.He went downtown to steal diamonds and was put into prison.A. a ; /B. / ; theC. the ;

问题补充：

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He went downtown to steal diamonds, and was put into prison.

A. a ; /

B. / ; the

C. the ; a

D. / ; /

答案：

A. a ; /

B. / ; the

C. the ; a

(答案→)D. / ; /

解析：考查零冠词。本题中downtown本身可作为副词，往市区将，故前面不用冠词。下文泛指任何监狱，此处表示抽象含义，不用冠词，因为投入监狱。故选D。