1 . First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ___ second chance to make ___ first impression.

A．a; the	B．the; the
C．a; a	D．the; a

2 . The New York Times started ________ new text messaging service that delivers ________ latest news to mobile phones.

A．the; the	B．a; the
C．the; a	D．/; /

3 . John said he would pay ______   second visit to China ______ next month.

A．the；/	B．the；a
C．a；the	D．a；a

4 . It is 　　　　great honor for a country to host the Olympic Games. A great celebration was held in 　　　　honor of the event.

A．a; a	B．a; /
C．/; /	D．/; the

5 . Why don’t you go for ________walk? It’ll give you ________appetite for your lunch.

A．a；/	B．a；an
C．/；the	D．/；an

6 . When a giraffe has ______ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach ______ water easily.

A．不填; 不填	B．a; the
C．the; 不填	D．不填; the

7 . It was thought to be ______ adventure for him to walk across ______ Sahara Desert alone.

A．an; the	B．the, /
C．/; the	D．an; a

8 . There is no power like ______ power of confidence, and there is no student as competitive as ______ student who trusts his own abilities.

A．the; a	B．a; the
C．/; a	D．the; /

9 . It was ______ cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across ____ night sky.

A．不填；a

B．a; the

C．the; a

D．the; 不填

10 . If you want to be ___ success in your career, you must be aggressive.

A．the

B．a

C．an

D．/