1. Nothing__________ after the terrible fire which had been caused by someone smoking in bed.
A. left B. was remained C. remained D. continued
**1．C本题考查动词的用法。表示“剩下”的意思时，leave为及物动词，应为“be left'’，remain为不及物动词，故选C。
2. Although motor car has been with us for almost a century, I have never been able to drive __________American one.
A. the ; an B. was remained C. a; the D. the ; the
**2．A本题考查冠词的用法。前者加定冠词the，表示“一类”；后者为泛指。
