单选题 21.  The tree, ______ branches are almost bare, is a very old one.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[考点] 定语从句
本句考查定语从句的引导词。因为branches与先行词The tree为所属关系,所以空处应用whose。这句话如果改成“The tree, the branches of which are almost bare, is a very old one.”也是正确的。
   那棵枝干几乎光秃秃的树非常古老。