问题补充:
My wife wants a Mexican carpet,but she can’t afford to buy .
A. one
B. it
C. them
D. the one
答案:
(答案→)A. one
B. it
C. them
D. the one
解析:此题考查替代词的用法。one用来代指上文中出现的单数可数名词,表泛指意义,强调同类;it用来代指单数可数名词或不可数名词,但与被代指的名词为同一事物;them用来代指可数名词的复数,与被代指的名词为相同的事物;the one用来代指可数名词的单数,但表特指意义。此题中的one代指上文中的a Mexican carpet。