Question

The victim’s parents have received thousands of messages of     sympathy, which is      comfort to them.

A．/; a

B．the; a

C．the; /

D．/; /

Answer 1

A

考查冠词。Sympathy同情，是一个抽象名词。第二空是抽象名词具体化，指一件令人舒服的事情。结合句意可知A正确。句意：那个受害者的父母已经收到了成千上万的表示同情的短信，这件事情对他们来说是一件令人舒服的事情。