The man making _____ living by cheating the public ended up in ______ prison.
A.a, the
B.不填,不填
C.a, 不填
D.不填, the
答案:C
题目分析:句意:那个人考欺骗群众为生最终走进了监狱。这里是固定短语make a living by doing靠做什么而谋生;in prison指在服刑;in the prison在监狱里。根据句意故选C。
点评:本题难度适中。冠词是高考必考的内容,它不仅在单选还在完形和短文改错中经常要考的考点,提醒考生要掌握它们的用法及区别。这里是两个固定短语中的冠词的用法。
即学即练:Many people have come to realize that they should go on_____balanced diet and make_____room in their day for exercise.
A. a; / B. the; a C. the; the D. /; a
解析:A。a balanced diet泛指“一种平衡的饮食”;make room为固定搭配,意为“腾出空间”。