Late in the afternoon they arrived at small village north of the West Hill.A. the；theB.

问题补充：

Late in the afternoon，they arrived at small village north of the West Hill.

A. the；the

B. a；/

C. a；the

D. the；/

答案：

A. the；the

(答案→)B. a；/

C. a；the

D. the；/

解析：前面一个小村庄为泛指任何一个,后面方位短语作后置定语不用冠词,以为西山北部的,故选B.他们到达西山北部的一个小村庄.