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This morning Mr. Paula Sargent, _____ president of Patcham High School, promised us _____ big surprise at the end of this term.

A. the; aB. /; a

C. the; the D. a; the

 

B

【解析】

试题分析：考查冠词。句意：今天早上Patcham 高中的Paula先生是学校董事，许诺我们在本学期末给我们一个惊喜。第一个空表示一个人的职称时，前面不加冠词；第二个空a surprise 惊喜的事，故选B 项。

考点 : 考查冠词

 

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