【问】The Cherokee Indians were divided____seven clans with members in every village.A. at B. of C. into D. in

答案为C，能否选D(in)呢?要知道，divide... in也是常见的用法呀!

【答】 这里只能选C，当divide后面只有数词，而无“部分”、“组”、“队”等词语时，既可以使用into，也可以使用in。例如：

1. Divide the cake in four and share it equally. (LDPV)

把这块蛋糕切成四块，平均分吃。

2. The river divides in two at this point.(同上)

这条河在此处分成两条。

3. First he divided it in[into] two;then he divided each into[in] four. (Clark)

他先把它分成两份;然后又把每份分成4份。

4. Divide it in half.

把它分成两半。

5. Divide this line into 20 equal parts.(LDCE)

把这条线分成20等份。

6. The river divides into two streams at this point. (LDPV)

这条河在此处分成两条小溪。

7. The main stream of a river frequently is divided into two or more branches near itsmouth. (TOEFL，86. 8)

一条河的主流常常在入海处分成两个或更多的支流。

请做下面的英语试题：

The Earth can be divided to two parts，or hemispheres，according to the meridiansof east and west longitude. (TOEFL，84.8)