Question

Paper money was in ________ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in ________ thirteenth century．

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A．

the;/

B．

the; the

C．

/; the

D．

/;/

Answer 1

答案：C
解析：

题中in use是固定搭配，意为“在使用”，use为抽象名词，其前不用冠词。后者是序数词前用定冠词the。要牢记一些固定搭配如in use, under construction(在建设中), in debt(欠债), come to power(执政), on fire(着火), at table(用餐), out of work(失业)等。