1 . —Have you heard of the terrorist attack at a Kunming railway station in which 29 people were killed and 143 wounded?
—Yes, ______ news came as ______ great shock to me.

A．the; a

B．the; the

C．a; a

D．a; the

2 . Raising _______ retirement age in progressive steps is in _____ line with China’s labor market realities and should be prioritized, an official said Tuesday.

A．the ; /	B．/; the
C．/; /	D．the; the

3 . The radio club in our school, which is in ___ charge of He Wei, is much more than just to play _____ music for everyone.

A．/; /

B．/; the

C．the; the

D．the; /

4 . The two girls had been talking in ________ low voice all ________ time during the meeting, which upset the manager.

A．a; /	B．/; /
C．/; the	D．a; the

5 . He missed ______ gold in the high jump, but will get _____ second chance in the long jump.

A．the; the

B．/; a

C．the; a

D．a; /

6 . This book tells _____ life story of John Smith, who left ______ school and worked
for a newspaper at the age of 16.

A．the; 不填	B．the; the
C．a; the	D．a; 不填

7 . For him __________ stage is just __________ means of making a living.

A．a; a

B．the; a

C．the; the

D．a; the

8 . As is known to all,         People’s Republic of China is       Biggest developing country in the world.

A．the; 不填

B．不填; the

C．the; the

D．不填; 不填

9 . On March 20, Nicky Wu and Liu Shishi, _____pair who played _____ doomed(命中注定的）     couple in pop TV series Trading in Thin Ice, got married.

A．the; a

B．the; the

C．a; a

D．a; the

10 . ________ news hit ________ Venice Film Festival unexpectedly: Hayao Miyazaki, the world’s most honored creator of animated features, was ending his movie career.

A．不填；the

B．不填；不填

C．The; 不填

D．The; the