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I had decided to give it up ,but on _____second thoughts,I decided to try _____third time.

A.     不填;a  B.不填;the  C.the;the  D.the; a

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解析:

本题考查冠词。On second thoughts 是习语,意思是:三思后,晚些时候做出决定。序数词的前面加上不定冠词,表示再一,又一。 A third time 表示再一次,又一次。

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