The color green in ancient Egypt symbolized spring which is the time of year when things

问题补充：

The color green in ancient Egypt symbolized spring, which is the time of year when things in nature start to grow after long winter.

A. /; a

B. the; the

C. /; the

D. the; a

答案：

(答案→)A. /; a

B. the; the

C. /; the

D. the; a

解析：考查冠词辨析。第一空后的名称Year是一个抽象名词，单独使用；通常来说在四个季节前面不要冠词，但是当季节前面有形容词修饰的时候，可以加上a/an来修饰。本题的a long winter指一个很长的冬天。故A正确。