[题目]Instead of winning gold medal as had been expected, this world record holder only came fifth in the game.A. a; the B. a; /C. the; the D.the; / 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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【题目】Instead of winning ___ gold medal as had been expected, this world record holder only came ____ fifth in the game.

A. a; the B. a; /

C. the; the D.the; /

【答案】D

【解析】

试题分析：句意：没有像预期那样获得金牌，这个世界记录的持有者在比赛中获得第五名。第一空填the，特指金牌，第二空不填，fifth这里是副词，所以选D。

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