1 . (2018·全国Ⅱ)Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over __________ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.

2 . We decided to brave ________ elements and finish our task as planned. (用适当的词填空)

3 . A certain famous actor donated a good sum of money and began _____school in this village, where many local children begin ____school at a proper age.

A．a, a

B．/,a

C．the,/

D．the, a

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

A．the; a

B．the; the

C．a; the

D．a; a

6 . ——How about ______ plan to open a branch?
—— I should say it was ______ failure.

A．a; a

B．a; /

C．the; /

D．the; a

7 . Five years ago her brother was ______ university student of______ physics．

A．an; the	B．a; 不填
C．an; 不填	D．a; the

8 . —Have you seen ______ film before?
—Yes. I saw it on ______ Christmas Day, but I can’t remember the exact year.

A．the, a	B．a, the
C．a, a	D．the, the

9 . I ordered       coffee while I was waiting for       18:00 film.

A．a; the

B．/; a

C．a; an

D．the; /

10 . Some experts say ____ birthrate of China, after the one-child policy is relaxed, can see ___ modest increase in future.

A．the, a

B．a, a

C．a, /

D．the, /