问题
选择题
--- Our new house was completely in_______ mess after the party was over.
--- Don’t worry. We can clean it by_______ means of our robot.
A．a; /
B．the; the
C．the; /
D．a; the
答案
答案：A
考查冠词的用法。这两个空都是固定短语，in a mess 一团糟，by means of 凭借什么样的方式，手段，所以选A。