1. Since tasting the excitement of _____ big city life, she never wants to live in _____ country again.

　　A. the, the B. 不填，不填 C. the, 不填 D. 不填，the

　　2. The operation is _____ success and the patient is now out of _____ danger.

　　A. a, the B. a, 不填 C. 不填, the D. 不填，不填

　　3. As _____ writer, he was _____ complete failure.

　　A. a, a B. a, the C. 不填，不填 D. a, 不填

　　4. How strange! These years my birthday always falls _____.

　　A. on the Sunday B. on a Sunday C. on Sunday D. at a Sunday

　　5. This is _____ best kind of _____ pen you can get here.

　　A. the, the B. the, a C. the, 不填 D. a, the

　　6. As is known to us all, _____ tiger is in _____ danger of becoming extinct.

　　A. the, a B. the, 不填 C. a, 不填 D. 不填, the

　　7. He spent too much time talking on ______ phone while we were all busy at _____ work.

　　A. the, 不填 B. a, 不填 C. 不填, 不填 D. the, the

　　8. As _______ unemployment is very high at the moment, it's very difficult for people to find _______ work.

　　A. the, 不填 B.不填，不填 C. the, a D. an, the

　　9. Apartments in cities can be quite high. Renters are paying up to $1,000 per month for _______ bedroom apartment.

　　A. one a B. the one C. one D. a one

　　10. The education of ______ young is always ______ hot and serious topic.

　　A. 不填, 不填 B. the, a C. 不填, the D. the, 不填

　　11. I often have conversations with John over ______ telephone, while keep in touch with Tom by ______ letter.

　　A. 不填；the B. 不填；a C. the；不填 D. the; a

　　12. -John has put forward _______ most challenging question for us to answer.

　　-Yes, it really is. I have never heard _______ harder one.

　　A. the; 不填 B. 不填; the C. the; the D. a; a

　　13. "What about ______ school?" "It is as good, as anybody can see, _____ school as No 1 Middle School Attached to Hunan Normal University."

　　A. a; the B. the; a C. a; a D. the; the

　　14. The market for ______ used computers is getting larger and larger as______ years go on.

　　A. 不填, 不填 B. the, 不填 C. the, the D. 不填, the

　　15. "Charley Oakley, ______ NBA All-star, hasn't missed ______ game in the past three years." "I can hardly believe it."

　　A. an; the B. a; the C. the; a D. an; a

　　16. In the market, vegetables are sold by _______ kilogram, I mean, by _______ weight.

　　A. the; 不填 B.不填; 不填 C. the; the D.不填；the

　　17. Many people agree that ______ knowledge of English is a must in _______ international trade today.

　　A. the, an B. a, 不填 C. the, the D. 不填, the

　　18. The cakes are delicious. I'd like to have _______ third one as _______ second one I ate was too small.

　　A. the, the B. a, the C. the, a D. a, a

　　19. ________ England of those years was _______ England in peace.

　　A. 不填, 不填 B. The, an C. The, 不填 D. 不填, an

　　20. - Did you happen to see _______ black and _______ white cat?

　　-Are they missing? I told you to take care of them.

　　A. a; 不填 B. the; 不填 C. the; the D. a; the