1 . This book tells ________ life story of John Smith, who left ________ school and worked for ________ newspaper at the age of 16.

A．the; /; a

B．a; the; the

C．the; the; a

D．a; /; the

3 . China is seeing ________ growing trend in the number of people owning pets and ________ recent survey finds that one in 13 Chinese now keep animals.

A．the; the

B．a; the

C．a; a

D．the; a

4 . They are proud to be________ first generation in their family to attend college. (用适当的词填空)

5 . ________Browns are waiting for you outside. （用适当的词填空）

6 . With ________ assistance of doctors and nurses, the patient recovered quickly. (用适当的词填空)

8 . As ________ matter of fact, ________number of young couples who plan to have a second kid is increasing   rapidly.

A．the; a

B．a; the

C．a; a

D．不填；the