1 . The Day of the Dead, an ancient Mexican festival, is not a sad day, but____time to celebrate ____ cycle of life.

A．a, the

B．不填, the

C．不填, a

D．the, a

2 . Mike spent time with ____native people to gain ____ better understanding of the country.

A．the; a

B．the; /

C．a; the

D．/; a

3 . Chinese culture has become ________ interest for people all over the world since the Shanghai Expo and many foreigners are discovering ________ history of China.

A．the；/

B．an；the

C．an；/

D．the；the

4 . He wrote ________ song, which turned out to be rather popular with _______ young.

A．a; a

B．a; the

C．the; a

D．the; the

5 . ---In recent years, _____ problem of global warming has been very serious.
---That’s right. People are facing ____ number of natural disasters now.

A．the; a

B．a; the

C．a; a

D．the; the