1 . Besides      good diet, Mr. Qu, a marathon runner, takes      exercise every day to keep fit.

A．a; the	B．\; a
C．\; \	D．a; \

2 . I really don’t want to talk about______exam we took just now. I’m not in______mood for it.

A．the；the	B．the；a
C．an；a	D．an；the

3 . 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

4 . 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．/; /

5 . 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

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

A．the; a

B．the; the

C．a; the

D．a; a

7 . —What about ______ lecture you attended yesterday?
—To tell the truth, it was too boring. I can’t stand ______ lecture like that.

A．a; the

B．the; a

C．the; /

D．the; the

8 . Christmas is _______ special holiday when _______ whole family are supposed to get together.

A．the; the

B．a; a

C．the; a

D．a; the