On that cold day, only handful of people were at the station, where I made acquaintance of Mr. Smith. A．a; an B．a; the C．the; a D．the; the 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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On that cold day, only_____handful of people were at the station, where I made_____ acquaintance of Mr. Smith.

A．a; an B．a; the C．the; a D．the; the

解析:

考查冠词用法。句意为“那天很冷，只有几个人在车站，我就是在那里结识了Smith先生。”a handful of…“少数的，少量的”，固定搭配；make the acquaintance of sb. Make one’s acquaintance“结识某人”。

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