Tom’s parents were very worried because little effort he made could hardly achieve the goa

问题补充：

Tom’s parents were very worried because little effort he made could hardly achieve the goal to be captain of the team.

A. a; the

B. the; /

C. /; /

D. a; /

答案：

A. a; the

(答案→)B. the; /

C. /; /

D. a; /

解析：考查冠词。第一格特指他所付出的很小的努力；第二格独一无二的职务头衔名词在做补足语、同位语、表语时，名词前不用任何冠词。故选B。