题目内容

Wherever he is, he makes ______ a rule to give his mother a call every day.

A. himB. thisC. thatD. It

 

D

【解析】

试题分析：考查固定句型。句意：无论在哪，他都把每天给妈妈打一个电话作为一种惯例。make it a rule to do sth把做某事当作惯例，it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式。故选D。

考点：考查固定句型

 

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