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Life for us is _________exercise in making different choices and can never come to_________end until the end of life itself


  1. A.
    /; /
  2. B.
    /; an
  3. C.
    an;/
  4. D.
    an;an
D
试题分析:第一空泛指“一次演练”;第二空考查短语中的冠词,此处come to an end意为:结束,到尽头。句意:生活对我们来说,就像做出一次不同选择的演练一样,我们无法到达尽头直到生命的终结。根据句意选D。
考点:考查冠词的用法。
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