Question

They only say such unkind things about you out of ____ envy, because you are ____ success as a writer.

A．the; a

B．the; /

C．/; a

D．/; /

Answer 1

C

out of envy“出于嫉妒”，为固定短语；success表示“成功的人”，为可数名词，前面用不定冠词。