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19．In Beijing，Tangjialing was，until recently，________ home to about 50，000members of ________ ant tribe--low-income graduates．（　　）
A．the；/B．a； theC．/； theD．/； an

分析 在北京，唐家岭近来成为约5万蚁族成员的聚居地，蚁族即低收入的毕业生．

解答 答案选C．此题考查冠词的用法．第一空根据was___ home to 可知，考查固定搭配，（be） home to …的故乡/发源地/所在地．第二空根据破折号后的内容可知，特指低收入毕业生这一类蚁族，故用定冠词the．

点评 熟记固定搭配 be home to．

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