请看题目：

Can you finish the book in a month or two?

a. Yes，it’s out of ________ question.

b. No，it’s out of ________ question.

A. the，the      B. ×，×       C. the，×      D. ×，the

此题应选D。比较：

out of question 没问题(=without question)

out of the question 根本不可能(=impossible)

仅差一个冠词，意思几乎相反。比较以下类似句：

a. Three months after her marriage，she was with child. 婚后三个月她就怀孕了。

b. She came to see me with a child. 她带着一个小孩来看我。

a. Great changes have taken place here since 1978. 1978年以来，这里发生了巨大的变化。

b. Now plastics have taken the place of many materials. 现在塑料已代替了许多材料。

a. Mr Smith is in charge of our class. 史密斯先生管理我们班。

b. Our class is in the charge of Mr Smith. 我们 班由史密斯先生管理。

a. The old woman is in possession of a large fortune. 这个老太婆拥有大宗财产。

b. A large fortune is in the possession of the old woman. 大宗财产掌握在这个老太婆手里。