单选题 Mr. While said that there were ______ interesting places to visit.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[分析] 测试点是固定短语的用法。plenty of表示“许多、很富裕”。可修饰可数或不可数名词。例如: There is plenty of time。时间很富裕。There are plenty of books on the shelf。书架上有许多书。a lot、a number都差介词of,much只能修饰不可数名词。故这三项都不符合本题要求。