问题
选择题
After ______silence of several minutes, he came towards her and said, “I have struggled with my feelings , but without ______success!”
A．a; the
B．the; a
C．不填; a
D．a; 不填
答案
答案：D
考查冠词。句意：沉默了几分钟后，他来到她面前说：“我做了很激烈的思想斗争，但是无法成功。”结合语境可知前面泛指任何一次沉默，故用不定冠词。下文泛指任何成功，success抽象名词，不可数，泛指不用冠词。故选D。