1. Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.
    古玩店对许多人来说有一种特殊的魅力。

2. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him.
    由于他从未去过那儿，结果他发现许多有趣的东西。

3. After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites---- some of them over forty feet high ---- rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.
    他们打开强力弧光灯，看见一株株巨大的石笋，有的高达40英尺，像树干似地向上长着，与洞顶悬挂下来的钟乳石相接。

4. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.
    由于将有大批的人到我们国家来，所以政府准备建造一些新的饭店、一个大型体育场和一个新的奥运会标准游泳池。

5. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
    去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。

6. After a great many loud explosions, the race began.
    在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛开始了。

7. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around.
    就在不久之前，参天大树还覆盖着方圆数英里的土地。

8. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.
    尽管坎贝尔达到了每小时超过304英里的速度，但他很难把汽车控制住，因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。

9. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.
    大量的商品从世界各地运送到了博览会，

10. A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
    很多老同学都准备参加下星期四为他举行的告别宴会。