Question

The Yangtze River （长江） is the       river in Asia and China, and the third longest river in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.

A. longest    B. second longest

C. third longest    D. longer

Answer

A

【解析】句意：长江是中国和亚洲最长的河，是世界上第三长河，排在非洲的尼罗河和南美洲的亚马孙河之后。longest最长的；second longest第二长；third long longest第三长；longer更长的，比较级。根据下句话the third longest river in the world可知，长江在世界上是第三长河，在亚洲和在中国都是最长的河流，故应选A。