We were shocked to hear the news that ________ two Chinese engineers were shot to death in Pakistan. Worse still, ________ third one died in hospital afterwards.
A./; a
B.the; the
C.the; a
D./; the
A
考查冠词的用法。two Chinese engineers是复数形式,不需用冠词;不定冠词和序数词连用,表示“在原来的基础上再多......”。本句的a third意为“又有一个”。故选A。
不定冠词的概念:
冠词是置于名词前,说明各词所表示的人或事物的一种虚词,它不能离开名词而单独存在。冠词有两种,一种是定冠词,一种是不定冠词。定冠词是the,不定冠词有两种形式,一是a,另一是an。不定冠词a用于辅音音素起首的单词前,an用于元音音素起首的单词前。如:a bike, a dog, an egg, an elephant