Question

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He went _________ downtown to steal diamonds, and was put into _________ prison.

A．a ; /

B．/ ; the

C．the ; a

D．/ ; /

Answer 1

D

考查零冠词。本题中downtown本身可作为副词，往市区将，故前面不用冠词。下文泛指任何监狱，此处表示抽象含义，不用冠词，因为投入监狱。故选D。