Question

In the face of _____ failure, it is vital that we should keep up _____ good stat

In the face of _____ failure, it is vital that we should keep up _____ good state of mind．
A. a; /
B. /; a
C. the; /
D. /; the

Answer 1

答案B
本题考查冠词的用法。此处failure 是抽象名词，其前不加冠词；state 意为“状态，情况”是可数名词。a good state of mind “好的心态”。