Question

Cancer is ________ second only to heart disease as ________ cause of death.

A. the; a B. /; a

C. a; a D. the; the

 

Answer 1

B

【解析】B 考察冠词，句义：癌症是仅次于心脏病的死亡杀手。第一空是固定搭配,second to..仅次于…；第二空表示泛指。