1 . Winter was coming on and the hills ______ villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. (根据句意填空)

2 . What_________ big success! We were all excited when the three astronauts came back safely.

A．the

B．an

C．a

D．/

3 . 那位房地产经纪人得到的结论是公司策略需要调整。(conclusion)
The real estate agent ________ the company’s strategy needed to be adjusted.

4 . 每句一处错误, 每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除: 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改: 在错的词下面画一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1. He kept concentrating in the same topic since he was a stubborn person.
2. I prefer writing a term paper than taking an examination
3. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window open.
4. India has a largest number of fluent English speakers.
5. He can’t forgive him for not seeing his mother before she died.
6. You must listen carefully and follow that teachers said.
7. It is not easy to quit smoke cigarettes.
8. Some puzzles look difficult but are actual quite simple.
9. I was frightening on my first day of classes at an American university.
10. I sat quietly on myself.

5 . Bogus was only 1.6 meters tall, which made him ______ shortest player ever in the NBA. (用适当的词填空)

6 . Under ______ influence of the team captain, he learned how to cooperate, and seized the gold medal in the final.

7 . ________ man living opposite me did everything in ________ curious manner.

A．A; a

B．The; the

C．The; a

D．A; the

8 . An Olympic Marathon distance is 26 miles and 385 yards, approximately ______ from Marathon to Athens.

A．the distance

B．of the distance

C．should be the distance

D．is the distance

9 . Once you click _______ button , _______ email will be sent to you via your email address .

A．a ; a

B．/ ; an

C．the ; an

D．the ; /

10 . —Have you heard ________ news that over 10,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake in Japan?
—Not yet.What ________ big surprise!

A．the; /

B．the; a

C．/; /

D．/; a