Question

（2011·广西玉林、南宁二中9月联考）The artist, whose early career was far from being      success, is now widely recognized as

         master of painting.

       A．/ ; a                    B．/ ; the                  C．a; a                     D．a; the

Answer 1

C考查冠词的用法。第一空考查抽象名词具体化，此处a success意为：一个成功的职业；第二空泛指“一位绘画大师”。