The Smiths don’t usually like staying at________hotels,but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by________sea. (2012·江西,21)
A./;a
B.the;the
C./;the
D.the;a
答案:C
hotels这里表示泛指,用名词复数即可;后一空要注意,是表示“在海边”。by the sea在海边(在海岸上),这里是特指; by sea则是表示使用海上交通工具:乘船,由海路。