Question

The number of giant pandas is becoming        because there are        living areas for wildlife.

A. fewer and fewer; less and less

B. smaller and smaller; less and less

C. fewer and fewer; smaller and smaller

D. smaller and smaller; fewer and fewer

Answer

D

【解析】句意：大熊猫的数量正变得越来越少，因为野生动物生活的地区越来越少。fewer and fewer越来越少，修饰可数名词；less and less越来越少，修饰不可数名词。smaller and smaller越来越小。第一空修饰number，故用smaller and smaller。第二空修饰可数名词living areas，故用fewer and fewer，故选D。