1 . This isn’t my sister, my sister is______of the two.

A．taller	B．the tallest
C．the taller	D．tall

2 . In ________ 1600’s, Shakespeare made use of ________ wider vocabulary than ever before.

A．the; /

B．/ ;/

C．the; a

D．/; a

3 . 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

4 . If you want to be ______ success, please remember that failure is the mother of ______ success.

A．the; a

B．/; a

C．a; /

D．the; the

5 . —Did you enjoy yourself yesterday?
—Yes. As you know, ________ party went on in ________ most pleasant atmosphere.

A．the…a

B．the…the

C．a…the

D．a…a

6 . No one hopes the two countries will be at          war, because          peace is what everyone wants.

A．the; the	B．a; a
C．the; /	D．/; /

7 . —What about _____ job?
—It’s too difficult _____ job for me.

A．the; a

B．the; the

C．a; the

D．a; a

8 . What _________ pity you didn’t go to ______ concert with us! It was so exciting!

A．不填; a

B．a; the

C．a; 不填

D．the; the

9 . Nowadays, ___motorcycle has become ___important means of transport in many cities.

A．a; the

B．\; an

C．the; an

D．\: the

10 . ______ young in our village are now living _______ much more comfortable life than we did.

A．A; \	B．The; the
C．A; a	D．The; a