Question

According to the recent reports, one of the animals, _____ crocodile, is in _____ danger of dying out.

A．the; the

B．the; /

C．/; /

D．/; the

Answer 1

B

第一空是定冠词the+可数名词的单数形式，表示类别，第二空是固定词组in danger“处境危险”，类似的零冠词现象的词组有：at war, at peace, at table, at work, at college, at sea, by force, by air, by sea, by train, in bed, in hospital, in peace, in ink, on foot, on sale, on leave, on fire, on business, in public, in secret等。