. At thought of peting with them I felt hopeless; however, I actually came first!
A. a; the
B. the; 不填
C. 不填; the
D. a; 不填
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A. a; the
(答案→)B. the; 不填
C. 不填; the
D. a; 不填
解析：考查冠词。前文根据thought后的修饰语of peting with them I felt hopeless可知为特指某个想法。下文first为副词，首先的意思，故不用冠词。选B。