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(2014·东北师大附中综合素质展示)It is said that________wool produced in Australia is of________high quality.

A．/；/　B．the；/

C．the；a　D．the；the

 

B

【解析】考查冠词。句意为：据说澳大利亚产的羊毛质量很好。“produced in Australia”是后置定语，修饰wool，所以第一空用the表示特指；第二空是“be of＋抽象名词”结构，名词前不用冠词。

答案：　B

 

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