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4. tiny amounts of 微量的
[教材原文]The plant releases tiny amounts of chemicals from the leaves that are being eaten.
这种植物从正遭受啃食的叶子中释放出微量的化学物质。
[归纳拓展]
(1)a small/large amount of＋名词 少量/大量的……
amounts of＋名词 大量的……
the amount of＋名词 ……的数量
(2)amount to 合计；总计；相当于
[名师点拨]a huge amount of 通常用来修饰不可数名词。“a huge amount of＋名词”作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式；“huge amounts of＋名词”作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。
[即学即练]
(1)单句语法填空
①It is reported that a huge amount of money (spend) on the bridge last year.
②It is reported that huge amounts of money (spend) on the bridge last year.
(2)写作微练
(应用文写作之道歉信)这周我有大量的工作要做。
I have ________ ________ ________ this week.

答案： 4.
(1)①was spent ②were spent
(2)a large amount of work to do