. a; a
C. the; /
D. a; /

A. the; theB. a; a(答案→)C. the; /D. a; /解析：试题分析: 考察冠词在固定搭配中的用法。句意：在新老师的帮助下，到现在为止，我班在英语方面取得重大进步的人数大大增加。the number of ……的数量 a number of 许多。根据句意，第一空应用the. make progress 取得进步。这是固定搭配。所以答案为C。

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