1.Now in Nanjing, ___ car is ___ a popular means of transportation.
A. the the
B. a the
C. the /
D. the a
2.Lesson 5 is _____ most difficult lesson, but it isn’t _____ most difficult
lesson in Book One.
A. a a
B. a the
C. the the
D. the a
3. In winter ___ people often hang up wet clothes near ____ fire.
A / / B. a a C. / a D. the a
4. In ____ Marx began to learn Russian.
A. a 1870
B. 1870s
C. the year of 1870
D. the 1870s
5. The introduction is always in _____ of a book.
A . front B. the front C. a front D. instead
6. She touched her daughter gently _____ shoulder.
A .in her B. on her C. in the D. on the
7. ---Could you tell me the way to _____ Johnsons, please?
---- Sorry , we don’t have _____ Johnson here in the village.
A . the the B. the a C. / the D. the /
8. Of all ____ reasons for my decision to become a university professor, my
father’s advice was ___ most important one.
A . the a B. / a C. / the D. the the
9. These two rooms are of ____ size. But another two rooms are three times ___
size of them.
A. the a
B. a the
C. a a
D. the a
10. –I hear that as many as 1500 people were killed in the earthquake.
--- Yes, ___ news came as ___ shock to us.
A. a a
B. the a
C. / /
D. / a
11. Young as he is , Tom has gained ______ rich experience in _______ society.
A. / /
B. the the
C. a /
D. / the
12. ---What did you think of the exhibition?
--- Oh ,it was ____ success.
A . really a B. great C. / D. quite a
13. --- Where’s Alex?
--- I think he’s still in ___ bed, but he might just be in ____ bathroom.
A . / / B. the the C. the / D. / the
14. I don’t usually have ____ breakfast, but I always eat ___ good lunch.
A . / / B. / a C. the / D. / the
15. Many people agree that ____ knowledge of English is a must in ____ international trade today.
A. a /
B. the an
C. the the
D. / the
16.—I don’t like ___ New York at all.
-- But this isn’t ___ New York you remember.
A . the the B. / the C. the / D. / a
17. You’ll have to spend ___ writing your report here.
A . one day or two days B. one day or two
C. a day or two
D. two days or one
18.He cut the cake ______.
A. in halves
B. in half
C. into halves
D. into half
19.The earth is nearly ___ the moon.
A. 50 time the size of
B. 50 times the size of
C. 50 times as size as
D. 50 times as that of
20.It’s about _____ the thickness of a human hair.
A . two-fifteenth B. two-fifteenths C. two fifteen D. two fifteens
21. ____ people were sent there to help fight against the flood.
A . Three scores of B. Three score of C. Three score D. Three scores
22. He has ___ books in here study.
A .several thousands B. some thousands of
C. some thousands
D. some thousand of
23.It’s ____ walk from here to my school.
A. two-hours
B. two hours
C. two-hour
D. a two-hour
24.They are ___ of different presses . Now they are having a meeting in one of the
____ office.
A .editor-in-chief editors-in-chief’s B. editors-in-chiefs editor-in-chief’s
C. editors-in-chiefs editor’s-in-chief’s
D. editors-in-chief editors-in-chief’s
25.My family raise a lot of ___ ,including two _____.
A . cattle cows B. cows cattle C. cattles cows D. cow cattles
26.The mother over there is ___ mother.
A . Julia and Mary B.. Julia and Mary’s
C. Julia’s and Mary’s
D. Julia’s and Mary.
27. Father went his doctor for ___ about his heart trouble.
A . an advice B. advice C. advices D. the advices
28. You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of _____.
A . date B. shape C. order D. balance
29. Ten years had passed, I found she had_____.
A . a little white hair B. some white hair
C. a few white hair
D. a few white hairs
30. We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no ___ but to take a taxi.
A way B. choice C. possibility D. selection