tear可數嗎？newspaper可數嗎？

請看下面一道題：When I entered she was reading _________ newspaper, with _________ in her eyes.

A. a, tear                  B. a piece of, tears          C. a, tears         D. a piece of, tear

【分析】此題容易誤選D，想當然地認為news (訊息)和 paper(紙)均為不可數名詞，所以newspaper(報紙)也應是不可數名詞；同時認為“眼淚”即“淚水”，“水”不可數，“淚水”和“眼淚”也應該不可數。但非常有趣，newspaper(報紙)和 tear(眼淚)卻是兩個可數名詞，如可說 a newspaper, two newspapers, a tear, two tears 等。注：若不是將 newspaper 當作是供閱讀或傳遞資訊的一種東西，而只是把它當成一種“紙”來看待，也可用作不可數名詞，如：Wrap it in (a sheet of) newspaper. 把它用張報紙包起來。