一、单项填空
1．______ big fire broke out in my neighbor’s house last night，and it took the firefighters about an hour to put out ______ fire.
A．The；a B．A；the
C．The；the D．A；a
解析：考查冠词。第一个空泛指“一场火灾”；而第二个空是特指上文已提及的火灾，所以答案为B项。句意：昨夜我的邻居家里发生了一场火灾，消防员花了大概一个小时才将它扑灭。
答案：B
2．A shley，______such cases，is sure instantly to come up with a brilliant idea.
A．experiencing B．having experienced
C．to experience D．experienced
