There is a saying, yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. But today is ___

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There is a saying, yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. But today is ___ gift. That is why it’s called ___present.

A．/; /

B．the; a

C．/; a

D．a; the

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解析

考察冠词用法。根据题意，有一个说法，昨天是历史，明天是一个谜。但是今天是一个礼物。这里是泛指，用不定冠词。那就是他为何被称作今天的原因。这里的present是特指，故用定冠词，选D。

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--- An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing．
--- Yes, _________ news came as ________ shock to us all．

A．the; the

B．/; /

C．/; a

D．the; a

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We went right round to the west coast by __________ sea instead of driving across _________ continent．

A．the … the

B．/ … the

C．the … /

D．/ … /

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____ new round of competition for customers has started with discounted products in Gome and Suning, setting off____ wave of shopping rush at the end of the year．

A．A;不填

B．The; a

C．A; the

D．A; a

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It rains very heavily in this area, which has _______ annual rainfall of 7,000 mm, _______
ideal environment for forests.

A．the; an

B．an; 不填

C．an; an

D．不填; the

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—Don’t you think Obama is _____ success?
—Yes, I do. He is popular with _____ public in America.

A．/ , a

B．a, a

C．the, a

D．a, the

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