His explanation that he is at loss what to do next doesn’t hold water.A．a,/ B．a,theC．the,/ D．/,/ 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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(2014·陕西五校二模)His explanation that he is at________loss what to do next doesn’t hold________water.

A．a；/　　　　　　　　B．a；the

C．the；/　D．/；/

【解析】考查冠词。句意为：他对接下来该做什么感到困惑的解释说不通。第一空at a loss意为：困惑，不知所措，为固定短语；第二空hold water意为“站得住脚，合情合理，说得通”，也为固定短语。

答案：　A

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