Question

It disappointed his parents___he had failed to pass the exam for ______third time.

A．because ; a

B．that; a

C．when; the

D．that; the

Answer 1

B

句意：让他父母失望的是他考试又一次失败了。It是形式主语，后面真正的主语不缺成分，所以用that引导；a third time. 强调又一次，再一次，而不是强调第三次。选B。