Question

（2006黄冈质检模拟）Dog barking is not unpleasant noise but an auspice（吉祥）of fortune in ______ ears of Chinese, especially in the coming Year of ______ Dog in the Chinese lunar calendar.

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

Answer 1

D
解析：
句意：狗叫在中国人听来不是令人不悦的噪音，而是吉祥的象征，尤其是在即将来临的中国农历狗年。ears在本句中表特指需用定冠词。