1 . We planned to climb the mountain today, but in such ______ bad weather, it seems out of ______ question.

A．a; the

B．/; /

C．a; a

D．/; the

2 . Sam has been appointed _____ manager of the engineering department to take _____ place of George.

A．/; /

B．the; /

C．the; the

D．/; the

3 . What _____ pity that you couldn’t be there to receive ________ prize!

A．a; a

B．the; a

C．a; the

D．a; a

4 . In many countries, ______ good education is regarded as ______ key to success in the future.

A．/; the	B．the; the
C．a; the	D．the; a

5 . Rosy came in for _________ coffee and told me _________ firecrackers outside kept her awake last night．

A．a; the	B．不填; the
C．the; a	D．a; the