Question

Failure to face up to painful experience can be ________ form of stress itself, and can increase ________ possibility of illness.

A. the; / B. a; a

C. a; the D. /; the

 

Answer 1

C

【解析】C 考察冠词。句义：不能面对痛苦的经历本身就是一种压力，而且可能增加患病的可能性。由句义可知第一空表示泛指，第二空特指患病的可能性。