Question

The poet and_________pianist is going to give us a talk this afternoon.

A．a

B．the

C．不填

D．an

Answer 1

C

当and 并列的是同一事物、同一人或同一概念时，其后面的名词前不用冠词。若在pianist前加the，则是指the poet 和the pianist 两个人，而题目中的the poet and pianist 是指一个人，即这个人即是诗人又是钢琴家。