The Smith don’t usually like staying at hotels but last summer they spent a few days at

问题补充：

The Smith don’t usually like staying at hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by sea.

A. / ; a.

B. the ; the.

C. / ; the.

D. the ; a

答案：

A. / ; a.

B. the ; the.

(答案→)C. / ; the.

D. the ; a

解析：考察冠词，第一空后的hotel为复数，前不会用定冠词the来修饰；江，河，湖，海前要加定冠词the。By the sea在海边。故C正确。