问题
单项选择题
Asia's first democracy — a country that has a freely elected government — was ______ which became self-governing in 1935.
A．Philippine
B．Philippines
C．the Philippines
D．the Philippine Island
答案
参考答案：C
解析：[分析] 结构识别 A．Philippine菲律宾的，菲律宾人的；C．the Philippines菲律宾，菲律宾群岛；D．the Philippine Island(前面不加定冠词可表示“菲律宾群岛”)，在此指的是“国家”，因此 C为答案。