一、单项选择
1. Have you heard ______ news?The price of ______ petrol is going up again!
A. the; the B. 不填; the C. the; 不填 D. 不填; 不填
2. We went right round to the west coast by ______ sea instead of driving across ______ continent.
A. the; the B. 不填; the C. the; 不填 D. 不填; 不填
3. Students should be encouraged to use ______ Internet as ______ resource.
A. 不填; a B. 不填; the C. the; the D. the; a
4. — I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.
— It is not your fault. With ______ rush-hour traffic and ______ heavy rain, it is no wonder you were late.
A. a; a B. the; the C. 不填; 不填 D. 不填; a
5. My neighbor asked me to go for ______ walk, but I don't think I've got ______ energy.
A. a; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填; the D. a; the
6. It's not ______ good idea to drive for four hours without ______ break.
A. a; a B. the; a C. the; the D. a; the
7. I ate ______ sandwich while I was waiting for ______ 20: 08 train.
A. the; a B. the; the C. a; the D. a; a
8. In the United States, there is always ______ flow of people to areas of ______ country where more jobs can be found.
A. a; the B. the; a C. the; the D. a; a
9. ______ apple fell from the tree and hit him on ______ head.
A. An; the B. The; the C. An; 不填 D. The; 不填
10. In many places in China, ______ bicycle is still ______ popular means of transportation.
A. a; the B. 不填; a C. the; a D. the; the
11. — I'd like to call on ______ Smiths this afternoon.
— Have ______ nice day.
A. a; the B. the; a C. the; 不填 D. 不填; the
12. ______ walk is expected to last all day, so bring ______ packed lunch.
A. A; a B. The; 不填 C. The; a D. A; 不填
13. — How about ______ Christmas evening party?
— I should say it was ______ success.
A. a; a B. the; a C. a; 不填 D. the; 不填
14. I looked under ______ bed and found ______ book I lost last week.
A. the; a B. the; the C. 不填; the D. the; 不填
二、语法填空
1. — Could you tell me the way to ______ Greens, please?
— Sorry, we don't have ______ Green here in the village.
2. ______ hike is expected to last two days, so bring ______ tent.
3. — How about ______ birthday party?
— I should say it was ______ surprise.
4. ______ village where I was born has grown into ______ town.
5. Polar bears live mostly on sea ice, which they use as ______ platform for hunting seals.
6. We had every reason to believe that ______ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games would be ______ success.
7. Many people have come to realize that they should go on ______ balanced diet and make room in their day for exercise.
8. In ______ film Cast Away , Tom Hanks plays ______ man named Chuck Noland.
9. How about taking ______ short break? I want to make ______ call.
10. I wanted to catch ______ early train, but couldn't get ______ ride to the station.
11. I like ______ color of your skirt. It is ______ good match for your blouse.
12. George couldn't remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was ______ Sunday because everybody was at church.
13. Christmas is ______ special holiday when ______ whole family are supposed to get together.
14. Washing machines made by China have won worldwide attention and Haier has become ______ popular name.
15. What I need is ______ book that contains ______ ABC of oil painting.
16. The biggest whale is ______ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of ______ 9-story building.
17. Let's go to ______ cinema — that'll take your mind off the problem for ______ while.
18. What ______ pity that you couldn't be there to receive ______ prize!
19. In order to find ______ better job, he decided to study ______ second foreign language.
20. I don't understand what the engineer means, but I've got ______ rough idea of ______ project plan.
21. Nowadays, how we can take good care of ______ old is becoming a hot and serious topic.
22. If I were ever short of cash and couldn't afford to do anything much, which in those days was usually the case, I could always go outside and take ______ look around.
23. He tapped her on ______ shoulder,“Hi! I have been looking for you for such a long time!”
24. Today the Internet is playing ______ important and essential role in our life.
25. First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you can never get ______ second chance to make first impressions.
26. Our destination was Orewa, ______ seaside town.
27. It's ______ pleasure for me to be here to speak to such a distinguished group from all over the world.
28. Imagine falling towards the planet Earth at ______ awesome speed of 300 kilometers per hour.
29. There is no doubt that English has become ______ universal language nowadays.
30. Second, we must set ______ goal, which motivates us to pursue our dreams.