1 . Life is like ________ ocean; Only ________strong-willed can reach the other shore.

A．an; the	B．the; a
C．the ;/	D．/ ; a

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

A．/; /

B．the; /

C．the; the

D．/; the

3 . 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; /

4 . ______ apple fell from the tree and hit him on ______ head.

A．An; the

B．The; the

C．An; 不填

D．The; 不填

5 . 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

6 . Jane’s grandmother had wanted to write         children’s book for many years, but one thing or another
always got in           way.

A．a;不填	B．the;the
C．不填;the	D．a;the

7 . I can't tell you____ way to the Wilson's because we don't have _____Wilson here in the village.

A．a; /

B．the; a

C．a; the

D．the; /

8 . 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