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179. After dinner he gave Mr.Richardson ___ ride to ____ Capital Airport.

A.the;a
B.a;the
C./;a
D./;the

180._____ recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the US would be higher than the number of English speakers by _____ year 2009.

A.A;the
B.A;/
C.The;/
D.The;a

答案解析

179.答案是B，第一空为固定短语give sb a ride 让某人搭车；第二空the Capital Airport为专有名词，必须加定冠词。

180.答案是A，第一空a recent report最近的一份报道，泛指；第二空特指2009年这一年。