When cruel man was hurting the children there were no adults around who were able to stop

问题补充：

When cruel man was hurting the children, there were no adults around who were able to stophurting.

A. the, the

B. the, 不填

C. a,不填

D. a, a

答案：

(答案→)A. the, the

B. the, 不填

C. a,不填

D. a, a

解析：考察冠词.句意:当这个残酷的人伤害孩子们的时候,周围没有成年人能够阻止这种伤害.结合语境可知前文是特制的某个人,下文指的是前文提到的那种伤害,故两空都用定冠词.选A.