Question

【题目】—Do you know how to spell word "mathematics" in English?
—Yes. It begins with "m".
A.the; a
B.the; an
C.a; the
D.the; the

Answer 1

【答案】B
【解析】句意：——你知道如何用英语拼读单词mathematics吗？——知道。它以—个字母m开始。第—空特指单词mathematics，故用定冠词the修饰。第二空表示—个字母，m是元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an修饰。故选B。