1.(2015·浙江,2改编)Jane's grandmother had wanted to write ________ children's book for many years, but one thing or another always got in ________ way.
答案:a;the 句意:简的祖母多年来一直想写一本儿童读物,但是一件接一件的事情总是妨碍她写书。children's book的中心词是单数可数名词且第一次出现,并且此处表泛指,故其前需加不定冠词;in the way为固定搭配,意为“挡道,碍事”。
2.(2014·新课标Ⅰ,63)Now, years later, this river is one of ________ most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
答案:the 形容词最高级前用定冠词。句意:现在,数年之后,这条河是环境保护最典型的例子之一。空格后部分的中心词是名词examples,再由one of...可知,这里的most表示比较意义;形容词最高级前用定冠词the。