154. More than ever, paper is expected to be recycled this year, due to new mandatory recycling laws in municipalities across the nation.

(A) More than ever, paper is expected to be recycled this year,

(B) It is expected that more paper than ever will be recycled this year than previously and that is

(C) The paper expected to be recycled this year is more than ever,

(D) The amount of paper that will be recycled this year is expected to be greater than ever,（D）

(E) A great increase in the amount of paper that will be recycled this year is

more than ever, 可不可以认为修饰expected, 而不是纸的量比以往更多。

那样会有歧义，more than ever，放句首。

你说的那样的意思应该可以表达， 但是 不是选项里的说法。在选项里选就只能这么选了。

另外，more than 一般修饰可数名词。