Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?
A．How will you deal with the problem? B．We reached Sydney very late last night.
C．Could I have fish instead of chicken? D．What’s the meaning of this phrase?
C
【解析】
句意：下列划线部分中哪一个的发音不同? deal动词，处理，字母组合ea 发[i:]；reached 动词，到达，字母组合ea 发[i:]；instead副词，代替、反而，字母组合ea 发[e]；meaning名词，意思，字母组合ea 发[i:]。故选C。
点睛：通常情况下，ea字母组合在开音节中发/iː/，在闭音节中发/e/；但是ea在闭音节结构中发/i:/的时候也比较常见，如：read /riːd/，deal /di:l/等。
