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________ elephant is ________ useful animal.


  1. A.
    An; a
  2. B.
    The; an
  3. C.
    An; an
  4. D.
    The; a
A
解析:
elephant开头为元音音素,故用An,但此处An elephant是泛指大象,并不是具体的某一只大象;useful首字母虽为元音字母,但不是元音音素,故用a,类似的词还有Europe等。
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