Question

Many people believe that ________ prison isn't ________ only cure（对策）for lawbreakers.

1. A.
   a; the
2. B.
   the; the
3. C.
   the; a
4. D.
   /; the

Answer 1

D
school, prison, hospital等词不能加the表示抽象概念，换句话说，表示这一概念而非某一特定事物时用零冠词，这一点与church, theatre等词相反，the church指教会，须区别对待。类似的还有the potato, the elephant, (invent) the computer等。