Question

"This book tells ________ life story of John Smith, who left ________ school and "

"This book tells ________ life story of John Smith, who left ________ school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 16．
A. the; the
B. a; the
C. the; /
D. a; /"

Answer 1

"答案C
the life story of John Smith“约翰史密斯的生活故事”；“the+名词+of短语”特指有关的议题。例如：the beauty of nature“自然美”；此外leave school为固定表达，意思是“退学，离校，放学回家”；类似短语有：leave college, go to school; attend to school等。"