Although defeated by Barry Hawkins with ___ 13-7 at

Although defeated by Barry Hawkins with ___ 13-7 at World Snooker, Ding Junhui remains ___ pride of China.
A. an; the B. the; the C. a; a D. the; a

要这道题的解析,谢谢。
这道题主要考察单词的首字母发音为元音则单词前加不定冠词an,否则加a,然后特指的时候需要用到定冠困知词the。
这道题中13-7前面加a,13的美式音标猜尺芦为[θə:ˈtin],首字母发音非元音,所以用a,后穗带面用the pride of China,特指这是中国的骄傲。