Question

Dr.Peter Spence, ________ headmaster of the school, told us, “________ fifth of pupils here go on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.”

A．/；A A

B．/；The

C．the；The

D．a；A

Answer 1

句意：这所学校的校长Peter Spence博士告诉我们：“这里五分之一的学生都继续到牛津或者剑桥学习。”考查冠词。第一空后的名词headmaster是职务的称呼，其前不加冠词；第二空是分数的表达，用a/one fifth表示“五分之一”。