Many a student ______ to play chess in ______ spare time.

Many a student ______ to play chess in ______ spare time.
A、likes, his
B、likes, their
C、like, their
D、like, his
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：许多学生喜欢在空闲时间下棋。many a 意思是许多，虽然意义上是复数的，但形式上是单数，后面要跟可数名词单数，谓语动词也用单数。第二个空his也相应地用单数形式。