his friends are all out.some went to the cinema,------- went shooping.该空填others还是the others?

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his friends are all out.some went to the cinema,------- went shooping.该空填others还是the others?
有谁能解释得更确切些?

是others
others 泛指别人(就是没有一定范围),可与some 连用
the others 表示其余所有的人或物(在一定范围内)
这里只是大概一说,并没有具体范围.
所以是泛指