单选题 He has two children, but the elder is ______ of the two.
A. clever B. cleverer C. cleverest D. the cleverer

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 对两个人或物进行比较时,除常规用的better than结构外,还可用“the+比较级+of the two”结构。the cleverer of the two两者中较为聪明者(注意形容词比较级前要用the),如果是在三者之间进行比较,就要用the cleverest of the three。