She cut the cloth with _____ scissors


  1. A.
    a couple of
  2. B.
    a pair of
  3. C.
    two
  4. D.
    a
B
考查量詞。a couple of 三兩個(gè)，一對；a pair of 一雙，一對，指由兩部分組成的事物； two 數(shù)詞，兩個(gè)； a不定冠詞，泛指任何一個(gè)。句意：她用一把剪子剪開了布。剪子是由兩部分組成，故選B。
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