1.Johnson had made up his mind to give it up, but on ________ second thought he determined to try ________ third time.
A. /; a B. the; /
C. a; a D. the; a
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查冠词。第一空on second though是固定短语,意为“三思,再三考虑”;第二空序数词前用不定冠词表示“再一,又一”。句意:约翰逊已经下定决心放弃了,但是思虑再三后,他决定再试一次。故A选项正确。
2.If you really have to leave during the meeting, you’d better leave ____ the back door.
A. for B. by C. across D. out
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查介词辨析。句意:如果你真的必须在会议期间离开,你最好通过后门离开。介词by表示“通过”,for 表示“目的”,across 表示“横穿”,out 表示“在外面”。开会期间离开最后通过后门离开。故选B。