Question

Though he is _____ ugly boy, yet he often comes _____ first in the exams.

A. a; /
B. an; /
C. an; the
D. a ; the

Answer 1

答案B
第一空表示第一次提到该男孩，不用特指，且首个音标为元音音标，故选an，而后一空first表示的是副词修饰comes，不用加the，故选B