核心问题
That is ____ I was born and grew up.
A. there B. in which C. where D. the place(02年北京宣武区6月-11)
答案为 C。但是, 我认为也可以选 D, 因为 the place I was born ... = the place that I was born ... (注意: 关系副词 that 是可以省略的)。您在《初高中英语考点难点详解词典》(p.908) 中便有这样的论述, 并举了以下的例句:
I don't know any place (that) you can get a better exchange rate. 我不知道在什么地方你能找到更合适的外汇汇率。
词典解答
同意你的说法。上面的试题确有不当之处,应当纠正。